Dr. Peter Coventry

Prof. Dr. Peter Coventry is a Professor of the Environment and Health in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York and Director of the Mental Health and Addiction Research Group. He has an interdisciplinary background. He has an undergraduate degree in sociology, a masters degree in social anthropology of science, technology, and medicine, and a Ph.D. in history and medical sociology. He held a MRC Special Training Fellowship in Health Services Research and Population Health, during which time he completed postgraduate training in health services research. He is an applied health methodologist with expertise in evidence synthesis, qualitative process evaluations, and evaluations of complex interventions, especially in public and community health settings. His interdisciplinary work focuses on the intersection between the built and natural environment and human health, especially mental health. He has twice won the RCGP Research Paper of the Year or Mental Health (2011; 2015) for his work in primary care mental health.