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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.
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
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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., Oct 2025, In: Medicine, Science and the Law. 65, 4, p. 298-310 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The analysis of methylamphetamine and para-hydroxy-methylamphetamine in post-mortem hair samples using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Mantinieks, D., Drummer, O. H., Schumann, J. & Gerostamoulos, D., Apr 2025, In: Drug Testing and Analysis. 17, 4, p. 544-554 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Trends in alcohol, MDMA, methylamphetamine and THC in injured and deceased motor vehicle drivers and motorcyclists over a decade (2010-2019) in Victoria, Australia
Schumann, J., Di Rago, M., Woodford, N., Glowacki, L., Fitzpatrick, J., Kelly, M., Beck, B., Drummer, O. H., Gerostamoulos, D. & Dipnall, J. F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Injury Prevention. 12 p., ip-2024-045342.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
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Autopsy and Organic Toxins
Drummer, O. H., 2024, Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 3rd ed. Elsevier, Vol. 1. p. 379-385 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review
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
Sarkar, R. (Speaker), Schumann, J. (Supervisor), Bassed, R. (Supervisor), Drummer, O. (Mentor) & Duncan, H. (Discussant)
2020 → 2022Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Other
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Elsevier (Publisher)
Drummer, O. (Editor in chief)
1 Jan 2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility