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.

Professor John Coveney's  research interests concern public health nutrition; history of food and health; food policy; and social and cultural factors that influence food patterns and food intake.  He is  also interested in research on the relationship between food, health and social media. He has supervised higher degree research students who have completed dissertations in areas such as food security; food and public trust; the politics of overweight and obesity; and international aspects of food and health. Because of  his interest in qualitative research methodology, Professor Coveney has supervised students in many other fields, ranging from mental health to environmental studies.