Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Professor Drummer is a forensic pharmacologist and toxicologist with over 200 publications in forensic science, medicine and biochemical pharmacology.
Awarded Officer (AO) in the general division of the Order of Australia honour, January 26, 2019.
His current research interest is in:
i) involvement of alcohol and other drugs in road and workplace accidents,
ii) illicit drugs and their behavioural effects with a focus on synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants,
iii) new and evolving analytical techniques for drug detection in biological specimens.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Forensic Pharmacology, Dr. honoris causa, honorary doctorate, Universiteit Antwerpen (University of Antwerp)
Award Date: 23 Mar 2016
Pharmacology, PhD, Structure Activity Relationships of some Noradrenaline Analogues on Beta-Adrenoceptors, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Aug 1981
Applied Chemistry, B.App.Sc., RMIT University
Award Date: 30 Apr 1974
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An analysis of offence patterns and legal response to one-punch fatalities in Australia
Sarkar, R., Duncan, H., Bassed, R., Drummer, O. H., Roodenburg, A. & Schumann, J. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Medicine, Science and the Law. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A retrospective review of methylamphetamine detected in child deaths reported to the Victorian Coroner, Australia
Mantinieks, D., Parsons, S., Schumann, J., Drummer, O. H., Crump, K., Baber, Y., Archer, M. & Gerostamoulos, D., Dec 2024, In: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology. 20, 4, p. 1261–1267 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Drug Deaths
Drummer, O. H., 2024, Forensic and Legal Medicine: Clinical and Pathological Aspects. Payne-James, J. & Byard, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Boca Raton FL USA: CRC Press, p. 508-514 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Quantitative analysis of tetrahydrocannabinol isomers and other toxicologically relevant drugs in blood
Mantinieks, D., Di Rago, M., Drummer, O. H., Glowacki, L., Schumann, J. L. & Gerostamoulos, D., Oct 2024, In: Drug Testing and Analysis. 16, 10, p. 1102-1112 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Changing trends and characteristics of one punch deaths in Australia (2012–2018)
Schumann, J. L., Sarkar, R., Grbic, M., Drummer, O. H., Gerostamoulos, D., Iles, L. & Bassed, R., Apr 2023, In: Forensic Science International. 345, 8 p., 111621.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Excellence in Alcohol and Drug Research
Drummer, O. (Recipient), 2000
Prize: National/international honour
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Perpetrator characteristics in One Punch assaults in Australia
Reena Sarkar (Speaker), Jennifer Schumann (Supervisor), Richard Bassed (Supervisor), Olaf Drummer (Mentor) & Hayley Duncan (Discussant)
2020 → 2022Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Other
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Elsevier (Publisher)
Olaf Drummer (Editor in chief)
1 Jan 2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility