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.

Comparing the Quality of Life after Brain Injury-Overall Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale as Outcome Measures for Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

(Kreitzer N, Jain S, Young JS, Sun X, Stein MB, McCrea MA, Levin HS, Giacino JT, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Nelson LD, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2021 Dec;38(23):3352-3363 PMID: 34435894 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120902523 08/27/2021
Functional Status Examination Yields Higher Measurement Precision than the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended after Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Nelson LD, Magnus BE, Temkin NR, Dikmen S, Balsis S.) J Neurotrauma. 2021 Dec;38(23):3288-3294 PMID: 34114492 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120884358 06/12/2021
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 10/27/2021
Differing associations between measures of somatic symptom reporting, personality, and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

(Guzowski NS, Hoelzle JB, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 Oct 07:1-18 PMID: 34615438 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116561471 10/08/2021
Mental Health Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Howlett JR, Nelson LD, Stein MB.) Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 02 PMID: 34893317 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120901644 12/12/2021
How Should Investigators Advertise on Social Media for Research Opportunities?

(Spellecy R, Nelson LD.) Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):42-43 PMID: 34554066 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115629168 09/24/2021
The Association Between Concussion History and Increased Symptom Severity Reporting Is Independent of Common Medical Comorbidities, Personality Factors, and Sleep Quality in Collegiate Athletes.

(Brett BL, Nelson LD, Meier TB.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Sep 23 PMID: 34570026 09/28/2021
Incidence of Neck Pain in Patients With Concussion in a Pediatric Emergency Department.

(King JA, Rodriquez B, Kim I, Nimmer M, Nelson LD, Szabo A, Dong H, Thomas D.) Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Sep 20 PMID: 34570080 09/28/2021
Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study.

(McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Barber J, Temkin NR, Nelson LD, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Stein M, Bodien YG, Boase K, Taylor SR, Vassar M, Mukherjee P, Robertson C, Diaz-Arrastia R, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Goldman D, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Nolan A, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Neurol. 2021 08 01;78(8):982-992 PMID: 34228047 PMCID: PMC8261688 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113130865 07/07/2021
Mixture Model Framework for Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis Using Heterogeneous Clinical and Outcome Data.

(Kaplan AD, Cheng Q, Mohan KA, Nelson LD, Jain S, Levin H, Torres-Espin A, Chou A, Huie JR, Ferguson AR, Mccrea M, Giacino J, Sundaram S, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT.) IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2021 Jul 26;PP PMID: 34310331 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112591420 07/27/2021
Relationship between transdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology and traumatic brain injury (TBI): A TRACK-TBI study.

(Nelson LD, Kramer MD, Joyner KJ, Patrick CJ, Stein MB, Temkin N, Levin HS, Whyte J, Markowitz AJ, Giacino J, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Abnorm Psychol. 2021 Jul;130(5):423-434 PMID: 34110838 PMCID: PMC8552293 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105163131 06/11/2021
Pathological Computed Tomography Features Associated with Adverse Outcomes after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study with External Validation in CENTER-TBI

(Yuh EL, Jain S, Sun X, Pisicǎ D, Harris MH, Taylor SR, Markowitz AJ, Mukherjee P, Verheyden J, Giacino JT, Levin HS, McCrea M, Stein MB, Temkin NR, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Lingsma HF, Okonkwo DO, Maas AIR, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Keene CD, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, MacHamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Nelson L, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Nolan A, Palacios E, Perl D, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Zafonte R.) JAMA Neurology. September 2021;78(9):1137-1148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110545350 09/01/2021