Dr Jasmine Lee received her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2023. Her thesis was in the field of face recognition, specifically exploring the cognitive mechanisms (i.e., perception & attention) involved in self-face recognition. She used eye-tracking techniques and behavioral experimental paradigms to explore the self-face advantage phenomenon.

Her research has evolved to explore how modern digital environments—particularly social media and digital appearance modification tools—reshape our relationship with our appearance and fundamentally alter self-perception and identity formation. She investigates appearance satisfaction mechanisms, including both risk factors like appearance comparison and protective factors like self-compassion, while examining the broader societal implications of appearance-related stigma (lookism) in workplace and educational settings. Her work increasingly incorporates emerging areas such as the influence of nature-induced awe on psychological well-being and the role of intellectual humility in information processing.

Jasmine joined the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading Malaysia in 2023, where she is currently teaching various psychology modules at an undergraduate level. Within the School, she serves as the Placement Coordinator for student placements and the Student Experience & Engagement Lead, as well as advisor to the Student Psychology Society. At the university level, she holds the position of Research Ethics Chair. She is also the Action Editor for Psychological Research Special Issue: Attention, Perception, and Recognition of the Self.