Jesse Meijers

Jesse Meijers is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, affiliated with the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology. His research focuses on forensic neuropsychology, examining how imprisonment affects brain functions related to self-regulation and recidivism. He also works as a clinical psychologist at the Zaanstad Judicial Complex (DJI), where he conducts neuropsychological diagnostics and supervises research.

• Education: Master's in Clinical Neuropsychology (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2012); PhD (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2018)
• Research Interests:
  • Neurocriminology
  • Prison environment effects on cognition
  • Executive dysfunction in offenders
  • Human rights in correctional systems
• Scientific Award:
  • Koningsheideprijs (2020) for academic contributions
• Teaching:
  • Neurolaw and Forensic Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychopathology
  • Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
• Secondary Activities:
  • Research coordination at Zaanstad Judicial Complex
  • Clinical supervision of PhD students
  • Development of neuropsychological interventions in prisons