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Prof. Dr. J Ramaekers (Jan)

Positions

Head of the Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology


Professor occupying an endowed chair of Behavioral Toxicology of Medicinal Drugs and Drugs of Abuse

 

Faculty / Department
  • Psychology and Neuroscience, Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology
E-mail: contact

Phone number: +31433881951

Location: 2.732 UNS40

Prof. Dr. J Ramaekers

Professional Career History

  • 2009-present: Professor occupying an endowed chair of Behavioral Toxicology of Medicinal Drugs and Drugs of Abuse
  • 2007-present: Head of Dept Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  • 2006-present: Assistant treasurer, International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS)
  • 2006-present: Associate professor, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Dept of  Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  • 2005-present: Coordinator research master track Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht University
  • 2004-present: Faculty member, Robert F Borkenstein Center for studies on Law in Action, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
  • 1998-2006: Assistant professor, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Department of Neurocognition, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  • 1998: Doctorate, ‘Behavioral Toxicity of Medicinal Drugs’, defended on November 19, 1998

Research Profile

Research areas:

  • Drugs of abuse, medicinal drugs, human performance
  • Drugs and driving, Traffic psychology
  • Addiction, impulse control

Research Projects

Research Funding

Over the last 5 years Dr Jan Ramaekers has been co-promoter and principal investigator of a number of PhD research programs at the Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University. Study grants have been obtained from pharmaceutical industries, the European Committee, US National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Dutch Ministry of Health.

 

In 2006, a FP6 study grant proposal (DRUID, integrated EU project) on illicit drugs, neurocognitive function and crash risk was accepted for funding by the European Committee. The integrated project comprises a research consortium of 37 European partners. The applicant is task leader of all experimental research within the consortium. In the same year, he obtained a grant from NWO (open competition) to fund a PhD project: “Cannabis and MDMA: the human neuropharmacology of memory impairment”.

Publications

Pubmed list of publications

Education

Teaching areas:

  • Drugs of abuse, medicinal drugs, human performance
  • Drugs and driving, Traffic psychology
  • Addiction, impulse control