Meet Our Team
Faculty
Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP
Professor, Neurosurgery and Neurology; Director, Brain Injury Research Program
Lindsay Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Neurology
Timothy B. Meier, PhD
Assistant Professor
Residents & Fellows
We have many research opportunities for residents and postdoctoral fellows who have interest in studying traumatic brain injury. Our program also collaborates with the Division of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology to provide research experience to a matched postdoctoral fellow in conjunction with their clinic experience throughout their two-year fellowship.
Benjamin Brett, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Joint Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship
Luisa Bohorquez Montoya, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Meier Lab
Sasha Han, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nelson Lab
Monica Keith, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Meier Lab
Staff
The staff within the Brain Injury Research Program are critical to our success. Program staff provide important support for our diverse research portfolio, including assisting with obtaining project funding, data collection and analysis, grants management, and research study coordination.
Jennifer Hill, MA, CCRC
Program Director, Brain Injury Research Program
Katie Krahn
Research Program Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Megan Schultz
Research Program Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Melissa Koschnitzke, MA, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Robyn Furger, MA, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Amy Nader
Clinical Research Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Alexa Wild
Clinical Research Coordinator, Brain Injury Research Program
Nicholas Guzowski
Research Assistant, Brain Injury Research Program
Georgia Ristow
Research Assistant, Brain Injury Research Program
Anna Klotz
Research Assistant, Brain Injury Research Program
Dan Huber
Research Technologist, Brain Injury Research Program
Brad Swearingen
Programmer Analyst, Brain Injury Research Program
Students
Medical students at Medical College of Wisconsin typically participate via the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) or the Physician Scientist Pathway.
- Lezlie España, MCW & MU Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studen
- Morgan Nitta, MU Clinical Psychology Graduate Student
- Ryan Lee, MSSRP Student (2016), Pathways Student (2016-19)
- Dan Sjoquist, MSSRP Student (2014
- Jake Murtha, MSSRP Student (2014)
Alumni
Lindsay Nelson, PhD
Neuropsychology Fellow 2012-2014
Dr. Nelson is now an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the Brain Injury Research Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Adam Pfaller
Clinical Research Assistant 2012-2015
Adam Pfaller is now a medical student University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ashley Laroche, MA, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator 2012-2015
Ashley LaRoche is now a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Neurosciences Institute at Ochsner Health System in southeast Louisiana.
Missy Lancaster, PhD
Neuropsychology Fellow 2014-2016
Dr. Lancaster is now a Clinical Neuropsychologist for Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL.
Jana Ranson, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nelson Lab 2016-2018
Dr. Ranson is now a Program Director in the Kern Institute for Transformation of Medical Education at the Medical College of Wisconsin.