Professor John Coveney
Academic Level E
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
John Coveney is Professor of Global Food, Culture and Health in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Earlier in his career, Professor Coveney worked as a leading nutritionist and dietitian addressing regional, indigenous and international health issues. Professor Coveney has published more than 150 papers, sole-authored a number of books and worked on major international projects and collaborations attracting significant research and grant funding. He has research and education interests in public health nutrition; history of food and health; food policy; and social and cultural factors that influence food patterns and food intake.
John is convenor of the International Research Collective on Food, Culture and Health
- Doctor of Philosophy 1996 (Murdoch University,Perth, Western Australia)
- Master of Health Personnel Education 1985 (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition 1977 (University of Surrey, Guildford, UK)
- UK State registration in Dietetics 1977 (University of Surrey, Guildford, UK)
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (Dietitians Association of Australia).
- Honorary Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia (2013-present)
- Honorary Visiting Senior Research Fellow, City University, London, UK (2007 to present)
- External Examiner, Community and Public Health Dietetics (HUNX 472). Otago University, NZ (2006 to present)
- Associate Editor, BMC Health Services Research (2009 – present)
- Editorial Board, Critical Public Health, (2010 to present)
- Foundation member of Critical Dietetics initiative, Toronto, Canada (2009 to present)
- Books, papers and presentations translated into languages other than English
- Invited speaker to international conferences, symposia, and workshops
- Recipient of more than 35 awards for project and grant funding
Professor John Coveney has taught the following programmes: Master of Public Health, Doctorof Public Health, Master of Health and International Development, Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Professor Coveney regularly reviews funding applications for the NHMRC, ARC, New Zealand Health Research Council and the British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He is a visiting Research Fellow, City University, UK and a member of the Social Science Expert Advisory Group (SSEAG) for Food Standards Australia and New Zealand. He is also a founding member of the Council for Academic Public Health Institutions in Australia (CAPHIA), the peak body representing universities that teach and research public health. He is a member of the population health and social policy pillar committee of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).
Professor Coveney is an associate editor of BMC Health Services Research, and is also on the editorial board of Critical Public Health (was Australasian region associate editor 2001-2010), and editorial board of Journal of Critical Dietetics. He regularly reviews papers and articles for national and international journals in the areas of food, diet and health, food sociology.
In addition, Professor Coveney is a member of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) and the Australian Public Health Nutrition Academic Collaboration (APHNAC).
- Community/Public health
- Nutrition
- Food and Families
- Food and History
- Food and The Environment
- Food Policy and Regulation
- Public Health Nutrition
Professor Coveney has been a member of teams that have completed consultancies in projects on food advertising to children, the socio-economic aspects ofoverweight and obesity, place and access to food, and improving the quality of school food. He is interested in projects and consultancies that focus on food in health and disease, especially from a social perspective. Please contact Professor Coveney for further details about his availability.
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