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Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Professor

Locations

  • Neurosurgery
    8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Neuropsychology Fellow, Department of Neurology, 91ɫƵ, 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

Biography

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and professor of neurosurgery and neurology. She is a faculty member of 91ɫƵ’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.

Learn more about Dr. Nelson's Research 

Honors and Awards

Post Graduate Scholar Award, Department of Neurology, 91ɫƵ, 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.

Publications

  • (Nelson LD, Wilson L, Albrecht JS, Arciniegas DB, Barthélemy EJ, Fontaine SN, Gardner RC, Juengst SB, Pappadis MR, Ponsford J, Thomas DG, Yeates KO, Dams-O'Connor K, Manley GT, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Awwad HO, Doperalski A, Umoh N.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jun 04 PMID: 40464097 06/04/2025

  • (Manley GT, Dams-O'Connor K, Alosco ML, Awwad HO, Bazarian JJ, Bragge P, Corrigan JD, Doperalski A, Ferguson AR, Mac Donald CL, Menon DK, McNett MM, van der Naalt J, Nelson LD, Pisică D, Silverberg ND, Umoh N, Wilson L, Yuh EL, Zetterberg H, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative.) Lancet Neurol. 2025 Jun;24(6):512-523 PMID: 40409315 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105005509105 05/24/2025

  • (Eagle SR, Temkin N, Barber JK, McCrea M, Giacino JT, Okonkwo D, Manley GT, Nelson L, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Neurology. 2025 Apr 22;104(8):e213427 PMID: 40168631 PMCID: PMC11966525 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105002821584 04/01/2025

  • (Thomas DG, Erpenbach H, Smith CN, Hickey RW, Waltzman D, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Nelson LD, Patterson CG, McCrea M, Collins MW, Kontos AP.) J Pediatr. 2025 Apr 18;283:114596 PMID: 40254050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004917264 04/21/2025

  • (Simons MU, Maio A, Huber DL, Corrigan JD, Temkin N, Darsie M, Kitagawa R, Whyte J, Giacino JT, Stein MB, Manley GT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Apr 09 PMID: 40200896 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003876398 04/09/2025

  • (Temkin N, Barber J, Machamer J, Sugar G, Morrissey MR, Boase K, Zahniser E, Bodien YG, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD, Stein MB, Taylor S, Robertson C, Okonkwo D, Manley G, Dikmen S, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Apr 09 PMID: 40200868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003882256 04/09/2025

  • (Harris M, Yue JK, Jain S, Sun X, Puccio AM, Gardner RC, Wang KKW, Okonkwo DO, Yuh EL, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Taylor SR, Markowitz AJ, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, Korley FK, TRACK‐TBI Investigators.) Acad Emerg Med. 2025 Feb 18 PMID: 39967286 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85219212820 02/19/2025

  • (Manley GT, Dams-O'Connor K, Alosco ML, Awwad HO, Bazarian JJ, Bragge P, Corrigan JD, Doperalski A, Ferguson AR, Mac Donald CL, Menon DK, McNett MM, van der Naalt J, Nelson LD, Pisică D, Silverberg ND, Umoh N, Wilson L, Yuh EL, Zetterberg H, Maas AIR, McCrea MA.) Lancet Neurology. June 2025;24(6):512-523 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105005509105 06/01/2025

  • (Eagle SR, Barber J, Temkin N, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Okonkwo DO, Madhok D, Yue JK, Zerbato JM, Manley GT, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Front Neurol. 2025;16:1558204 PMID: 40242629 PMCID: PMC12002085 04/17/2025

  • (Eagle SR, Gardner RC, Jain S, Sun X, Puccio A, Brent D, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Okonkwo DO, Yue JK, Manley GT, Stein MB, TRACK-TBI Investigators .) Brain Commun. 2025;7(2):fcaf123 PMID: 40190352 PMCID: PMC11968334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105002234323 04/07/2025

  • (Eagle SR, Barber J, Temkin N, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Okonkwo DO, Madhok D, Yue JK, Zerbato JM, Manley GT, Nelson LD, Keene CD, Krishnamoorthy V, Mac Donald C, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Ngwenya LB, Puccio A, Robertson C, Rodgers RB, Taylor SR, Zafonte R.) Frontiers in Neurology. 2025;16 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003374076 01/01/2025

  • (Simons MU, Magnus BE, Nelson LD, Nitta ME, Hoelzle JB.) Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. December 2024;46(4):1000-1008 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205113474 12/01/2024