Lindsay Nelson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology

Locations

Neurology

Biography

Postdoctoral fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012-2014
Predoctoral internship, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, 2011-2012

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)
Student Poster Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting (2007)
University of Minnesota Graduate School Research Fellowship (2006-2008)

Education

BS, University of Michigan, 2006
MA, University of Minnesota, 2009
PhD, Florida State University, 2012

Research Interests

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology. Dr. Nelson specializes in the neuropsychological evaluation of adults with neurologic/neurobehavioral disorders. She is actively involved clinical psychology and neuroscience research, with her current focus being the clinical and neurophysiological effects of mild traumatic brain injury. 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.

Specialties and Subspecialties

Neuropsychology
Adult Neuropsychology
Traumatic Brain Injury

Prevalence of potentially clinically significant MRI findings in athletes with and without sport-related concussion.

(Klein AP, Tetzlaff JE, Bonis JM, Nelson LD, Mayer A, 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 KK, Mihalik J, Duma SM, Rowson S, Brooks A, Broglio SP, McAllister T, McCrea M, Meier T.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Jan 08.
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 Feb;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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Nov;39(11):4276-4289.
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 Jan;29(1):11-17.
Acute Clinical Predictors of Symptom Recovery in Emergency Department Patients with Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury or Non-Traumatic Brain Injuries.

(Nelson LD, Furger RE, Ranson J, Tarima S, Hammeke TA, Randolph C, Barr WB, Guskiewicz K, Olsen CM, Lerner EB, McCrea MA.) J Neurotrauma. 2018 Jan 15;35(2):249-259.
Prospective Assessment of Acute Blood Markers of Brain Injury in Sport-Related Concussion.

(Meier TB, Nelson LD, Huber DL, Bazarian JJ, Hayes RL, McCrea MA.) J Neurotrauma. 2017 11 15;34(22):3134-3142.

Lindsay Nelson, PhD