Timothy B. Meier, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Post-Doctoral Associate, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM, 2014-2015
Post-Doctoral Associate, Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, 2013-2014
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2012-2013
PhD, Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2012
BS, Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 2007

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Biography

Timothy Meier, PhD, is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He received his PhD from the Neuroscience Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012 and completed post-doctoral training at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and at the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Meier’s research interests include performing cross-disciplinary, translational neuroimaging research to identify mechanisms of the acute pathophysiological effects of mild traumatic brain injury and their relationship to long-term neurological outcomes.

Honors and Awards

2007 – Graduation from UIUC Psychology with Distinction
2007 – 2009 – National Research Service Award T32-GM007507
2011 – UW Vilas Conference Presentation Funding

Research Areas of Interest

Brain Concussion
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Brain Injury, Chronic

MCW Program / Core Facilities

Brain Injury Research Program
Neuroscience Research Center

Research Interests

Characterization of the acute and chronic effects of mild traumatic brain injury using advanced neuroimaging and blood biomarkers

Investigating the overlapping associations of prior concussion, default mode connectivity, and executive function-based symptoms.

(Brett BL, Bryant AM, España LY, Mayer AR, Meier TB.) Brain Imaging Behav. 2022 Jun;16(3):1275-1283 PMID: 34989980 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122442490 01/07/2022
Head Impact Exposure, Gray Matter Volume, and Moderating Effects of Estimated Intelligence Quotient and Educational Attainment in Former Athletes at Midlife.

(Brett BL, Walton SR, Meier TB, Nencka AS, Powell JR, Giovanello KS, Guskiewicz KM, McCrea MA.) J Neurotrauma. 2022 Apr;39(7-8):497-507 PMID: 35044240 PMCID: PMC8978573 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128039718 01/20/2022
The Kynurenine Pathway in Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Psychiatric Outcomes.

(Meier TB, Savitz J.) Biol Psychiatry. 2022 03 01;91(5):449-458 PMID: 34266671 PMCID: PMC8630076 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110268392 07/17/2021
Extracellular vesicle-associated cytokines in sport-related concussion.

(Meier TB, Guedes VA, Smith EG, Sass D, Mithani S, Vorn R, Savitz J, Teague TK, McCrea MA, Gill JM.) Brain Behav Immun. 2022 02;100:83-87 PMID: 34848337 PMCID: PMC8895755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120319612 12/02/2021
Non-Linear Device Head Coupling and Temporal Delays in Large Animal Acceleration Models of Traumatic Brain Injury

(Mayer AR, Ling JM, Patton DA, Stephenson DD, Dodd AB, Dodd RJ, Rannou-Latella JG, Smith DH, Johnson VE, Cullen DK, Meier TB, Kinsler RE.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. June 2022;50(6):728-739 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127579023 06/01/2022
The Kynurenine Pathway in Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Psychiatric Outcomes

(Meier TB, Savitz J.) Biological Psychiatry. 1 March 2022;91(5):449-458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110268392 03/01/2022
Extracellular vesicle-associated cytokines in sport-related concussion

(Meier TB, Guedes VA, Smith EG, Sass D, Mithani S, Vorn R, Savitz J, Teague TK, McCrea MA, Gill JM.) Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. February 2022;100:83-87 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120319612 02/01/2022
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 PMCID: PMC8940748 09/28/2021
Test-Retest Reliability of a Semi-Structured Interview to Aid in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis.

(Hergert DC, Sicard V, Stephenson DD, Pabbathi Reddy S, Robertson-Benta CR, Dodd AB, Bedrick EJ, Gioia GA, Meier TB, Shaff NA, Quinn DK, Campbell RA, Phillips JP, Vakhtin AA, Sapien RE, Mayer AR.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2021 Aug 11:1-13 PMID: 34376268 PMCID: PMC8831656 08/12/2021
Research Letter: Sleep Mediates the Association Between Prior Concussion and Depressive Symptoms.

(Brett BL, Meier TB, Savitz J, Guskiewicz KM, McCrea MA.) J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;36(4):E284-E288 PMID: 33656485 PMCID: PMC8249320 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107888070 03/04/2021
Assessment of Blood Biomarker Profile After Acute Concussion During Combative Training Among US Military Cadets: A Prospective Study From the NCAA and US Department of Defense CARE Consortium.

(Giza CC, McCrea M, Huber D, Cameron KL, Houston MN, Jackson JC, McGinty G, Pasquina P, Broglio SP, Brooks A, DiFiori J, Duma S, Harezlak J, Goldman J, Guskiewicz K, McAllister TW, McArthur D, Meier TB, Mihalik JP, Nelson LD, Rowson S, Gill J, CARE Consortium Investigators, Foroud T, Katz B, Saykin A, Campbell DE, Svoboda S.) JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01;4(2):e2037731 PMID: 33616662 PMCID: PMC7900866 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102222090 02/23/2021
Reproducibility and Characterization of Head Kinematics During a Large Animal Acceleration Model of Traumatic Brain Injury.

(Mayer AR, Ling JM, Dodd AB, Rannou-Latella JG, Stephenson DD, Dodd RJ, Mehos CJ, Patton DA, Cullen DK, Johnson VE, Pabbathi Reddy S, Robertson-Benta CR, Gigliotti AP, Meier TB, Vermillion MS, Smith DH, Kinsler R.) Front Neurol. 2021;12:658461 PMID: 34177763 PMCID: PMC8219951 06/29/2021

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