Lindsay Nelson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Biography

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant 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.

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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

Education

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

Research Interests

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

Functional Status Examination versus Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended as outcome measures in Traumatic Brain Injuries: How do they compare?

(Dikmen S, Machamer J, Manley GT, Yuh EL, Nelson LD, Temkin NR.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Mar 02.
Resting-state functional connectivity after concussion is associated with clinical recovery.

(Kaushal M, España LY, Nencka AS, Wang Y, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Meier TB.) Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Mar;40(4):1211-1220.
Prevalence of Potentially Clinically Significant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Athletes with and without Sport-Related Concussion.

(Klein AP, Tetzlaff JE, Bonis JM, Nelson LD, Mayer AR, Huber DL, Harezlak J, Mathews VP, Ulmer JL, Sinson GP, Nencka AS, Koch KM, Wu YC, Saykin AJ, DiFiori JP, Giza CC, Goldman J, Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Rowson S, Brooks A, Broglio SP, McAllister T, McCrea MA, Meier TB.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Feb 25.
Detecting PTSD in a traumatically injured population: The diagnostic utility of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5.

(Geier TJ, Hunt JC, Nelson LD, Brasel KJ, deRoon-Cassini TA.) Depress Anxiety. 2019 02;36(2):170-178.
The Temporal Relationship of Mental Health Problems and Functional Limitations following mTBI: A TRACK-TBI and TED Study.

(Zahniser E, Nelson LD, Dikmen SS, Machamer JE, Stein MB, Yuh E, Manley GT, Temkin NR, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Jan 31.
Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Stein MB, Jain S, Giacino JT, Levin H, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Vassar MJ, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, McCrea M, Mac Donald CL, Yue JK, Yuh E, Sun X, Campbell-Sills L, Temkin N, Manley GT, and the TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Giacino JT, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Noel F, Okonkwo DO, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson CS, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Stein MB, Taylor S, Toga A, Temkin N, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 30.
Risk Factors for Prolonged Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pediatric Sports Concussion Clinic Cohort.

(Fehr SD, Nelson LD, Scharer KR, Traudt EA, Veenstra JM, Tarima SS, Liu XC, Walter KD.) Clin J Sport Med. 2019 01;29(1):11-17.
Repeated blast model of mild traumatic brain injury alters oxycodone self-administration and drug seeking.

(Nawarawong NN, Slaker M, Muelbl M, Shah AS, Chiariello R, Nelson LD, Budde MD, Stemper BD, Olsen CM.) Eur J Neurosci. 2018 Nov 20.
Chronic differences in white matter integrity following sport-related concussion as measured by diffusion MRI: 6-Month follow-up.

(Lancaster MA, Meier TB, Olson DV, McCrea MA, Nelson LD, Muftuler LT.) Hum Brain Mapp. 2018 11;39(11):4276-4289.
Modeling the Structure of Acute Sport-Related Concussion Symptoms: A Bifactor Approach.

(Nelson LD, Kramer MD, Patrick CJ, McCrea MA.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2018 Sep;24(8):793-804.
Cerebral blood flow in acute concussion: preliminary ASL findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE consortium.

(Wang Y, Nencka AS, Meier TB, Guskiewicz K, Mihalik JP, Alison Brooks M, Saykin AJ, Koch KM, Wu YC, Nelson LD, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, McCrea MA.) Brain Imaging Behav. 2018 Aug 29.
Association of acute depressive symptoms and functional connectivity of emotional processing regions following sport-related concussion.

(McCuddy WT, España LY, Nelson LD, Birn RM, Mayer AR, Meier TB.) Neuroimage Clin. 2018;19:434-442.

Lindsay Nelson, PhD