Lindsay Nelson, PhD

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Associate Professor

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

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

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.

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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

Research Interests

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

Distinct latent profiles based on neurobehavioural, physical and psychosocial functioning of former National Football League (NFL) players: an NFL-LONG Study.

(Brett BL, Walton SR, Kerr ZY, Nelson LD, Chandran A, Defreese JD, Echemendia RJ, Guskiewicz KM, Meehan Iii WP, McCrea MA.) J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Mar;92(3):282-290 PMID: 33483350 01/24/2021
Association of Previous Concussion with Hippocampal Volume and Symptoms in Collegiate-Aged Athletes.

(Meier TB, España LY, Kirk AJ, Nader AM, Powell JE, Nelson LD, Mayer AR, Brett BL.) J Neurotrauma. 2021 Feb 16 PMID: 33397203 01/06/2021
Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Campbell-Sills L, Jain S, Sun X, Fisher LB, Agtarap SD, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Temkin N, McCrea M, Yuh E, Giacino JT, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Jan-Feb 01;36(1):E30-E39 PMID: 32769835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098690452 08/10/2020
Positive association between serum quinolinic acid and functional connectivity following concussion.

(Meier TB, España L, Nitta ME, Kent Teague T, Brett BL, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Savitz J.) Brain Behav Immun. 2021 Jan;91:531-540 PMID: 33176183 PMCID: PMC7769223 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096006725 11/12/2020
Validity of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone in Level 1 Trauma Center Patients Six Months Post-Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Nelson LD, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Dams-O'Connor K, Dikmen S, Giacino JT, Kramer MD, Levin HS, McCrea MA, Whyte J, Bodien YG, Yue JK, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2020 Dec 14 PMID: 33107388 10/28/2020
Satisfaction with Life after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Agtarap SD, Campbell-Sills L, Jain S, Sun X, Dikmen S, Levin H, McCrea MA, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Temkin N, Yuh EL, Giacino JT, Manley GT, Stein MB, TRACK-TBI Investigators) J Neurotrauma. 2020 Dec 14 PMID: 33107371 PMCID: PMC7898402 10/28/2020
Smaller Regional Brain Volumes Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at 3 Months After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Stein MB, Yuh E, Jain S, Okonkwo DO, Mac Donald CL, Levin H, Giacino JT, Dikmen S, Vassar MJ, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Nelson LD, McCrea M, Sun X, Temkin N, Taylor SR, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Mukherjee P, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Oct 27 PMID: 33386283 01/03/2021
Preliminary Validation of an Abbreviated Acute Concussion Symptom Checklist Using Item Response Theory.

(Wilmoth K, Magnus BE, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) Am J Sports Med. 2020 10;48(12):3087-3093 PMID: 32924534 PMCID: PMC7529992 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091001997 09/15/2020
Age-Group Differences and Annual Variation in Return-To-Play Practices After Sport-Related Concussion.

(Kerschner AE, Huber DL, Brett BL, Meier TB, Nelson LD, McCrea MA.) Clin J Sport Med. 2020 Sep 15 PMID: 32941381 09/18/2020
Bifactor Model of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool Symptom Checklist: Replication and Invariance Across Time in the CARE Consortium Sample.

(Brett BL, Kramer MD, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, Nelson LD, CARE Consortium Investigators, Hazzard JB Jr, Kelly LA, Ortega J, Port N, Pasquina PF, Jackson J, Cameron KL, Houston MN, Goldman JT, Giza C, Buckley T, Clugston JR, Schmidt JD, Feigenbaum LA, Eckner JT, Master CL, Collins MW, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPD, Duma SM, Miles CM, Susmarski A.) Am J Sports Med. 2020 09;48(11):2783-2795 PMID: 32809856 PMCID: PMC7484253 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089531957 08/19/2020
A Systematic Review of ASL Perfusion MRI in Mild TBI.

(Wang Y, Bartels HM, Nelson LD.) Neuropsychol Rev. 2020 Aug 18 PMID: 32808244 PMCID: PMC7889778 08/19/2020
Plasma Biomarker Concentrations Associated With Return to Sport Following Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes-A Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium Study.

(Pattinson CL, Meier TB, Guedes VA, Lai C, Devoto C, Haight T, Broglio SP, McAllister T, Giza C, Huber D, Harezlak J, Cameron K, McGinty G, Jackson J, Guskiewicz K, Mihalik J, Brooks A, Duma S, Rowson S, Nelson LD, Pasquina P, McCrea M, Gill JM, CARE Consortium Investigators.) JAMA Netw Open. 2020 08 03;3(8):e2013191 PMID: 32852552 PMCID: PMC7453307 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090078393 08/28/2020