Dr Steven James has around two decades experience as a clinician in cardiology, emergency medicine, paediatrics and, primarily, diabetes. This has been in world-wide healthcare systems, and at non-governmental organisations. More recently, he has been a Senior Lecturer of Nursing at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Steven’s PhD focused on current and future service support for young adults with type 1 diabetes in Australia, and his research direction is to expand his contribution in the field of chronic disease, particularly type 1 diabetes involving children, adolescents and young adults.
He has led and is part of teams that have been awarded grants involving type 1 diabetes and has been recognised as a Future Research Leader in diabetes by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Australia (2018). Further, Steven has won the prestigious Diabetes Australia Research Program 2024 Charles Coghlan OAM Emerging Researcher Award, and the University of the Sunshine Coast School of Health Dean’s research excellence award (2024). He is regularly invited to participate in domestic and international diabetes-related initiatives. This is by organisations including the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group, the International Diabetes Federation, the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (for which he is an elected advisory council member), and the World Health Organization. Steven is also a Lancet commissioner: Type 1 diabetes.
Of Steven’s publications in SciVal, his field-weighted citation impact from 2014 to 2024 was 18.97, which put him 1797% over the world average in all subject areas; 11.8% of these publications are in the 1% most cited publications world-wide, and 19.6% in the 10% most cited publications worldwide (field weighted).
Professional Memberships
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, RN
- The International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
Awards
- Future Research Leader in diabetes by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Australia (2018)
- Diabetes Australia Research Program, Charles Coghlan OAM Emerging Researcher Award (2024)
- University of the Sunshine Coast, School of Health Dean’s Research Excellence Award (2024)
Dr Steven James regularly supervises undergraduate, Masters and PhD students. He is currently supervising three students undertaking a PhD at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia:
- The perspectives of diabetes healthcare professionals and school staff on the provision of diabetes related support to primary schools caring for students with type 1 diabetes.
- Current and future services to support children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in the United Arab Emirates
- Measurement of adult patient respiratory rates, by registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: a mixed methods study.
Steven is open to receiving enquiries from prospective undergraduate, Masters and PhD students for diabetes-related study. He is actively looking for an Australian-based allied healthcare professional who wants to undertake a Masters by Research or PhD - looking at celiac disease and type 1 diabetes. If this could be you, please make contact.
Research areas
- Type 1 diabetes, particularly young adults
- Common diabetes-related technologies
Dr Steven James' specialist areas of knowledge include diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes involving children, adolescents and young adults, and diabetes-related technologies.