Professor Corinna Van Den Heuvel

Head of School

School of Biomedicine

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Corinna Van Den Heuvel is a distinguished senior executive leader in higher education with over 25 years of experience at the University of Adelaide. Corinna is an alumnus of the University of Adelaide having completed her BHlthSc in 2003, then BHlthSc(Hons) in 2004 and then a PhD in 1999. Recognized for exceptional leadership in academic strategy, curriculum development and research excellence. She possesses a proven track record in leading large teams and driving strategic academic initiatives.

As the current Head of the School of Biomedicine, she provides strategic and operational leadership to over 150 staff, overseeing and advancing the school’s teaching, research and growth initiatives. Her leadership style is built on purpose, accountability, respect, collaboration, inclusivity, and empowerment, inspiring a unified "one team" culture. Corinna is also the Program Director for the Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences, one of the largest programs within the Faculty, where she leverages her expertise as an Education Specialist and member of the Adelaide Education Academy to drive innovative curriculum development, enhancing student learning experiences and aligning programs with global industry standards.

Corinna's contributions to education are internationally recognized, with appointments as a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and numerous other prestigious leadership and teaching awards.

Alongside her leadership and educational roles, Corinna is an active researcher in Neurotrauma and Forensic Pathology, publishing over 85 peer-reviewed articles and securing competitive research funding. Corinna has supervised numerous first-class Honours and PhD students, many of whom now hold prominent academic and research roles nationally and internationally.

Therefore, her work reflects a commitment to addressing global health challenges through impactful research and mentoring future academic leaders. Her results-driven, outcome-focused approach has consistently delivered critical and meaningful outcomes that have positively impacted the University. Corinna has a proven track record of successfully directing large-scale programs and implementing transformative academic strategies.

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Member of the Translational Neuropathology Laboratory at the University of Adelaide and her current research focusses on traumatic brain injury. She also has research collaborations with Forensic Science SA and the Centre for Automative Safety Research. Her work has been presented both nationally and internationally and published widely in internationally recognised journals. She has supervised numerous first class Honours and PhD students.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Head, School of Biomedicine	The University of Adelaide
2022 - ongoing	Head, School of Biomedicine	University of Adelaide
2020 - 2022	Interim Head, Adelaide Medical School	The University of Adelaide
2019 - 2020	Head, Department of Medical Sciences	The University of Adelaide
2018 - ongoing	Senior Fellow	Advance HE
2018 - ongoing	Stephen Cole the Elder Award	The University of Adelaide
2018 - 2019	Head Discipline Anatomy and Pathology	The University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing	Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences Program Coordinator	The University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing	Bachelor of Health Sciences Program Coordinator	The University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing	Member of the Adelaide Education Academy	University of Adelaide
2011 - ongoing	Associate Professor	The University of Adelaide
2005 - 2011	Senior Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
2000 - 2005	Lecturer level B	University of Adelaide
1999 - 2000	Associate Lecturer	University of Adelaide
1994 - 1995	Research Assistant	Royal Adelaide Hospital

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2022	Award	The University Award for Outstanding Achievement - Exceptional Leadership	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2018	Award	Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in the Leadership, Support and Enhancement of Teaching Practice	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2016	Award	Executive Deans Medal	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2008	Award	Executive Deans Prize for Excellence in Teaching	-	-	-
2001	Award	South Australian Brain Foundation’s Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Prize	-	-	$7,500
2000	Award	Cairns Society Travel Prize	-	-	$5,000
1998	Award	First Prize Medical Staff Society Research Prize	Royal Adelaide Hospital	-	$1,000
1996	Scholarship	Benjamin Poulton Scholarship	The University of Adelaide	-	-

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1999	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy (Neuroscience)
1994	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Health Science (Hons I)
1993	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Health Science

Research Interests

Education Forensic Biology Neurosciences Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health

Journals

Year	Citation
2025	Hunter, J. W. S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Stephenson, L., Musgrave, I. F., & Byard, R. W. (2025). Is Obesity a Factor in Lethal Opioid Toxicity?. The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. DOI
2024	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Recent trends in an uncommon method of carbon monoxide suicide.. Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 20(3), 863-871. DOI
2024	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Scott, T., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Difficulties associated with the interpretation of postmortem toxicology. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 48(6), 405-412. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
2024	Hunter, J. W., Van Den Heuvel, C., Stephenson, L., Elborough, L., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Increasing age and lethal opiate use.. Med Sci Law, 258024241266578. DOI
2024	Stephenson, L., van den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., Scott, T., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Increased incidence of mixed drug toxicity deaths involving tapentadol - A forensic study. Medicine Science and the Law, 64(2), 113-120. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC2
2024	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Socioeconomic and psychosocial determinants of substance misuse – a national perspective. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 20(4), 1499-1508. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC2
2024	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Prescribed and Diverted Methadone Toxicity in South Australia: An Update. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 45(2), 124-129. DOI
2023	Stephenson, L., Tiemensma, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2023). The spectrum of presentations of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. Medicine, Science and the Law, 64(4), 310-318. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2023	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., Nash, C., & Byard, R. W. (2023). Features of fatal pesticide ingestion in South Australia.. Med Sci Law, 64(4), 258024231197914. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
2022	O'Donovan, S., Lewis, D., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Methamphetamine and alcohol detection in vehicle-driver fatalities in South Australia: A 10-year survey (2008-2018).. J Forensic Sci, 67(1), 257-264. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2022	Hodgetts, S. I., Lovett, S. J., Baron-Heeris, D., Fogliani, A., Sturm, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Harvey, A. R. (2022). Effects of amyloid precursor protein peptide APP96-110, alone or with human mesenchymal stromal cells, on recovery after spinal cord injury. Neural Regeneration Research, 17(6), 1376-1386. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2022	Rivers-Kennedy, A. D., Byard, R. W., Van Den Heuvel, C., Quill, R., & Langlois, N. E. I. (2022). Investigating the Source of Fatal Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Coronial Postmortem Population.. Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 43(2), 1-4. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC3
2022	Stephenson, L., Wills, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides-an emerging trend.. Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 18(3), 311-318. DOI Scopus28 WoS7 Europe PMC17
2022	O'Donovan, S., Humphries, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Cardiac disease and driver fatality.. Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 18(3), 329-332. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022	O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Fatal blunt chest trauma: an evaluation of rib fracture patterns and age.. International journal of legal medicine, 136(5), 1351-1357. DOI Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC5
2022	O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Causes of fatalities in motor vehicle occupants: an overview.. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 18(4), 511-515. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC7
2022	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Characteristics of fatal insulin overdoses. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 18(4), 429-441. DOI Scopus11 WoS3 Europe PMC9
2022	Stephenson, L., Grabowski, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Success of Low Aromatic Fuel in Preventing Gasoline Sniffing Deaths.. The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 43(4), 354-358. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022	O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). An overview of suicides related to motor vehicles.. Med Sci Law, 63(2), 258024221122187. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
2022	O’Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Seasonal variation in cutaneous seat belt markings in fatal vehicle crashes. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(1), 1-4. DOI
2022	O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Seat belt injuries and external markings at autopsy in cases of lethal vehicle crashes.. Med Sci Law, 63(3), 258024221127845. DOI Europe PMC1
2022	Chandler, Z., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., James, S., & Byard, R. W. (2022). The effect of age on injury patterns in pedestrian deaths.. Med Sci Law, 63(4), 258024221143968. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
2022	Lewis, D., van den Heuvel, C., Kenneally, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Methamphetamine use and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. Medicine, Science and the Law, 62(1), 39-42. DOI Scopus5 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2021	O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Upper and lower limb amputations in vehicle-related fatalities. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 82, 1-3. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2021	Lewis, D., Kenneally, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Methamphetamine deaths: Changing trends and diagnostic issues. Medicine, Science and the Law, 61(2), 1-8. DOI Scopus21 WoS9 Europe PMC10
2021	O'Donovan, S., Langlois, N. E., Heuvel, C. V. D., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Lethal mechanisms in cases of inverted suspension from the lap component of seat belts.. Med Sci Law, 61(3), 227-231. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2021	Lewis, D., Kenneally, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Increasing age and methamphetamine use. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 80, 1-3. DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2021	Stephenson, L., Kenneally, M., van den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., Stockham, P., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Recent trends in barbiturate detection in medicolegal deaths. Legal Medicine, 53, 1-5. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC3
2020	O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Obesity and age as factors in leg amputations in fatal motorcycle crashes.. Medicine, science, and the law, 60(1), 26-29. DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
2020	O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Injuries, death and vehicle airbag deployment.. Med Sci Law, 60(2), 25802419892392. DOI Scopus12 WoS1 Europe PMC2
2020	Stephenson, L., van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Weighted drownings - An example of augmentation or enhancement of a suicide method. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 70, 3 pages. DOI Scopus10 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2020	O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Childhood cycling fatalities in South Australia before and after the introduction of helmet legislation.. Med Sci Law, 60(3), 196-199. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
2020	Stephenson, L., Byard, R. W., van den Heuvel, C., & Peden, A. E. (2020). Fatal drowning among tourists and recently arrived individuals from overseas at South Australian Metropolitan beaches. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53(5), 1-8. DOI Scopus3 WoS5
2020	Stephenson, L., Stockham, P., van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Characteristics of drowning deaths in an inner city river. Legal Medicine, 47, 3 pages. DOI Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2019	Stephenson, L., Van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. W. (2019). The persistent problem of drowning - A difficult diagnosis with inconclusive tests. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 66, 79-85. DOI Scopus47 WoS25 Europe PMC17
2018	Pilla, M., van den Heuvel, C., Musgrave, I., & Byard, R. W. (2018). Increasing incidence of nonlethal inflicted injuries in paediatric homicides: a 45-year study. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 59, 4-7. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	O Donovan, S., van den Huevel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2018). Factors involved in the assessment of paediatric traffic injuries and deaths. Medicine, Science and the Law, 58(4), 210-215. DOI Scopus20 WoS11 Europe PMC10
2018	Byard, R. W., O'Donovan, S., van den Huevel, C., & Baldock, M. (2018). Familial Vehicular Murder-Suicide. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63(4), 1307-1308. DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2018	Plummer, S., Corrigan, F., Thornton, E., Woenig, J., Vink, R., Cappai, R., & Den Heuvel, C. (2018). The amyloid precursor protein derivative, APP96-110, is efficacious following intravenous administration after traumatic brain injury. PLoS ONE, 13(1), e0190449-1-e0190449-16. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2018	Spinelli, J., Byard, R. W., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2018). Medullary Astrogliosis in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Varies With Sleeping Environment: Evidence for Different Mechanisms of Death in Alone Versus Co-sleepers?. Journal of child neurology, 33(4), 269-274. DOI Scopus14 WoS8 Europe PMC4
2017	Spinelli, J., Collins-Praino, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2017). Evolution and significance of the triple risk model in sudden infant death syndrome. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53(2), 112-115. DOI Scopus28 WoS17 Europe PMC16
2017	Pearce, A., Lockwood, C., van den Heuvel, C., & Pearce, J. (2017). The use of therapeutic magnesium for neuroprotection during global cerebral ischemia associated with cardiac arrest and cardiac surgery in adults: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15(1), 86-118. DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC10
2017	Austin, A., van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2017). Differences in local and national database recordings of deaths from suicide. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 13(4), 403-408. DOI Scopus22 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2017	Finnie, G., Gunnarsson, R., Manavis, J., Blumbergs, P., Mander, K., Edwards, S., . . . Finnie, J. (2017). Characterization of an 'amyloid only' transgenic (B6C3-Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/Mmjax) mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 156(4), 389-399. DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC10
2016	Plummer, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Thornton, E., Corrigan, F., & Cappai, R. (2016). The neuroprotective properties of the amyloid precursor protein following traumatic brain injury. Aging and Disease, 7(2), 163-179. DOI Scopus82 WoS72 Europe PMC71
2015	Pearce, A., Lockwood, C., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2015). The use of therapeutic magnesium for neuroprotection during global cerebral ischemia associated with cardiac arrest and cardiac bypass surgery in adults: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(4), 3-13. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC3
2014	Giacci, M., Wheeler, L., Lovett, S., Dishington, E., Majda, B., Bartlett, C., . . . Fitzgerald, M. (2014). Differential effects of 670 and 830 nm red near infrared irradiation therapy: a comparative study of optic nerve injury, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. PLoS One, 9(8), e104565-1-e104565-15. DOI Scopus44 WoS29 Europe PMC25
2014	Corrigan, F., Thornton, E., Roisman, L., Leonard, A., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., . . . Cappai, R. (2014). The neuroprotective activity of the amyloid precursor protein against traumatic brain injury is mediated via the heparin binding site in residues 96-110. Journal of Neurochemistry, 128(1), 196-204. DOI Scopus46 WoS43 Europe PMC35
2014	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2014). Body mass index and suicide. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 35(2), 145-147. DOI Scopus15 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2014	Austin, A., van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2014). Prison Suicides in South Australia: 1996-2010. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59(5), 1260-1262. DOI Scopus27 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2013	Fitzgerald, M., Hodgetts, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Natoli, R., Hart, N., Valter, K., . . . Dunlop, S. (2013). Red/near-infrared irradiation therapy for treatment of central nervous system injuries and disorders. Reviews in the Neurosciences, 24(2), 205-226. DOI Scopus73 WoS57 Europe PMC43
2013	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2013). Suicide and fatal single occupant motor vehicle collisions. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 45(1), 43-48. DOI Scopus11 WoS6
2013	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2013). Physician suicide. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(SUPPL. 1), S91-S93. DOI Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC9
2012	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., Heath, K., Gilbert, J., & Byard, R. (2012). Recent firing range suicides in South Australia. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 57(6), 1495-1496. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2012	Barry, C., Van Den Heuvel, C., Helps, S., & Vink, R. (2012). Cushing's mechanism maintains cerebral perfusion pressure in experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage. Neuroscience Letters, 529(1), 92-96. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2012	Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., Masters, C., Cappai, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2012). sAPPα rescues deficits in amyloid precursor protein knockout mice following focal traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurochemistry, 122(1), 208-220. DOI Scopus69 WoS62 Europe PMC52
2012	Corrigan, F., Leonard, A., Ghabriel, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2012). A Substance P Antagonist Improves Outcome in Female Sprague Dawley Rats Following Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 18(6), 513-515. DOI Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC13
2012	Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., Masters, C., Cappai, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2012). Characterisation of the effect of knockout of the amyloid precursor protein on outcome following mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Research, 1451, 87-99. DOI Scopus36 WoS32 Europe PMC34
2012	Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., Masters, C., Cappai, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2012). Evaluation of the effects of treatment with sAPPα on functional and histological outcome following controlled cortical impact injury in mice. Neuroscience Letters, 515(1), 50-54. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC14
2011	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2011). Cluster hanging suicides in the young in South Australia. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(6), 1528-1530. DOI Scopus26 WoS18 Europe PMC14
2011	Gabrielian, L., Willshire, L., Helps, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Mathias, J., & Vink, R. (2011). Intracranial pressure changes following traumatic brain injury in rats: Lack of significant change in the absence of mass lesions or hypoxia. Journal of Neurotrauma, 28(10), 2103-2111. DOI Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC21
2011	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2011). Causes of community suicides among indigenous South Australians. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 18(7), 299-301. DOI Scopus21 WoS15 Europe PMC8
2011	Corrigan, F., Pham, C., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., Masters, C., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Cappai, R. (2011). The neuroprotective domains of the amyloid precursor protein, in traumatic brain injury, are located in the two growth factor domains. Brain Research, 1378, 137-143. DOI Scopus66 WoS65 Europe PMC51
2011	Barry, C., Helps, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2011). Characterizing the role of the neuropeptide substance P in experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Brain Research, 1389, 143-151. DOI Scopus24 WoS21 Europe PMC15
2011	Austin, A., Winskog, C., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2011). Recent trends in suicides utilizing helium. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(3), 649-651. DOI Scopus67 WoS53 Europe PMC37
2011	Byard, R., Austin, A., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2011). Characteristics of asphyxial deaths in adolescence. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 18(3), 107-109. DOI Scopus18 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2011	Austin, A., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2011). Suicide in forensic practice - an Australian perspective. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 43(1), 65-76. DOI Scopus28 WoS25
2010	Vink, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2010). Substance P antagonists as a therapeutic approach to improving outcome following traumatic brain injury. Neurotherapeutics, 7(1), 74-80. DOI Scopus49 WoS38 Europe PMC31
2010	Cook, N., Vink, R., Helps, S., Manavis, J., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2010). Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 expression is increased following experimental traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 42(2), 192-199. DOI Scopus37 WoS28 Europe PMC23
2010	Cook, N., Kleinig, T., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2010). Reference genes for normalising gene expression data in collagenase-induced rat intracerebral haemorrhage. BMC Molecular Biology, 11(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC19
2010	Byard, R., Austin, A., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2010). Suicide in Australia: Meta-analysis of rates and methods of suicide between 1988 and 2007. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(7), 432. DOI Scopus12 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2009	Cook, N., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2009). Are the transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) channels important in magnesium homeostasis following traumatic brain injury?. Magnesium Research, 22(4), 225-234. DOI Scopus20 WoS14 Europe PMC6
2009	Vink, R., Cook, N., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2009). Magnesium in acute and chronic brain injury: an update. Magnesium Research, 22(3), 158S-162S. DOI Scopus43 WoS34 Europe PMC19
2009	Cook, N., Vink, R., Donkin, J., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2009). Validation of reference genes for normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data in traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 87(1), 34-41. DOI Scopus45 WoS42 Europe PMC39
2007	Van Den Heuvel, C., Thornton, E., & Vink, R. (2007). Traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease: a review. Progress in Brain Research, 161, 303-316. DOI Scopus187 WoS163 Europe PMC131
2006	Thornton, E., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2006). Soluble amyloid precursor protein a reduces neuronal injury and improves functional outcome following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats. Brain Research, 1094(1), 38-46. DOI Scopus153 WoS139 Europe PMC124
2005	Yang, L., Jones, N., Blumbergs, P., Van Den Heuvel, C., Bradford, E., Manavis, J., . . . Ghabriel, M. (2005). Severity-dependent expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in traumatic spinal cord injury in the rat. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 12(3), 276-284. DOI Scopus129 WoS116 Europe PMC107
2004	Turner, R., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2004). Amiloride increases neuronal damage after traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23(5), 534S-537S. DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2004	Turner, R., Da Silva, K., O'Connor, C., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2004). Magnesium gluconate offers no more protection than magnesium sulphate following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23(5), 541S-544S. DOI Scopus17 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2004	Van Den Heuvel, C., Donkin, J., Finnie, J., Blumbergs, P., Kuchel, T., Koszyca, B., . . . Vink, R. (2004). Downregulation of amyloid precursor protein (APP) expression following post-traumatic cyclosporin-A administration. Journal of Neurotrauma, 21(11), 1562-1572. DOI Scopus29 WoS26 Europe PMC21
2004	Vink, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2004). Recent advances in the development of multifactorial therapies for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 13(10), 1263-1274. DOI Scopus54 WoS48 Europe PMC37
2004	Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2004). The role of magnesium in traumatic brain injury. Clinical Calcium, 14(8), 9-14. Scopus39 Europe PMC20
2001	Finnie, J., Van Den Heuvel, C., Gebski, V., Manavis, J., Summersides, G., & Blumbergs, P. (2001). Investigation of the effects of impacts to different regions of the lamb head. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 124(02-Mar), 159-164. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC13
2000	Van Den Heuvel, C., Finnie, J., Blumbergs, P., Manavis, J., Jones, N., Reilly, P., & Pereira, R. (2000). Upregulation of neuronal amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP mRNA following magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) therapy in traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 17(11), 1041-1053. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC8
2000	Van Den Heuvel, C., Blumbergs, P., Finnie, J., Manavis, J., Lewis, S., Jones, N., . . . Pereira, R. (2000). Upregulation of amyloid precursor protein and its mRNA in an experimental model of paediatric head injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 7(2), 140-145. DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC18
1999	Finnie, J., Lewis, S., Manavis, J., Blumbergs, P., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Jones, N. (1999). Traumatic axonal injury in lambs: a model for paediatric axonal damage. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 6(1), 38-42. DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC11
1999	Van Den Heuvel, C., Blumbergs, P., Finnie, J., Manavis, J., Jones, N., Reilly, P., & Pereira, R. (1999). Upregulation of amyloid precursor protein messenger RNA in response to traumatic brain injury: An ovine head impact model. Experimental Neurology, 159(2), 441-450. DOI Scopus111 WoS101 Europe PMC87
1998	Van Den Heuvel, C., Lewis, S., Wong, M., Manavis, J., Finnie, J., Blumbergs, P., . . . Reilly, P. (1998). Diffuse neuronal perikaryon amyloid precursor protein immunoreactivity in a focal head impact model. Acta Neurochirurgica: Supplement, 71(SUPPL. 71), 209-211. DOI Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC12

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2011	Cook, N., Corrigan, F., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2011). The role of magnesium in CNS injury. In R. Vink, & M. Nechifor (Eds.), Magnesium in the Central Nervous System (pp. 167-179). Australia: University of Adelaide Press. DOI Scopus8

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2022	Stephenson, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. (2022). A profile of pesticide self-poisonings in South Australia over 20 years. In TOXICOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS Vol. 6 (pp. 115-116). AUSTRALIA, Newcastle: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
2015	Inampudi, C., Jana, M., Ciccotosto, G., Plummer, S., Roberts, B., van den Heuvel, C., & Cappai, R. (2015). Identification of proteins interacting with amyloid precursor protein for neurotoxicity and neuroprotection. In JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY Vol. 134 (pp. 199). Cairns, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2011	Corrigan, F., Pham, C., Vink, R., Masters, C., Blumbergs, P., Cappai, R., & Van den Heuvel, C. (2011). SAPPALPHA RESCUES DEFICITS IN AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN KNOCKOUT MICE FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. In JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Vol. 28 (pp. A67). Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC.
2011	Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Masters, C., Blumbergs, P., Cappai, R., & Van den Heuvel, C. (2011). CHARACTERISING THE EFFECTS OF AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN KNOCKOUT ON OUTCOME FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. In JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Vol. 28 (pp. A28). Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC.
2011	Cappai, R., Corrigan, F., Pham, C. L., Vink, R., Masters, C. L., Blumbergs, P. C., & van den Heuvel, C. (2011). DEFINING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF ENDOGENOUSLY EXPRESSED AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. In JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY Vol. 118 (pp. 209). WILEY.
2009	Corrigan, F., Cappai, R., Vink, R., & Van Den Heuvel, C. (2009). DETERMINING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN <i>IN VIVO</i>. In JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Vol. 26 (pp. A95). Santa Barbara, CA: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC.
2009	Cook, N., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2009). CHARACTERIZATION OF TRPM CHANNEL MESSENGER RNA LEVELS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. In JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Vol. 26 (pp. A73). Santa Barbara, CA: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC.
2004	Van Den Heuvel, C., Thornton, E., Blumbergs, P., Rodgers, K., & Vink, R. (2004). Neuroprotective effects of sAPPα administration following diffuse traumatic brain injury. In 7th International Neurotrauma Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 12-16 September, 2004 (pp. 145-149). Bologna Italy: Medimond International Proceedings.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2018	Cappai, R., Inampudi, C., Corrigan, F., Lam, L., Roberts, B., Thornton, E., . . . Van den Heuvel, C. (2018). DELINEATING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE ROLE OF THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN FAMILY IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. Toronto, CANADA: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2017	Plummer, S. L., Thornton, E., Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Cappai, R., & Van den Heuvel, C. (2017). Evaluating the amyloid precursor protein derivative, APP96-110, as a novel therapeutic agent following traumatic brain injury. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. Int Soc Cerebral Blood Flow & Metab, Berlin, GERMANY: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2016	Collins-Praino, L., Teng, J., Colton, H., Van den Heuvel, C., & Corrigan, F. (2016). INVESTIGATING THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEUROINFLAMMATION, NEURODEGENERATION AND LONG-TERM FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2014	McAteer, K., Corrigan, F., Thornton, E., van den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2014). CHARACTERISATION OF A NOVEL MODEL OF CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. Budapest, HUNGARY: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2014	Plummer, S., Thornton, E., Corrigan, F., Vink, R., Cappai, R., & van den Heuvel, C. (2014). EVALUATING APP96-110, A PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN, AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT AGAINST TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. Budapest, HUNGARY: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2012	Cappai, R., Corrigan, F., Blumbergs, P., Vink, R., & van den Heuvel, C. (2012). Delineating The Neuroprotective Region Of The Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster session presented at the meeting of BRAIN INJURY. INFORMA HEALTHCARE.
2000	Van Den Heuvel, C., Finnie, J., Blumbergs, P., Manavis, J., Jones, N., Reilly, P., & Pereira, R. (2000). Upregulation of neuronal amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP mRNA following magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) therapy in traumatic brain injury. Poster session presented at the meeting of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
2000	Finnie, J., Van Den Heuvel, C., Blumbergs, P., Manavis, J., Jones, N., & Reilly, P. (2000). Axonal damage in a lamb model of paediatric traumatic head injury after different types of head impact. Poster session presented at the meeting of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.

Total Research Funding

2018	NHMRC project grant $874,733.50. Preclinical evaluation of the novel therapeutic compound APP96-110 in an ovine model of traumatic brain injury. Chief investigators; (CIA) Frances Corrigan, (CIB) Sanjay Garg, (CIC) Robert Vink, (CID) Corinna Van Den Heuvel, (CIE) Renee Turner.
2017	NHMRC project grant $648,739. APLP2: a neuroprotective receptor for acute brain injury. Chief Investigators (CIA) Roberto Cappai, (CIB) Peter Crack, Associate investigator (AI) Corinna Van Den Heuvel.
2016	The Brain Foundation. $21,000. Developing a neuroprotective agent against neurotrauma. Chief Investigator: Corinna Van Den Heuve
2015 - 2016	Neurotrauma Research Program. $131, 651. Assessing APP 96-110: A novel neuroprotective agent in traumatic SCI. Chief Investigators: Stuart Hodgetts, Alan Harvey, Corinna Van Den Heuvel.
2014	Neurosurgical Research Foundation: $54,500. Equipment Grant. Chief Investigator: Corinna Van Den Heuvel.
2013 - 2015	Co Chief investigator. NHMRC $451, 420. Elucidating the Neuroprotective Region of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Chief Investigators: Robert Vink, Corinna Van Den Heuvel, Peter Blumbergs.
2013	Chief investigator. Brain Foundation Palmer-Brown and Harvey Estates Brain Injury Award. Assessment of the Neuroprotective Properties of the amyloid precursor protein following brain injury. $27,650: 1 year award.
2008 - 2010	Co-chief investigator, Neurosurgical Research Foundation. Studying the role of the amyloid presursor protein (APP) in modulating neurotrauma. Van Den Heuvel C, Cappai R.
2008 - 2010	NHMRC Project Grant $570,000. Raised intracranial pressure after trauma: characterisation and development of pharmacological interventions. Vink R, Blumbergs PC, Van Den Heuvel C. 3 year award.
2007 - present	Neurotrauma Research Program: $144,000. Optimisation of red/near-infrared light therapy for treatment of neurotrauma: a multi-centre collaborative approach. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Melinda Fitzgerald, A/Prof Nathan Hart, Prof Sarah Dunlop, Prof Jan Provis, Dr Riccardo Natoli, A/Prof Stuart Hodgetts, Prof Alan Harvey, Prof Robert Vink, A/Prof Corinna van den Heuvel. $30,000: 1 year award.
2004 - 2005	Chief Investigator, University of Adelaide Small Grant. Assessment of the potential neuroprotective effects of soluble amyloid precursor protein a (sAPPa) following traumatic brain injury. Van Den Heuvel C. $14,000: 1 year award
2003	Co-chief Investigator, University of Adelaide B1 Grant. Characterization of the amyloid precursor response following traumatic brain injury: neuroprotective or deleterious? Van Den Heuvel C, Vink R.$ 14,750: 1 year award.
2002	Co-Chief Investigator, Royal Adelaide Hospital Project Grant. Establishing optimal methods to restore magnesium homeostasis as a therapeutic intervention following diffuse traumatic brain injury. Vink R, Van Den Heuvel C. $15,000: 1 year award
2001	Chief Investigator, University of Adelaide B3 Grant. Does magnesium sulphate affect APP mRNA expression within 2 hours following traumatic brain injury. Van Den Heuvel C. $11,000: 1 year award
2000	Co-chief investigator, Neurosurgical Research Foundation Grant. Axonal injury following traumatic brain injury. Jones N, Blumbergs PC, Van Den Heuvel C. $15,000: 1 year award
2000	Co-Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council (ARC) Small Grant. Quantitation Of The APP mRNA Response To Traumatic Brain Injury Using Real Time Quantitative PCR. Van Den Heuvel C, Blumbergs, PC. $10,000: 1 Year Award

Program Director - Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

Course Coordinator Pathol 3101 - Essentials of Pathology

Teaches into other courses within Bachelor of Nursing, MBBS and Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2025	Principal Supervisor	A retrospective longitudinal analysis of trends in homicides presenting for coronial autopsy at FSSA, supplemented by coronial and vehicular data from the NCIS and CASA in South Australia between 2003-2022	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Tasmyn Hope Lynch

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	A retrospective analysis of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical substance-related coronial deaths in South Australia over 20 years	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Lilli Grace Stephenson
2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	An Assessment of the Factors Associated with Fatal Outcomes for Motor Vehicle Occupants in South Australia (1981-2020)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Siobhan O'Donovan
2017 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	The Effectiveness of Magnesium for Neuroprotection during Global Cerebral Ischemia Associated with Cardiac Arrest or Cardiac Surgery	Master of Clinical Science	Master	Full Time	Dr Anna Catherine Mauri Pearce
2014 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Investigating Amyloid Precursor Protein Derivatives As Novel Therapeutic Agents Following Traumatic Brain Injury	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Stephanie Lauren Plummer
2012 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Suicide in South Australia: specific features, trends and reasons for disparities in numbers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Amy Austin
2008 - 2013	Co-Supervisor	Development of Novel Pharmacological Treatments for Intracranial Pressure Using Appropriate Experimental Models of Traumatic Brain injury	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Levon Gabrielian
2008 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	The Role of the Amyloid Precursor Protein following Traumatic Brain Injury	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	APrf Frances Corrigan
2007 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Characterising the role of the neuropeptide substance P in experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Christine Barry
2006 - 2010	Co-Supervisor	Characterisation of Substance P and Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin Channel Messenger RNA and Protein Expression in Acute and Chronic Neurological Disorders	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Naomi Cook
2003 - 2006	Co-Supervisor	The Effects of the Neuropeptide Substance P on Outcome Following Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr James Donkin

Position: Head of School
Phone: 83135109
Email: corinna.vandenheuvel@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83135384
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Helen Mayo North
Org Unit: School of Biomedicine