Dr. Hylke Vervaeke is a lecturer of Neuroscience at the VU University Amsterdam. Next, she teaches the courses at the Amsterdam University College.

Hylke obtained her MSc in Biomedical Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. She then moved to Amsterdam and received her PhD (on the behavioural aspects and social context of ecstasy use) from the University of Amsterdam in 2009. She has also co-authored a book on Drugs and Alcohol (‘Drugs en Alcohol. Gebruik, misbruik en verslaving.’, ‘Drugs and Alcohol. Use, Abuse and Addiction.’ by R. Kerssemakers; R. van Meerten; E.A. Noorlander; H. Vervaeke). Currently, she is a full time lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit and the Amsterdam University College.