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Linda Nelson’s professional career began with an internship in early childhood language development at Harvard University under Burton White, M.D., Harvard University. She went on to earn a teaching certificate, a Master’s of Education degree (M.Ed.), and an Educational Specialist degree in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University.
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Dr. Nelson’s academic career has paralleled her clinical practice. In her position as Professor in-residence, she taught medical students and residents. She also served as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, under Mark Fisher, M.D., Chair, Neurology Department. She was Principal Investigator of research studies together with Marian Sowa, M.D., co-investigator. Following her academic appointment at UCI, Dr. Nelson joined the UCLA faculty as Professor in-residence. Her research at UCLA focused on developing reliable clinical biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with developmental disabilities and Down Syndrome. Clinical research methodology combined PET-FDDNP imaging of brain amyloid and TAU, and post-mortem brain tissue analysis. Co-investigators included Jean de Vellis, Ph.D. (developmental disabilities), Jorge Barrio, Ph.D. (nuclear medicine), and Harry Vinters, M.D. (brain tissue analysis).
Dr. Nelson received her doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from The Ohio State University under Philip Marks, Ph.D. A year-long clinical internship was completed at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brentwood Division, under Kay West, Ph.D. (psychotherapy) and David W. Foy, Ph.D. (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder evaluation and treatment).
Dr. Nelson is also a board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist. She holds the distinction of Fellow in the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Dr. Nelson received her two-year post-doctoral fellowship training from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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Dr. Nelson is also a board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and Fellow, the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Specific areas of neuropsychological expertise include full-spectrum psychiatric diagnosis, neuropsychological assessment, and neurocognitive rehabilitation and treatment. Training includes areas of attention deficit disorder, psychoses, and general adult neurology.
Linda Nelson’s professional career began with an internship in early childhood language development at Harvard University under Burton White, M.D., Harvard University. She went on to earn a teaching certificate, a Master’s of Education degree (M.Ed.), and an Educational Specialist degree in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University.
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