Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

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 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.

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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.

Distinct trajectories of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the 12 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI): a TRACK-TBI study.

(Martinez KA, Ryu E, Patrick CJ, Temkin NR, Stein MB, Magnus BE, McCrea MA, Manley GT, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Psychol Med. 2024 Sep 04:1-10 PMID: 39228231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203120679 09/04/2024
Performance of the IMPACT and CRASH prognostic models for traumatic brain injury in a contemporary multicenter cohort: a TRACK-TBI study.

(Yue JK, Lee YM, Sun X, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Belton PJ, Pisică D, Mikolic A, Deng H, Kanter JH, McCrea MA, Bodien YG, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ambati VS, Grandhi R, Puccio AM, Mukherjee P, Valadka AB, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, DiGiorgio AM, Markowitz AJ, Yuh EL, Okonkwo DO, Steyerberg EW, Lingsma HF, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Jain S, Manley GT, The TRACK-TBI Investigators .) J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug 01;141(2):417-429 PMID: 38489823 PMCID: PMC11010725 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197346329 03/15/2024
Use of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test in community adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

(DeGroot A, Huber DL, Leddy JJ, Raff H, McCrea MA, Johnson BD, Nelson LD.) PM R. 2024 Aug;16(8):826-835 PMID: 38411367 PMCID: PMC11323219 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186544012 02/27/2024
Latent Profiles of Acute Symptoms, Cognitive Performance, and Balance in Sport-Related Concussions.

(Simons MU, McCrea MA, Broglio S, McAllister TW, Nelson LD, Benjamin H, Brooks A, Buckley T, Cameron K, Clugston J, DiFiori J, D'Lauro C, Eckner J, Alejandro Feigenbaum L, Giza C, Hazzard J Jr, Kaminski T, Kelly L, Kontos A, Master C, Mihalik J, Miles C, Port N, Putukian M, Susmarski A.) Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul;52(8):2110-2118 PMID: 38857057 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197959213 06/10/2024
Utility of Structured Oculomotor, Balance, and Exercise Testing in Civilian Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

(DeGroot A, Simons MU, Huber DL, Leddy J, McCrea MA, Johnson BD, Nelson LD.) Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Jul 01;103(7):588-594 PMID: 38206608 PMCID: PMC11178468 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196212841 01/11/2024
The Prevalence and Influence of New or Worsened Neck Pain After a Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: A Study From the CARE Consortium.

(King JA, Nelson LD, Cheever K, Brett B, Gliedt J, Szabo A, Dong H, Huber DL, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Pasquina P, Feigenbaum LA, Hoy A, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Buckley T, Kelly LA, Miles C, Goldman JT, Benjamin HJ, Master CL, Ortega J, Kontos A, Clugston JR, Cameron KL, Kaminski TW, Chrisman SP, Eckner JT, Port N, McGinty G.) Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jun;52(7):1845-1854 PMID: 38742422 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195228285 05/14/2024
Diagnostic Utility of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Beyond 12 Hours After Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Puccio AM, Yue JK, Korley FK, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Yuh EL, Ferguson AR, Mukherjee P, Wang KKW, Taylor SR, Deng H, Markowitz AJ, Sun X, Jain S, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2024 Jun;41(11-12):1353-1363 PMID: 38251868 PMCID: PMC11564837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188273788 01/22/2024
Automated Measurement of Cerebral Hemorrhagic Contusions and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury in the TRACK-TBI Study

(Snider SB, Temkin NR, Sun X, Stubbs JL, Rademaker QJ, Markowitz AJ, Rosenthal ES, Diaz-Arrastia R, Fox MD, Manley GT, Jain S, Edlow BL, Badjatia N, Chesnut R, Duhaime AC, Grandhi R, Jha R, Keene CD, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson L, Okonkwo D, Robertson C, Rodgers RB, Schnyer D, Taylor SR, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Network Open. 30 August 2024;7(8):e2427772 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202943976 08/30/2024
Prior traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI cohort study.

(Yue JK, Etemad LL, Elguindy MM, van Essen TA, Belton PJ, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Vreeburg RJG, Gotthardt CJ, Tracey JX, Coskun BC, Krishnan N, Halabi C, Eagle SR, Korley FK, Robertson CS, Duhaime AC, Satris GG, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, Madhok DY, Giacino JT, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Valadka AB, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Sun X, Jain S, Manley GT, DiGiorgio AM, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Badjatia N, Barber J, Bodien YG, Fabian B, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner RC, Gopinath S, Grandhi R, Russell Huie J, Dirk Keene C, Lingsma HF, MacDonald CL, Markowitz AJ, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Rodgers RB, Schneider ALC, Schnyer DM, Taylor SR, Temkin NR, Torres-Espin A, Vassar MJ, Wang KKW, Wong JC, Zafonte RD.) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001501 PMID: 39081460 PMCID: PMC11287071 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200125871 07/31/2024
The Psychometric Properties of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Somatic Complaints (SOM) Scale

(Simons MU, Magnus BE, Nelson LD, Nitta ME, Hoelzle JB.) Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205113474 01/01/2024
Profiles of Cognitive Functioning at 6 Months After Traumatic Brain Injury Among Patients in Level I Trauma Centers: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Bryant AM, Rose NB, Temkin NR, Barber JK, Manley GT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Badjatia N, Gopinath S, Keene CD, Madden C, Ngwenya LB, Puccio A, Robertson C, Schnyer D, Taylor SR, Yue JK.) JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 01;6(12):e2349118 PMID: 38147333 PMCID: PMC10751593 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181038532 12/26/2023
Network analysis and relationship of symptom factors to functional outcomes and quality of life following mild traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study.

(Eagle SR, Jain S, Sun X, Preszler J, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Manley GT, Okonkwo DO, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Front Neurol. 2023;14:1308540 PMID: 38148980 PMCID: PMC10750770 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180654624 12/27/2023