Rate My Professor Julie Stevens

Dr Julie Stevens serves as a researcher in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences within the College of Health at Adelaide University. Her research centers on the study of normal and disordered gastrointestinal motility in health and diabetes, with a particular focus on oral drug absorption and glycaemic control. Much of her work examines pharmacological and nutritional interventions affecting gastric emptying rate, antropyloroduodenal motility, and glycaemia, especially in patients with diabetic gastroparesis. She employs a range of medical imaging methods, including scintigraphy, ultrasonography, and manometry, to measure gastrointestinal motility. Other investigations include pharmacokinetic studies of orally administered agents as alternative gastric emptying measures. More recently, her efforts have concentrated on the physiology of incretin hormones such as GLP-1 and GIP, and the mechanisms through which incretin-based therapies like GLP-1 agonists and dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors improve glycaemic control in diabetes mellitus.

Dr Stevens has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications demonstrating impact across pharmacy, biomedical sciences, and clinical practice. Notable recent works include 'Educating radiography students via simulation-based learning in preparation for clinical placement work integrated learning (WIL): A scoping review of student perspectives' (2026, Radiography), 'Towards treatments targeting the gut to improve behavioural outcomes in autism spectrum disorder' (2026, Journal of Neural Transmission), 'Prioritising digital health technologies in Australian community pharmacy: a delphi study identifying barriers, enablers, and policy implications for implementation' (2026, International Journal of Medical Informatics), 'User perceptions of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines in orthopaedic surgery in a tertiary Australian hospital' (2025, Plos One), and 'The influence of beliefs and health literacy on medication-related outcomes in older adults: A cross-sectional study' (2025, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy). Earlier contributions encompass 'Effects of a protein preload on gastric emptying, glycemia, and gut hormones after a carbohydrate meal in diet-controlled type 2 diabetes' (2009, Diabetes Care), 'Predictors of delayed gastric emptying in diabetes' (2001, Diabetes Care), and 'Endogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 slows gastric emptying in healthy subjects, attenuating postprandial glycemia' (2010, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism). Her publications address antimicrobial stewardship, digital health in pharmacy, medication beliefs in diverse populations, mental health support by pharmacists, and electronic health records implementation.