
Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor
Locations
- Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
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
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
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.
Publications
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(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
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(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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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(Bryant AM, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) Neurotrauma Rep. 2021;2(1):363-369 PMID: 34901936 PMCID: PMC8655808 12/14/2021