Dr Jess Prior
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Psychology
- School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
My research manly focuses on children and adolescents who look different and feel different, and I have a long standing research interest in the psychology of appearance. I have published papers in a variety of different appearance related fields, including visible differences of the face, attitudes to face transplants, living with facial acne in emerging adulthood, and coping as a family construct when a child has a visible difference.
Qualifications
- PhD in Psychology. University of Westminster. Quintin Hogg Research Scholar. April 1996.
- BSc (Hons) Sociology with Psychology. University of Bath. 2(i) degree awarded. June 1990
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (TLHE) Diploma. September 1999
Domains
I am a qualitative researcher, and employ a variety of methods in my research including interviews with children, dyadic interviews with very young children and their parents, as well as focus groups with older children, adolescents and young adults.
Publications
How do children with a cleft lip and/or palate negotiate the secondary school transition in the UK?: An ecological approach to understanding resilience in action
Clifford, Katharine and Prior, Jess, 2026, School Psychology International (47), 1pp 29–52, Published
Understanding how young people perceive acne and acne treatments
Prior, J., 2020, British Journal of Dermatology (183), 2pp 208-209, Published
Reasons for accepting or declining participation in the ASPRE trial: a qualitative study with women at high-risk of preterm pre-eclampsia
Nikčević, Ana V., Dodd, Zoe, Prior, Jess, O'Gorman, Neil, Poon, Liona C. and Nicolaides, Kypros H., 2019, Prenatal Diagnosis (39), 12pp 1127-1135, Published
Qualitative study of online discussion forums about acne [Commentary]
Prior, J., 2017, British Journal of Dermatology (177), 3, Published
'I sort of balance it out'. Living with facial acne in emerging adulthood.
Prior, Jess and Khadaroo, Ameerah, 2015, Journal of Health Psychology (20), 9pp 1154-1165, Published
A qualitative analysis of attitudes to face transplants: contrasting views of the general public and medical professionals
Prior, Jessica J. and Klein, Orly, 2011, Psychology and Health (26), 12pp 1589-1605, Published
Supporting parent-child conversations in a history museum
Tenenbaum, Harriet R., Prior, Jess, Dowling, Catherine L. and Frost, Ruth E., 2010, British Journal of Educational Psychology (80), 2pp 241-254, Published
'Coping quite well with a few difficult bits': living with disfigurement in early adolescence
Prior, Jess and O'Dell, Lindsay, 2009, Journal of Health Psychology (14), 6pp 731-740, Published
Evaluating a schools' service for children with a facial disfigurement: the views of teaching and support staff
O'dell, Lindsay and Prior, Jess, 2005, Support for Learning (20), 1pp 35-40, Published
It's about face on transplants
Prior, Jess, 2004, Psychologist (17), 1pp 8-8, Published
Gender issues in facial disfigurement: a review of the literature concerning early adulthood
Prior, Jess and Price, Andrea J., 2003, Psychology of Women Section Review (5), 2pp 43-52, Published
The use of semi-structured interviews with young children
Prior, Jess (2016). In: Prior, Jess, Van Herwegen, Jo, (eds.), New York, U.S.: Routledgepp 109-126 [Published]
"She's got a face like a pizza": living with visible acne in early adulthood
Prior, J., Damianova, V., Laskari, D. and Mann, V(2008). [Published]
The relationship between social skills, and the roles taken by young children in peer-victimisation
Mcmanus, Emma G., Monks, Claire and Prior, Jess(2006). [Published]
A qualitative analysis of attitudes to face transplants: contrasting the views of people with a disfiguring condition, medical professionals and the general public
Prior, J.(2006). [Published]
An evaluation of a schools service provided by "Changing Faces" for children with a facial disfigurement
O'Dell, L., Prior, J. and Francis, J.(2002). [Published]
Children and psychology. A history of ideas in developmental theory
Prior, Jessica(2001). [Published]