Lilli Stephenson

Dr Lilli Stephenson

Faculty Admin Coordinator

School of Biomedicine

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Lilli Stephenson is an Associate Lecturer in the School of Biomedicine (Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology) at the University of Adelaide. She completed her PhD in May 2024 ('A retrospective analysis of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical substance-related coronial deaths in SA over 20 years'). She has taught into a wide variety of undergraduate courses at The University of Adelaide within the areas of anatomy, pathology, nursing and forensic science. She is currently coordinating two undergraduate courses, Principles in Human Health and Disease (PHHD) and Topics in Forensic Sciences (TiFS). Her research interests are based largely in forensic pathology and forensic toxicology, having published an extensive number of papers and textbook chapters in this field.

She is also a Faculty Administration Coordinator for the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at The University of Adelaide, assisting in international and domestic admission interviews for a range of undergraduate and graduate programs including Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health and Postgraduate Psychology.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - ongoing Administration Coordinator The University of Adelaide
    2020 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2019 - ongoing Tutor University of Adelaide
    2018 - 2023 Student Ambassador University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2023 Award Roche Scientific E-Poster Display Winner (Forensic Pathology) Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Australia -
    2021 Award Best ePoster in a Major Pathology Discipline (Pathology Update 2021) Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Australia -
    2020 Award Reduced Rate Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Medical and Science Student Grant Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Australia -
    2020 Scholarship Research Training Program Stipend (RTPS) Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2019 Award Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2019 Scholarship Adelaide Medical School Honours Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2018 Award Full Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Medical and Science Student Grant Royal College of Pathologists Australasia Australia -

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)
    2019 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
    2015 - 2018 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences

  • Research Interests
    Database Management Demography Forensic Statistics Pathology

  • 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 Scopus7 Europe PMC3
    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, 65(3), 258024241266578.
    DOI
    2024 Tan, L., Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. (2024). Methamphetamine use in homicide victims.. Med Sci Law, 64(1), 258024231165433.
    DOI Scopus2
    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 Scopus6 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 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 Scopus29 WoS7 Europe PMC17
    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 PMC10
    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
    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 Scopus5 WoS2 Europe PMC4
    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 PMC2
    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., & Byard, R. (2019). Cause, manner and age of death in a series of decedents with tattoos presenting for medicolegal autopsy. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 64, 49-51.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS4 Europe PMC7
    2019 Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. W. (2019). Issues in the handling of cases of tuberculosis in the mortuary. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 64, 42-44.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS8 Europe PMC5
    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 Scopus52 WoS25 Europe PMC19
    2019 Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. W. (2019). An atlas overview of characteristic features of tuberculosis that may be encountered at autopsy. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 16(1), 143-151.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS3 Europe PMC4

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2024 Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. W. (2024). Autopsy of Drowning and Submersion Deaths. In Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine Volume 1 4 Third Edition (Vol. 1, pp. V1-454). Elsevier.
    DOI
    2023 Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. (2023). Drowning. In J. Payne-James, & R. Byard (Eds.), Forensic and Legal Medicine - Clinical and Pathological Aspects (pp. 277-286). CRC Press.
    DOI

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Co-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

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Homicides in South Australia University of Adelaide Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) Honours Full Time Tasmyn Lynch
    2023 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Drug toxicity and chronic disease The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) Honours Full Time Jeremy Hunter
  • Position: Faculty Admin Coordinator
  • Phone: 83134161
  • Email: lilli.stephenson@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Helen Mayo North, floor Third Floor
  • Org Unit: Health and Medical Sciences Faculty Office
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