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John Coverdale

New Zealand academic psychiatrist

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Academic career

After promotion to associate professor at the University of Auckland, Coverdale moved to Baylor College of Medicine in 2000, rising to full professor. 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.'

He has expertise in human trafficking, and he founded and co-directs the Baylor Anti-Human Trafficking Program. He is an educator and a senior editor of the journals Academic Medicine and Academic Psychiatry.

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