Lilli Stephenson

Lilli Stephenson

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biomedicine

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Lilli is a PhD candidate, supervised by A/Prof Corinna van den Heuvel, Prof Roger Byard and Dr Melissa Humphries. She is undertaking a retrospective analysis of illicit drug-related deaths presented for coronial autopsy in South Australia (SA) over 30 years (1980-2019).

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2020 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2019 - ongoing Tutor University of Adelaide
    2018 - ongoing Student Ambassador University of Adelaide
    2013 - ongoing Food Service Assistant Southern Cross Case (SA & NT)

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2020 Scholarship Research Training Program Stipend (RTPS) Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia
    2019 Scholarship Adelaide Medical School Honours Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 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
    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 Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 8 pages.
    DOI
    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, 101928.
    DOI
    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 Scopus3 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 Scopus2 WoS1
    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
    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 Scopus4 WoS3
    2019 Stephenson, L., & Byard, R. (2019). Issues in the handling of cases of tuberculosis in the mortuary. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 64, 42-44.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC2
    2019 Stephenson, L., Van den Heuvel, C., & Byard, R. (2019). The persistent problem of drowning - A difficult diagnosis with inconclusive tests. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 66, 79-85.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC1
    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 Scopus3 WoS2
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