Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Associate Professor

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Neuropsychology Fellow, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2012-2014
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

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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

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.

Salivary Cortisol Dynamics After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Musacchio S, Kallenbach MD, Huber DL, Raff H, Johnson BD, Leddy J, McCrea MA, Meier TB, Nelson LD.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;38(4):E318-E327 PMID: 36696236 PMCID: PMC10329977 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164269490 01/26/2023
Linking Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) and Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) scores with item response theory.

(Simons MU, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Balsis S, Hoelzle JB, Magnus BE.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2023 Aug;29(7):696-703 PMID: 36325632 PMCID: PMC10154437 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164247046 11/04/2022
Association of obesity with mild traumatic brain injury symptoms, inflammatory profile, quality of life and functional outcomes: a TRACK-TBI Study.

(Eagle SR, Puccio AM, Nelson LD, McCrea M, Giacino J, Diaz-Arrastia R, Conkright W, Jain S, Sun X, Manley G, Okonkwo DO, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 27 PMID: 37369556 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164412798 06/28/2023
Role of biomarkers and emerging technologies in defining and assessing neurobiological recovery after sport-related concussion: a systematic review.

(Tabor JB, Brett BL, Nelson L, Meier T, Penner LC, Mayer AR, Echemendia RJ, McAllister T, Meehan WP 3rd, Patricios J, Makdissi M, Bressan S, Davis GA, Premji Z, Schneider KJ, Zetterberg H, McCrea M.) Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jun;57(12):789-797 PMID: 37316184 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162005804 06/15/2023
Are EPB41 and alpha-synuclein diagnostic biomarkers of sport-related concussion? Findings from the NCAA and Department of Defense CARE Consortium.

(Vorn R, Devoto C, Meier TB, Lai C, Yun S, Broglio SP, Mithani S, McAllister TW, Giza CC, Kim HS, Huber D, Harezlak J, Cameron KL, McGinty G, Jackson J, Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, Brooks A, Duma S, Rowson S, Nelson LD, Pasquina P, McCrea MA, Gill JM, CARE Consortium Investigators.) J Sport Health Sci. 2023 May;12(3):379-387 PMID: 36403906 PMCID: PMC10199139 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146465410 11/21/2022
Relationship Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms.

(Miller T, Kallenbach MD, Huber DL, Brett BL, Nelson LD.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2023 Mar-Apr 01;38(2):165-174 PMID: 36731041 PMCID: PMC9998328 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149809439 02/03/2023
Functional Recovery, Symptoms, and Quality of Life 1 to 5 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Nelson LD, Temkin NR, Barber J, Brett BL, Okonkwo DO, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Bodien YG, Robertson C, Corrigan JD, Diaz-Arrastia R, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01;6(3):e233660 PMID: 36939699 PMCID: PMC10028488 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150751436 03/21/2023
The Effects of Rest on Concussion Symptom Resolution and Recovery Time: A Meta-analytic Review and Subgroup Analysis of 4329 Patients.

(Kontos AP, Eagle SR, Braithwaite R, Preszler J, Manderino L, Turner RL, Jennings S, Trbovich A, Hickey RW, Collins MW, McCrea M, Nelson LD, Root J, Thomas DG.) Am J Sports Med. 2023 Feb 27:3635465221150214 PMID: 36847271 02/28/2023
Polygenic risk for mental disorders as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury.

(Stein MB, Jain S, Parodi L, Choi KW, Maihofer AX, Nelson LD, Mukherjee P, Sun X, He F, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, Korley FK, Vassar MJ, Robertson CS, McCrea MA, Temkin N, Markowitz AJ, Diaz-Arrastia R, Rosand J, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Transl Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 25;13(1):24 PMID: 36693822 PMCID: PMC9873804 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146843158 01/25/2023
A Systematic Review of ASL Perfusion MRI in Mild TBI

(Wang Y, Bartels HM, Nelson LD.) Neuropsychology Review. March 2023;33(1):160-191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089515500 03/01/2023
Implementation of active injury management (AIM) in youth with acute concussion: A randomized controlled trial.

(Thomas DG, Erpenbach H, Hickey RW, Waltzman D, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Nelson LD, Patterson CG, McCrea MA, Collins MW, Kontos AP.) Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Dec;123:106965 PMID: 36252936 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140490997 10/18/2022
Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.

(Maas AIR, Menon DK, Manley GT, Abrams M, Åkerlund C, Andelic N, Aries M, Bashford T, Bell MJ, Bodien YG, Brett BL, Büki A, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Clark D, Clasby B, Cooper DJ, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dams-O'Connor K, De Keyser V, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ercole A, van Essen TA, Falvey É, Ferguson AR, Figaji A, Fitzgerald M, Foreman B, Gantner D, Gao G, Giacino J, Gravesteijn B, Guiza F, Gupta D, Gurnell M, Haagsma JA, Hammond FM, Hawryluk G, Hutchinson P, van der Jagt M, Jain S, Jain S, Jiang JY, Kent H, Kolias A, Kompanje EJO, Lecky F, Lingsma HF, Maegele M, Majdan M, Markowitz A, McCrea M, Meyfroidt G, Mikolić A, Mondello S, Mukherjee P, Nelson D, Nelson LD, Newcombe V, Okonkwo D, Orešič M, Peul W, Pisică D, Polinder S, Ponsford J, Puybasset L, Raj R, Robba C, Røe C, Rosand J, Schueler P, Sharp DJ, Smielewski P, Stein MB, von Steinbüchel N, Stewart W, Steyerberg EW, Stocchetti N, Temkin N, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Thomas I, Espin AT, Turgeon AF, Unterberg A, Van Praag D, van Veen E, Verheyden J, Vyvere TV, Wang KKW, Wiegers EJA, Williams WH, Wilson L, Wisniewski SR, Younsi A, Yue JK, Yuh EL, Zeiler FA, Zeldovich M, Zemek R, InTBIR Participants and Investigators.) Lancet Neurol. 2022 Nov;21(11):1004-1060 PMID: 36183712 PMCID: PMC10427240 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140080624 10/03/2022