Background

Wright, James Joseph was born on March 8, 1942 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine ChB, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1966. Doctor of Medicine, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1972.

Career

House surgeon and registrar Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch, 1967—1970. Research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1971—1973, Institute Psychiatry, Kings College, University London, 1973—1976. Senior lecturer, associate professor, school medicine University Auckland, New Zealand, 1977—1993, head department psychiatry, faculty medicine, 1985—1993, honorary professor, since 2000.

Professorial fellow Mental Health Research Institute Victoria, Melbourne, 1993—2000. Consultant psychiatrist Waitemata District Health Board North Shore, Auckland, 2000.

Achievements

• James Joseph Wright has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Australasian College Physicians, Royal Australian and New Zealand College Psychiatrists. Member: Royal College Psychiatrists.

Connections

Married Adrienne Edith Greer, January 22, 1966. Children: Jason John, Tanya May, Conrad Greer.

Spouse:

Adrienne Edith Greer

child:

Tanya May Wright

child:

Jason John Wright

child:

Conrad Greer Wright