John H. Coverdale is a New Zealand-born academic psychiatrist, educator and editor.[1] He is currently a full professor of psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and medical ethics at Baylor College of Medicine.[2]
John Coverdale | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Awards | AOA Robert J. Glaser Award, Vestermark Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Thesis | |
Academic career
editAfter promotion to associate professor at the University of Auckland, Coverdale moved to Baylor College of Medicine in 2000, rising to full professor.[2] He completed an MD from the University of Otago in 2004, with a thesis entitled 'Family planning, sexually transmitted infections, and ethical challenges in managing decisions about contraception and pregnancy when patients have a major mental disorder.'[3]
He has expertise in human trafficking,[4] and he founded and co-directs the Baylor Anti-Human Trafficking Program.[5] He is an educator and a senior editor of the journals Academic Medicine and Academic Psychiatry.[1][6]
Selected works
edit- Coverdale, John, Sarah Turbott, Helen Roberts. "Family planning needs and STD risk behaviors of female psychiatric outpatients." British Journal of Psychiatry 171 (1997): 69–72.
- Coverdale, John. "Virtues-based advice for beginning medical students." Obstetrics and Gynecology 111, no. 2 (2008): 427–430.
- Coverdale, John, Laurence McCullough, Frank Chervenak. "The ethics of randomized placebo-controlled trials of antidepressants with pregnant women." Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 6 (2008): 1361–1368.
- Coverdale, John, Richard Balon, Laura Roberts. "Teaching sexual history-taking: a systematic review of education programs." Academic Medicine 86, no. 12 (2011): 1590–1595.
- Coverdale, John, Sara Coverdale, Ray Nairn. “Behind the mugshot grin: uses of madness-talk in reports of Loughner’s mass killing." Journal of Communication Inquiry 37, no. 3 (2013): 200–216.
- Coverdale, John, Richard Balon, Eugene Beresin, Adam Brenner, Antonio Guerrero, Alan Louie, Laura Roberts. "Climate change: a call to action for the psychiatric profession." Academic Psychiatry 42, no. 3 (2018): 317–323.
- McCullough, Laurence, John Coverdale, Frank Chervenak. Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cambridge University Press, 2020, ISBN 9781316631492.
- Coverdale, John, Mollie Gordon, Phuong Nguyen (editors). Human Trafficking: A Treatment Guide for Mental Health Professionals. American Psychiatric Association Press, 2020, ISBN 978-1-61537-248-5.
References
edit- ^ a b "2017 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award". AAMC.
- ^ a b "John Coverdale". Baylor College of Medicine. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Family planning, sexually transmitted infections, and ethical challenges in managing decisions about contraception and pregnancy when patients have a major mental disorder".
- ^ "Experts in Human Trafficking". Expertscape.
- ^ "Anti-Human Trafficking Program". Baylor College of Medicine.
- ^ "Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award". American Psychiatric Association.