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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 471 6378
Email
jon.cornwall@otago.ac.nz
Position
Education Adviser and Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
DipPhty BSc(Physiology) MSc(Anatomy) DMPhty PGCertTertT PhD
Research summary
Bioethical issues surrounding posthumous human assets, muscle biology
Memberships

Federative International Committee for Ethics in the Medical Humanities (FICEM)

Research

Dr Jon Cornwall is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Early Learning in Medicine, Otago Medical School. Originally trained as a physiotherapist and clinical anatomist, Jon works in medical education and has research interests in posthumous human assets, including the posthumous utility of bodies, organs, and health information in healthcare and education. His other research interest is the functional morphology of spinal muscles, and muscle biology including age-related change in spinal muscle function.

He is a member of the Federative International Committee of Ethics in the Medical Humanities, the group that oversees ethical processes surrounding body donation for the International Federation of Association of Anatomists, and serves on the editorial board of several anatomy journals.

Publications

Hazelhurst, J., Cornwall, J., Schmitt, B., Billings, B., Biasutto, S., Winkelmann, A., … Johnson, L. (2026). Anatomists' experience and perspectives on the international transfer of human remains for the purpose of education. Anatomical Sciences Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ase.70226 Journal - Research Article

Cornwall, J., Hildebrandt, S., & Champney, T. (2026). From concept to community of practice in anatomical ethics and professionalism: 5 years of the “Bioethics Unicorns” education initiative. Anatomical Sciences Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ase.70197 Journal - Research Other

Cornwall, J. (2026). Formal rebuttal to Iwanaga et al. “Ethical use of cadaveric images in anatomical textbooks, atlases, and journals: A consensus response from authors and editors”. Anatomical Sciences Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ase.70195 Journal - Research Other

Tracey, J., Cornwall, J., Lynch, L. M., & Smith, H. F. (2026). Morphological characteristics of the distal iliopsoas tendon and its relationship to adjacent osseous structures. Cureus, 18(1), e101395. doi: 10.7759/cureus.101395 Journal - Research Article

Cornwall, J., & Hildebrandt, S. (2025). Using artificial intelligence thanabots as hanatobots to assist anatomy learning and professional development: Ghosts masquerading as opportunity? Anatomical Sciences Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ase.70174 Journal - Research Article

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