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Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Lindsay Nelson, PhD, ABPP

Professor, Director of Translational Research, Department of Neurosurgery

Locations

  • Neurosurgery
    8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Neuropsychology Fellow, Department of Neurology, Ϲ, 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 Ϲ’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, Ϲ, 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

  • (Temkin N, Barber J, Machamer J, Boase K, Hwang P, Bodien YG, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD, Manley G, Dikmen S, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neurotrauma. 2026 Aug;43(15-16):1271-1281 PMID: 41449672 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105026469219 12/26/2025

  • (Yue JK, Fu AY, Jain S, Puccio AM, Eagle SR, Korley FK, van Essen TA, Samanta R, Li LM, Roberts CJ, Caldwell DJ, Elguindy MM, Vassar MJ, Belton PJ, Bhattacharyay S, Nelson LD, Tracey JX, Etemad LL, Gotthardt CJ, Satris GG, Wang MB, Demos C, Sigal GB, Amorim E, Madhok DY, Radabaugh HL, Ferguson AR, Markowitz AJ, Robertson CS, Valadka AB, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, McCrea MA, Hinson HE, Schneider ALC, Sun X, Okonkwo DO, Kobeissy FH, Manley GT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Wang KKW, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) J Neuroinflammation. 2026 May 28;23(1) PMID: 42210282 05/29/2026

  • (Gotthardt CJ, Barber JK, Eagle SR, van Essen TA, Nelson LD, Fu AY, Satris GG, Vreeburg RJG, Tracey JX, Etemad LL, Wong JC, Elguindy MM, Belton PJ, Madhok DY, Korley FK, Ferguson AR, Torres-Espin A, Duhaime AC, Halabi C, Huang MC, Tarapore PE, DiGiorgio AM, Valadka AB, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Temkin NR, Manley GT, Yue JK, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Pain. 2026 May 01;167(5):e86-e98 PMID: 41734261 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032282195 02/24/2026

  • (Simons MU, Musacchio S, Johnson BD, Huber DL, Leddy J, Raff H, McCrea MA, Roberts CJ, Nelson LD.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2026 Apr 15:1-19 PMID: 41982181 PMCID: PMC13177294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035878194 04/15/2026

  • (Nelson LD, Simons MU, Jain S, Sun X, Choi K, Temkin N, Diaz-Arrastia R, Gardner R, Taylor S, Manley GT, Stein MB.) J Neurotrauma. 2026 Mar 18:8977151261432398 PMID: 41852022 PMCID: PMC13108594 03/19/2026

  • (Patrick CJ, Ribes-Guardiola P, Bartholow BD, Kallen AM, Perkins ER, Krueger RF, DeYoung CG, Kotov R, Pasion R, Wilson S, Yancey JR, Brislin SJ, Cole SL, Cicero DC, Conway C, Forbes MK, Harper J, Hicks BM, Hopwood CJ, Iacono WG, Jonas KG, Kaczkurkin A, Latzman RD, Markon KE, Martin EA, Michelini G, Nelson LD, Schaefer J, Sellbom M, Venables NC, Waldman ID, Wright AGC, Zald DH, Joyner KJ.) Clin Psychol Sci. 2026 Feb 02 PMID: 41918945 PMCID: PMC13035350 04/01/2026

  • (Habrat ML, Smith SC, Ninneman A, Nelson D, Nelson LD.) J Prim Care Community Health. 2026;17:21501319261447623 PMID: 42090191 PMCID: PMC13161636 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105038229037 05/06/2026

  • (Gray S, Amadon G, Temkin N, Darsie M, Giacino JT, Corrigan JD, Korley F, Whyte J, Stein MB, Manley GT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) Journal of Emergency Medicine. January 2026;80:211-219 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105023494201 01/01/2026

  • (Gray S, Amadon G, Temkin N, Darsie M, Giacino JT, Corrigan JD, Korley F, Whyte J, Stein MB, Manley GT, McCrea MA, Nelson LD.) J Emerg Med. 2026 Jan;80:211-219 PMID: 41297111 PMCID: PMC12685003 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105023494201 11/27/2025

  • (Sloane K, Nelson LD, Stein MB, Barber J, Temkin N, Scott JC, Brett BL, Manley G, Schneider ALC, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) BMJ Ment Health. 2025 Dec 17;28(1) PMID: 41407486 PMCID: PMC12716588 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105026082831 12/18/2025

  • (Eagle SR, Simons MU, Barber J, Temkin N, Yue JK, Puccio A, McCrea MA, Giacino J, Manley G, Okonkwo DO, Nelson LD, TRACK‐TBI Investigators.) Obes Sci Pract. 2025 Dec;11(6):e70101 PMID: 41438167 PMCID: PMC12719804 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025755737 12/24/2025

  • (Okusanya TR, Furie MD, Tarima S, Barry CO, deRoon-Cassini T, Kobayashi Y, McCrea MA, Williams KS, Young SA, Nelson LD.) Neurotrauma Reports. December 2025;6(1):1049-1060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027818624 12/01/2025