Douwe Draaisma (Nijverdal, 1953) is a Dutch psychologist and university professor who specializes in the basis and mechanisms of the human memory.

[4] Draaisma was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his achievements in the academic world in April 2014.

[3][6] He received several awards for his Waarom het leven sneller gaat als je ouder wordt.

[3] The book was translated into English (Why life speeds up as you get older), French (Pourquoi la vie passe plus vite à mesure qu'on vieillit) and German (Warum das Leben schneller vergeht, wenn man älter wird: von den Rätseln unserer Erinnerung).

On 25 April 2014 Draaisma was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his achievements in the academic world.