Lindsay Nelson, PhD

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Associate Professor

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Neuropsychology Fellow, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2012-2014
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2012
MA, Clinical Science & Psychopathology Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
BS with high honors, Biopsychology & Cognitive Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2006

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Biography

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor of neurosurgery and neurology. She is a faculty member of MCW’s Brain Injury Research Program, where she studies the clinical and neurophysiological effects of mild traumatic brain injury. Clinically, Dr. Nelson specializes in the neuropsychological evaluation of adults with neurologic and neurobehavioral disorders.

Her research interests also include application of various psychometric methods to clinical questions, conceptualization of personality and psychiatric conditions, and the neurobiological underpinnings of psychological constructs such as inhibitory control.

Honors and Awards

Post Graduate Scholar Award, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014
Principal Investigator, NIMH National Research Service Award (F31 MH 088143), Psychometric and Neurobiological Indicators of Impulse Control Disorders, 2010-2011
Trainee, NIMH T32 Institutional Training Grant (MH017069), Neurobehavioral Aspects of Personality and Psychopathology, 2008-2009
David Campbell Graduate Research Fellowship, 2008
University of Minnesota Graduate School Research Fellowship, 2008

Research Interests

Clinical and neurophysiological recovery following mild traumatic brain injury.
Individual differences in risk for and recovery following mild traumatic brain injury.

Association of day-of-injury serum glial fibrillary acidic protein concentration and six-month posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

(Kulbe JR, Jain S, Nelson LD, Korley FK, Mukherjee P, Sun X, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, Vassar MJ, Robertson CS, McCrea MA, Wang KKW, Temkin N, Mac Donald CL, Taylor SR, Ferguson AR, Markowitz AJ, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, Stein MB, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Jun 18 PMID: 35717463 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133715846 06/19/2022
Improving the Precision of the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended Using Item Response Theory: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Magnus BE, Balsis S, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Temkin NR, Whyte J, Manley GT, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2022 06;39(11-12):870-878 PMID: 35317604 PMCID: PMC9225413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131693997 03/24/2022
Predicting outcomes after traumatic brain injury: A novel hospital prediction model for a patient reported outcome.

(Morris RS, Figueroa JF, Pokrzywa CJ, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bergner C, Karam BS, Murphy P, Nelson LD, Laud P, Cooper Z, de Moya M, Trevino C, Tignanelli CJ, deRoon-Cassini TA.) Am J Surg. 2022 May 25 PMID: 35637020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130979709 06/01/2022
Cognitive Outcome 1 Year After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Results From the TRACK-TBI Study.

(Schneider ALC, Huie JR, Boscardin WJ, Nelson L, Barber JK, Yaffe K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ferguson AR, Kramer J, Jain S, Temkin N, Yuh E, Manley GT, Gardner RC, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Neurology. 2022 03 22;98(12):e1248-e1261 PMID: 35173018 PMCID: PMC8967334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127730049 02/18/2022
Mind the Gap: Missing Links in the Understanding of Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health.

(Nelson LD, Stein MB.) Biol Psychiatry. 2022 03 01;91(5):400-401 PMID: 35115093 PMCID: PMC8862512 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122997386 02/05/2022
Symptom Frequency and Persistence in the First Year after Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Machamer J, Temkin N, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Barber J, Hwang P, Boase K, Stein MB, Sun X, Giacino J, McCrea MA, Taylor SR, Jain S, Manley G, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2022 03;39(5-6):358-370 PMID: 35078327 PMCID: PMC8892966 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125561733 01/27/2022
Mental Health Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Howlett JR, Nelson LD, Stein MB.) Biol Psychiatry. 2022 03 01;91(5):413-420 PMID: 34893317 PMCID: PMC8849136 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120901644 12/12/2021
Trajectories of Insomnia in Adults After Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Wickwire EM, Albrecht JS, Capaldi VF 2nd, Jain SO, Gardner RC, Werner JK, Mukherjee P, McKeon AB, Smith MT, Giacino JT, Nelson LD, Williams SG, Collen J, Sun X, Schnyer DM, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Krystal AD, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Investigators.) JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04;5(1):e2145310 PMID: 35080600 PMCID: PMC8792888 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123878744 01/27/2022
How Do Scores on the Functional Status Examination (FSE) Correspond to Scores on the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE)?

(Nelson LD, Magnus BE, Temkin NR, Dikmen S, Manley GT, Balsis S.) Neurotrauma Rep. 2022;3(1):122-128 PMID: 35403101 PMCID: PMC8985527 04/12/2022
Mind the Gap: Missing Links in the Understanding of Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health

(Nelson LD, Stein MB.) Biological Psychiatry. 1 March 2022;91(5):400-401 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122997386 03/01/2022
Association Between TBI-Related Hearing Impairment and Cognition: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Hwang PH, Nelson LD, Sharon JD, McCrea MA, Dikmen SS, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Temkin NR, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Oct 25 PMID: 34698685 PMCID: PMC9035476 10/27/2021
Contribution of Peripheral Injuries to the Symptom Experience of Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Bryant AM, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) Neurotrauma Rep. 2021;2(1):363-369 PMID: 34901936 PMCID: PMC8655808 12/14/2021