Biography
Why do some lose control over drug use, while others do not? I am intrigued by the fine line between addiction risk and resilience. To this end, I study the processes underlying trajectories of drug use. In 2021 I founded the at the ÃÀÅ®¸£ÀûµçÓ°ÔºÎçÒ¹, after transitioning from the University of Amsterdam. I use an interdisciplinary approach to learn how the environment shapes drug users. As such, my team studies neurobiology in rodents and men, but also the role of social dynamics and culture. Moreover, I develop theory and methods, invest in team science and use an impact agenda in my science and teaching.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Full professor | Brain & Cognition
- cousijn@essb.eur.nl
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Work
- Ana Paula Gonçalves Donate, Janna Cousijn, Emese Kroon & Kristine Rømer Thomsen (2026) - - Addiction - doi: -
- Shuang Su, Janna Cousijn, Reinout W Wiers, Hayley Murray, Tim M Schoenmakers & Helle Larsen (2026) - - Journal of Behavioral Addictions - doi:
- Emese Kroon, Karis Colyer-Patel, Christophe Romein & Janna Cousijn (2026) - - European Addiction Research, 1-15 - doi:
- Janna Cousijn, Emese Kroon, Chao Suo, Tom P Freeman, Chandni Hindocha, Marianna Quinones-Valera & Valentina Lorenzetti (2026) - - Addiction - doi:
- Ana Paula Gonçalves Donate, Janna Cousijn & Kristine Rømer Thomsen (2026) - - Psychopharmacology - doi: -
- Ines Macedo, Emese Kroon, Karis Colyer-Patel, Rene Freichel, Christophe Romein, Rita Pasion, Fernando Barbosa & Janna Cousijn (2026) - - Addiction, 121 (6), 1421-1433 - doi: -
- Che Liu, Janna Cousijn, Emese Kroon & Francesca M Filbey (2026) - - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 281 - doi: -
- Christophe Romein, Karis Colyer-Patel, Emese Kroon, Helle Larsen, Hanan El Marroun & Janna Cousijn (2026) - - Addictive Behaviors, 175 - doi: -
- Gabrielle Abbott, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Jessica G Bartschi, Suraya Dunsford, Isabella Goodwin, Anastasia Paloubis, Marianna Quinones-Valera, Eugene McTavish, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Janna Cousijn, Gary C K Chan, Nadia Solowij & Valentina Lorenzetti (2026) - - Psychopharmacology, 243 (4), 861-871 - doi: -
- Marianna Quinones-Valera, Gary Chan, Madeleine I Fraser, Andrew Jones, Tom P Freeman, Chandni Hindocha, Hannah Thomson, Eugene McTavish, Hannah Sehl, Adam Clemente, Janna Cousijn, Izelle Labuschagne, Peter Rendell, Gill Terrett, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Govinda Poudel, Chao Suo, Victoria Manning & Valentina Lorenzetti (2026) - - Comprehensive Psychiatry, 146 - doi: -
- Janna Cousijn (12 juni 2024) - Stiekem onder de schooltafel vapen: 'Stoute dingen horen bij opgroeien'
- Janna Cousijn (12 juni 2024) - Utrecht is Wakker: interview Janna Cousijn over Vapen
- Janna Cousijn (20 maart 2024) - Faya onderzoekt verslavingen: Janna Cousijn over schadelijkheid en effect alcohol en cannabis
- Janna Cousijn (22 januari 2024) - Hoe een bachelorscriptie over lachgas leidde tot een wetenschappelijk publicatie
- Janna Cousijn (1 december 2023) - The grip of cannabis on modern society - with dr. Janna Cousijn
- Janna Cousijn (6 november 2023) - EUR unfiltered podcast Episode 2: I took a pill in Ibiza
- Janna Cousijn (18 oktober 2023) - Wat als je het liever bij een biertje houdt? Ieder festival stond in het teken van drugs
- Janna Cousijn (13 oktober 2023) - KennisSynthese Verslaving
- Janna Cousijn (2 december 2022) - Feiten en meningen en cannabis
- Janna Cousijn (14 september 2022) - Studio Erasmus – Talkshow twee gezichten van cannabis
- Janna Cousijn (8 juli 2022) - Interview VIDI onderzoek
- Janna Cousijn (1 juli 2022) - Onderzoek naar de twee gezichten van cannabis krijgt VIDI subsidie
- Janna Cousijn (28 maart 2022) - Therapeutic digital gaming and VR to level-up treatment for addiction
- J (Janna) Cousijn (21 december 2021) - ‘Runner’s high’ is geen endorfineboost
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2 december 2021) - Het Kwartje - S2E9 - dr. Janna Cousijn over de impact van Alcohol en Wiet op het brein
- Janna Cousijn (2022) - Cannabis Use disorder and the brain: What’s culture got to do with it? (Invited speaker)
Activiteit: Invited talk › Academic - Janna Cousijn (2022) - Annual meeting of the The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) (Organiser)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Academic - Janna Cousijn (2022) - The impact of age on olfactory alcohol cue-reactivity: a fmri study inadolescent versus adult drinkers (Invited speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - Janna Cousijn (2022) - Cannabis and the Brain workshop (Invited speaker)
Activiteit: Invited talk › Professional - J (Janna) Cousijn (2022) - Clinical Psychology (Organisational unit) (Member)
Activiteit: Membership of network › Academic - Janna Cousijn (2022) - ÃÀÅ®¸£ÀûµçÓ°ÔºÎçÒ¹ (Organisational unit) (Member)
Activiteit: Membership of network › Academic - J (Janna) Cousijn (2021) - Cannabis and Cannabinoids – From Science to Practice to Policy: An International Perspective (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - J (Janna) Cousijn (2021) - Keynote presentation: Cannabis use, dependence and the brain – What do we know? (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - J (Janna) Cousijn (2021) - Young Academy of Europe (External organisation) (Member)
Activiteit: Membership of network › Academic - J (Janna) Cousijn (2021) - Aging Brain Matter; a developmental key to addiction risk and resilience (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic
- Janna Cousijn (2022) - NWO VIDI Grant (800.000 Euro): Blowing Minds: detangling the highs and lows of cannabis for brain health
- Lauren Kuhns & J (Janna) Cousijn (2021) - Back on Track: An Online Self-Guided Intervention for Cannabis Use Reduction (38.150 Euro)
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2020) - ERC Starting Grant (1.500.000 Euro): Aging Brain Matter; a developmental key to addiction risk and resilience
- J (Janna) Cousijn & Francesca Filbey (2017) - National Institute of Drug Abuse RO1 (Project ID:1R01DA042490-01A1, 2.500.000 American Dollar, role: PI): The Role of Motivation and Control in Cannabis Use Disorders: A Cross-Cultural Longitudinal Neuroimaging Study
- J (Janna) Cousijn, Heidi Lesscher & Ingo Willuhn (2017) - Amsterdam Brain and Cognition project grant (250.000 Euro, role: PI): Unraveling adolescent risk and resilience to alcohol: A parallel fMRI study in humans and rats
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2016) - APS rising star
- Valentina Lorenzetti, Nadia Solowij, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia & J (Janna) Cousijn (2016) - NHMRC Project Grant, Australia (Project ID: APP1130079, 732.000 Australian Dollar, role: co-I): Characterising neurobiological abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorders.
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2016) - American Psychological Association, travel award
- J (Janna) Cousijn, Heidi Lesscher & Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren (2015) - DOY-grant, Utrecht University (100.000 Euro). Unraveling adolescent risk and resilience to alcohol use disorders
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2012) - IVO addiction masterclass, best paper award
- J (Janna) Cousijn (2011) - NIDA travel award
Addiction Journal
- Start date approval
- november 2023
- End date approval
- november 2026
- Place
- LONDON
- Description
- Regional Editor Addiction Journal
