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Prof. JA  (Anneke) Meyer

Prof. JA  (Anneke) Meyer

Honorary professor

EMAIL
anneke.meyer@ul.ac.za

TELEPHONE
015 268 3020 

Biography
Prof. JA  (Anneke) Meyer obtained a BSc (Biological Sciences) degree from NWU – Potchefstroom University degrees:
  • BSc (Biological Sciences) (NWU – Potchefstroom)
  • MA (Psychology)  cum laude (NMMU – Port Elizabeth)
Dissertation:
  • The relationship between neurological maturity and intellectual functioning.
  • DPhil (Psychology) (NMMU)
Thesis:
  • The use of multimodal evoked cortical potentials for the diagnosis of learning disability.
Diplomas and certificates:
  • Higher Education Diploma
  • Diploma in Electroencelographic Technology (Distinction)
  • Advanced course in Electroencephalographic Technology
  • Certificate in Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN)
Academic experience: University of Port Elizabeth (NMMU)
  • Technical officer, Department of Zoology 1971 – 1973
  • Junior Lecturer: Department of Psychology  1979-1981
University of South Africa
  • Researcher: Institute for Behavioural Sciences: 1982-1983
University of the North/Limpopo School of Social Sciences:
  • Lecturer:  Department of Psychology 1984 – 1989
  • Senior Lecturer 1990 – 2002
  • Associate Professor 2002 – 2004
  • Head of Department / Discipline coordinator August 1993 – 1996 July 2000 – July 2003
  • Research Associate: September 2012 – present
School of Health Sciences:
  • Professor and Research Fellow: 2006 – 2010
University of Venda:
  • Part-time lecturer: 1989 – 1991
Centre of Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters:
  • Research Fellow: 2004-2005
Northwest University (Mafikeng Campus):
  • Visiting Professor: 2013 – present.
University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Honorary Associate Professor: 2013 – present
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
  • Research Associate: since July 2015.
Professional registration
  • South African Medical and Dental Council: Psychometrist
Academic memberships
  • South African Neuroscience Society
  • Society of Neuroscientists in Africa (SONA)
  • South African Clinical Neuropsychological Association (SACNA)
  • International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO)
  • South African Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties (SAALED)
  • European Network on Hyperkinetic Disorders (Eunethydis)
  • South Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SA ACAPAP)
Supervisor for Master’s and Doctor’s degrees:
  • 21 Master’s completed (5 cum laude)
  • 2  PhDs completed
  • 10 PhDs in progress: (with NMMU and UKZN):
Review of Grant Proposals:
  • National Research Foundation (NRF)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
Referee for Scientific Journals:
  • South African Journal of Psychology
  • International Journal of Psychology
  • European Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Behavioural and Brain Functions
  • Assessment
  • Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
  • Several Special Editions of various academic journals
Editorial Board of Journal:
  • Behavioural and Brain Functions

Honorary professor

Research Interests
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders,
  • with specialisation in ADHD
  • ADHD and Substance Use Disorder
List of Publications
  • Meyer A (2000) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Problems of Diagnosis. In Maximising our current resources: Overcoming barriers to education intervention. Published by the South African Association for Education and Learning Disorders.
  • Meyer A & Sagvolden T (2001) Childhood Disruptive Behaviours in the Northern Province of South Africa in F Duckert (Ed) Learning through Cross-Cultural Exposure 49-55.
  • Johansen EB, Aase H, Meyer A, Sagvolden T (2002), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Behaviour Explained by Dysfunctioning Reinforcement and Extinction Processes. Behavioural Brain Research, 130, 37-45.
  • Meyer, A. & Aase, H. (2003). Assessment and intervention in childhood disruptive behaviour disorders. In N.S. Madu (Ed.) Contributions to psychotherapy in Africa. (pp. 164-178). Polokwane: UNIN Press.
  • Meyer, A., Madu, S.N. & Mako, M.K. (2003). Self esteem and emotional stability of streetchildren in some townships in South Africa. Irish Journal of Psychology, 17, 109 – 119.
  • Meyer, A., Eilertsen, D-E., Sundet, J.M. Tshifularo, J.G. & Sagvolden, T. (2004). Cross-cultural similarities in ADHD-like behaviour amongst South African primary school children. South African Journal of Psychology, 34, 123-139.
  • Madu, S. N., Meyer, A., & Mako.M.K. (2005). Tenacity, purpose in life and quality of interpersonal relations among street children in the Vaal Triangle townships of South Africa. Journal of Social Sciences, 11, 197-206.
  • Meyer, A. (2005). Cross-cultural issues in ADHD research. In W.Ostreng (Ed.), Convergence (pp. 101-106). Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo Press.
  • Meyer, A. (2005). Effective parenting of children with Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder. In Madu S.N. & S. Govender (Eds.), Mental Health and Psychotherapy in Africa (pp. 280-288). Sovenga: University of Limpopo Press.
  • Meyer, A., Madu, S. N., & Mako, M. K. (2005). Self esteem and emotional stability of street children in some townships in South Africa. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 17, 109-119.
  • Aase, H., Meyer, A., & Sagvolden, T. (2006). Moment-to-moment dynamics of ADHD behaviour in South African children. Behav.Brain Funct., 2, 11.
  • Meyer, A. & Sagvolden, T. (2006a). Cross-cultural comparisons in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Epidemiology and Neuropsychological investigation of ADHD. In R.D.Oades (Ed.), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) and the Hyperkinetic Syndrome (HKS): Current Ideas and Ways Forward. (pp. 63-74). New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc.
  • Meyer, A. & Sagvolden, T. (2006b). Fine motor skills in South African children with symptoms of ADHD: influence of subtype, gender, age, and hand dominance. Behav.Brain Funct., 2, 33.
  • Ofovwe, C. E., Ofovwe, G. E., & Meyer, A. (2006). The prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among school aged children in Benin City, Nigeria. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18, 1-5.
  • Meyer,A. (2009). The Neurobiology of Psychotherapy. In S.N. Madu (ed.), Trauma and psychotherapy in Africa (pp 100-102). Polokwane, South Africa, University of Limpopo Press.
  • Sergeant, J, Aase H, Faraone, SV, Johansen EB, Kalaria R, Meyer, A, Russell V, Sadile,A, Sonuga-Barke, E & Tannock, R. (2011) In Memoriam Terje Sagvolden. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B 9999: 1-3