Biography & Research:
Dr. Bakker completed a Master’s degree in clinical neuropsychology and his doctorate in cognitive psychology. Dr. Bakker is a faculty member in the Division of Psychiatric Neuroimaging with joint appointments in Neurology, Psychological and Brain Sciences and the School of Public Health’s Department of Mental Health. Dr. Bakker serves as the director of the Neuroimaging Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Memory in Aging and Disease Laboratory.
Dr. Bakker’s research and teaching activities focus on the cognitive neuroscience of human memory. He studies the neural mechanisms underlying both normal memory function and impaired memory function in aging and disease using neuropsychological assessment, experimental behavioral assessment and particularly advanced neuroimaging methods. Dr. Bakker has extensive experience designing and conducting neuroimaging studies, including the use of neuroimaging as an outcome measure in intervention studies such as clinical trials.