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.

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
Feasibility and Utility of a Flexible Outcome Assessment Battery for Longitudinal Traumatic Brain Injury Research: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Bodien YG, Barber J, Taylor SR, Boase K, Corrigan JD, Dikmen S, Gardner RC, Kramer JH, Levin H, Machamer J, McAllister T, Nelson LD, Ngwenya LB, Sherer M, Stein MB, Vassar M, Whyte J, Yue JK, Markowitz A, McCrea MA, Manley GT, Temkin N, Giacino JT.) J Neurotrauma. 2023 Feb;40(3-4):337-348 PMID: 36097759 PMCID: PMC9902043 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147317594 09/14/2022
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
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 Jan 21 PMID: 36696236 01/26/2023
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
Correction to: Association of day-of-injury plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein concentration and six-month posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

(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 Dec;47(13):2332 PMID: 36180785 PMCID: PMC9630453 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139165950 10/01/2022
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. 2022 Nov 18 PMID: 36403906 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146465410 11/21/2022
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. 2022 Nov 03:1-8 PMID: 36325632 11/04/2022
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140080624 10/03/2022
Emotional Resilience Predicts Preserved White Matter Microstructure Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Cai LT, Brett BL, Palacios EM, Yuh EL, Bourla I, Wren-Jarvis J, Wang Y, Mac Donald C, Diaz-Arrastia R, Giacino JT, Okonkwo DO, Levin HS, Robertson CS, Temkin N, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Stein MB, McCrea MA, Zafonte RD, Nelson LD, Mukherjee P, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2022 Sep 21 PMID: 36152948 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147112800 09/25/2022
Psychometric Properties of Computerized Cognitive Tools and Standard Neuropsychological Tests Used to Assess Sport Concussion: A Systematic Review.

(Wilmoth K, Brett BL, Emmert NA, Cook CM, Schaffert J, Caze T 2nd, Kotsonis T, Cusick M, Solomon G, Resch JE, Cullum CM, Nelson LD, McCrea M.) Neuropsychol Rev. 2022 Aug 30 PMID: 36040610 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137257452 08/31/2022