Linda D. Nelson, Ph.D., ABN, Ed.S., M.A., M.Ed., Q.M.E.

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1 Providing high quality AME and QME evaluations across a range of specialties. Linda D. Nelson, Ph.D., ABN, Ed.S., M.A., M.Ed., Q.M.E. PSY10688 Education: CURRICULUM VITAE B.A., Bowling Green State University M.Ed., Kent State University Ed.S., Kent State University M.A., Ohio State University Ph.D., Ohio State University Clinical Psychology Internship, VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles Postdoctoral Fellowship (Clinical Neuropsychology), UCLA ABN, Board Certified, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology QME, Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California License and Certification: Licensed Psychologist, State of California (#PSY 10688) Licensed School Psychologist, State of Ohio (#SP189) Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California Professional Experience: Staff School Psychologist; Cleveland, Ohio Staff School Psychologist; Medina County Board of Education Director, State Programs for Developmentally Disabled, Columbus, OH Undergraduate Student Advisor; Ohio State University Graduate Teaching Assistant; Ohio State University Instructor, Ohio State University Graduate Teaching Assistant; Ohio State University Assistant Clinical Professor; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine Staff Psychologist, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Instructor, Psychiatry Clerkship; UCI Instructor, Biological Sciences; UCI 1520 Nutmeg Pl., Suite 260, Costa Mesa CA Ph (844) Fx (888) support@eval-docs.com

2 present 2005-present Assistant Professor, in residence; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine Director, Doctoral Training Program in Neuropsychology, University of California, Irvine Associate Professor, in residence; University of California, Irvine Course Director; Graduate level; Geriatric Medicine, UCI Clinical Course Director, Program in Geriatric Medicine, UCI Program Coordinator, Geriatric Medicine, UCI Instructor; College of Medicine, UCI Director, Successful Aging Program, UCI Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine Director, Neurology Clerkship (graduate medical education); UCI Adjunct Professor, Psychology Department, Pepperdine University Professor, Psychiatry 99,199; Psychology 196; University of California, Los Angeles Professor, Emerita; University of California system Private Practice, Santa Monica, CA Publications and Presentations Nelson, L., & Marks, P. (1985). Empirical correlates of infrequently occurring MMPI codetypes. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41, Nelson, L. (1987). Measuring depression in a clinical using the MMPI. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, Stern, S., Cooper, T., Johnson, M., Jones, B., Nelson, L., & Smeltzer, D. (1987). Lack of weight gain under Desipramine. Biological Psychiatry, 22, Nelson, L., & Stern, S. (1988). Mood induction in a clinically depressed population. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 10, Green, M., Satz, P., Smith, C., & Nelson, L. (1989). Is there atypical handedness in schizophrenia? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 98, Nelson, L., Satz, P., Mitrushina, M., van Gorp W., Cicchetti, D., Lewis, R., & van Lancker, D. (1989). Development and Validation of the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1, Satz, P., Nelson, L. & Green, M. (1989). Ambiguous Handedness: Incidence in a nonclinical sample. Neuropsychologia 27, Nelson, L. (1991). The process of peer review: Unanswered questions. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 14, 158. Nelson, L., & Cicchetti, D. (1991). Validity of the MMPI Depression scale for outpatients. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 3,

3 Stern, S., Ribner, H., Cooper, T., Nelson, L., Johnson, M., & Suckow, R. (1991). 2- Hydroxydesipramine and Desipramine Plasma levels and electrocardiographic effects in depressed younger adults. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11, Nelson, L., Stern, S., & Cicchetti, D. (1992). Psychometric properties of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 14, Nelson, L., Mitrushina, M., Satz, P., Sowa, M., & Cohen, S. (1993). Cross-validation of the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile in stroke patients. Psychological Assessment, 5, Cicchetti, D., & Nelson, L. (1994). Re-examining threats to the reliability and validity of putative brain behavior relationships: New guidelines for assessing the effect to patients lost to follow-up. Journal of Clinical and Neuropsychology, 16, Nelson, L. (1994). Normative assessment. Psychological Assessment, 6, 283. Nelson, L., Cicchetti, D., Satz, P., Sowa, M., & Mitrushina, M. (1994). Emotional sequelae of stroke: A longitudinal perspective. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 16, Nelson, L., Lott, I., Touchette, P., Satz, P., & D'Elia, L. (1995). Detection of Alzheimer's Disease in persons with Down's Syndrome: Possible relevance of depression. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 99, Nelson, L. & Cicchetti, D. (1995). Assessment of emotional functioning in brain-impaired individuals. Psychological Assessment, 7, Nelson, L., Pham, D., & Uchiyama, C. (1996). Subtlety of the MMPI-2: A subject laid to rest? Psychological Assessment, 8, Satz, P., Holston, S., Uchiyama, C., Shimahara, G. Foster, J., Mitrushina, M., Drebing, C., Forney, D., van Gorp, W., Nelson, L., Cannon, B., & Fahy, J. (1996). Development and evaluation of validity scales for the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile: A dissembling study, Psychological Assessment, 8, Stern, S., Cooper, T., Nelson, L., Johnson, M., & Suckow, R. (1996). 2- Hydroxydespipramine and Despramine plasma levels: How are they related to antidepressant response? International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11, Nelson, L., & Adams, K. (1997). Challenges for neuropsychology in the treatment and rehabilitation of brain-injured patients. Psychological Assessment, 9, Nelson, L., Drebing, C., Satz, P., & Uchiyama, C. (1998). Personality change in head trauma: A validity study of the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile. Arch of Clinical Neuropsychology, 13, Nelson, L. (2000). Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test. In A. Kazdin (ed.) Encyclopedia of Psychology. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. Nelson, L. (2000). Introduction to the special section on methods and implications of assessment instruments. In L. Nelson (sect. Ed) Psychological Assessment, 12, Silverstein, M., & Nelson, L. (2000). Clinical and research implications of revising psychological tests. Psychological Assessment, 12, Nelson, L., Orme, D., Osann, K., & Lott, I. (2001). Neurological changes and emotional functioning in adults with Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 45, 1-7. Nelson, L., Albert, M., & Hanks, C. (2002). Current attitudes of medical students toward older adults and their medical care: Implications for medical education. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education. 8,

4 Lott, I., Osann, K., Doran, E., Nelson, L. (2002). Down syndrome and Alzheimer disease: Response to Donepezil. Arch Neurology, 59, Nelson, L., Elder, J., & Tehrani, P. (2003). Measuring personality and emotional functioning in Multiple Sclerosis: A cautionary note. Arch of Clinical Neuropsychology, 18, Nelson, L., Elder, J., Tehrani, P., Groot, J., & Grant, A. (2004). Personality testing and epilepsy: Comparison of two MMPI-2 correction procedures. Epilepsy & Behavior, 5, Nelson, L., Johnson, J., Freedman, M., Lott, I., Groot, J., Chang, M., Milgram, N., & Head, E. (2005). Learning and memory as a function of age in Down syndrome: A study using animal based tasks. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 29, Nelson, L, Sheibel, K., Ringman, R., & Sayre, J. (2007). An experimental approach to detecting dementia in Down syndrome: A paradigm for Alzheimer s disease. Brain & Cognition. 64, Nelson LD, Siddarth P, Kepe V, Scheibel KE, Huang S-C, Barrio JR, Small GW. (2011). PET of brain amyloid and tau in adults with Down syndrome. Archives of Neurology, 68(6), Nelson, L., & Beck, S. (1985). Differential effects of mood alteration on cognitivemediated depression. In the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ed). New Research in Mental Health: Biennium, Stern, S, Cooper, T., Johnson, M., Jones, B., & Nelson, L. (1986). Desipramine does not cause weight gain. New Research Programs and Abstracts, 105. Nelson, L. (1987). Mood induction and Beck's theory of depression: A test of major hypotheses (ED284117). In ERIC/CAPS (Ed.) Resources in Education. Nelson, L., Satz, P., & Mitrushina, M. (1988). Validation of a test to measure personality and affective change in a brain impaired population: Preliminary results. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 10, 59. Stern, S., Cooper, T., Nelson, L., & Johnson, M. (1989). Time course of subjective sideeffects on Desipramine. Biological Psychiatry, 25, 57A. Demos, D., Sholly, C., Nelson, L., & Lott, I. (1993). Neurologic and behavioral development of conjoined twins. Clinical Research, 41, 59A. Nelson, L., Cicchetti, D., Satz, P., & Mitrushina, M. (1993). Post-stroke depression: Lateralized effects during the acute phase. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. Nelson, L., Cicchetti, D., Satz, P., Stern, S., Mitrushina, M., & van Gorp, W. (1993). Personality and emotional concomitants of stroke. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 15, 81. Nelson, L., & Do, T. (1998). Using the MMPI-2 in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 13, 92. Nelson, L., Satz, P., Drebing, C., & Uchiyama, C. (1998). Personality change following head trauma: A test validity study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 13, 92. Nelson, L., Tehrani, P., Kaplan, L., & Grant, A. (2000). A new way to measure emotional functioning in epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society Proceedings, Epilepsia, 41 (Suppl. 7), 158. Nelson, L., Groot, J., Chang, M., & Head, E. (2002). Animal based tasks detect cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer s disease in aging individuals with Down syndrome. Neurobiology of Aging, 23 (1S)), S130.

5 Alem, N., Hamiduzzaman, S., Rahimian, R., & Vu, T. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (2003). The progression of Alzheimer s disease in Down syndrome. Tenth Annual UCI undergraduate Research Symposium, 135. Khadem, N., & Stewart, C. (Mentor: Nelson, L.) The progression of Alzheimer s disease in Down syndrome. Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, 141. Nelson, L. (Faculty Moderator). (2003, May). Paper session. Presented at the 8 th Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, CA. Alem, N., Hamiduzzaman, S., Rahimian, R., & Vu, T. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (2003, May). Progression of Alzheimer disease in Down Syndrome. Presented at the 10 th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, CA. Nelson, L. (2004). A new approach to early detection of Alzheimer s disease dementia in Down syndrome. Neurobiology of Aging, 25 (S2)), S110. Nelson, L. (Faculty Moderator). (2004, May). Paper session. Ninth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, CA. Zarrabi, G. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (2004, May). Cognitive changes associated with predementia in healthy elderly individuals. Presented at the 11 th annual UCI undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, CA. Khadem, N., Stewart, C., Hamiduzzaman, S. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (2004, May). Progression of Alzheimer disease in Down Syndrome. Presented at the 11 th annual UCI undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, CA. Nelson, L., Sattari-Lenz, M., Scheibel, K., & Sidhu, S. (2006). Dementia and Down syndrome: Introducing new methods of early detection. Proceedings of the 39 th Annual Gatlinburg Conference, March 15-17, San Diego, CA, 39. Nelson, L., Kepe, V., Siddarth, P., Barrio, J., & Small, G. (2007). Neuropathological evidence of Alzheieimer s disease in Down syndrome. Proceedings of the 40 th Annual Gatlinburg Conference, March 7-9, Annapolis, MD, 86. Nelson, L. & Scheibel, K. (2007). Detecting dementia in Down syndrome: A paradigm for Alzheimer s disease. International Neuropsychological Society, 35 th Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, Portland, Oregon, 87. Lee, R., Inocencio, D., Pham, M. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). FDG-PET in Diagnosing Dementia in Down syndrome. 13th Annual UCLA Research Conference on Aging Proceedings and Abstracts, Kim E. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (May 18, 2009). Positive Emission Tomography and the Pathology of Alzheimer s disease in Down syndrome. Presented at the 12 th annual UCLA Undergraduate Research Center and the UCLA Center for Academic and Research Excellence Science Poster Day. Lee, R. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (May 21, 2009). Promising Results in the Development of a test to measure Dementia of the Alzheimer s type. Presented at the Annual UCLA Neuroscience Undergraduate Poster Session, Los Angeles, CA. Lee, R., Inocencio, D., Pham, M. (Mentor: Nelson, L.). (2010). FDG-PET in Diagnosing Dementia in Down syndrome. Presented at the UCLA 13 th Annual Science Poster Day Prien C, Inocencio D. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). Progression of Dementia as an Early Indication of Alzheimer's Disease in a High Risk Population. Paper presented at 14 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Science Poster Day; 2011 May 17 th ; Los

6 Pham M., Hom R., Miao E. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). Progression of Alzheimer s Disease in Adults with Down syndrome using PET 18 F-FDDNP. Paper presented at 14 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Science Poster Day; 2011 June 17 th ; Los Miao, E., Hom, R, Pham, M, Nelson L. (Faculty Mentor). Progression of Alzheimer s disease in adults with Down syndrome using PET 18F-FDDNP. Paper presented at 14 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Science Poster Day; 2011 May 17 th ; Los Prien C, Inocencio D. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). Progression of Dementia as an Early Indication of Alzheimer's Disease in a High Risk Population. Paper presented at 14 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Science Poster Day; 2011 May 17 th ; Los Pham M., Hom R., Miao E. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). Progression of Alzheimer s Disease in Adults with Down syndrome using PET 18 F-FDDNP. Paper presented at 14 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Science Poster Day; 2011 June 17 th ; Los Aboubakare D., Nikoyan, E., Miao, G. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). A Case Study of Down Syndrome with Dementia of Alzheimer s Type: Clinical Examination, PET-FDG and Atrophy determined Post-Mortem. Paper presented at 15 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Annual Science Poster Day; 2012 May 15 th ; Los Angeles, California. Langmaier P., Hwang J., Hom, R. (L. Nelson, Faculty Mentor). Case Study of Down Syndrome Adult afflicted with Alzheimer s Disease: Correlation between Clinical Evaluation, in vivo PET 18F-FDDNP Imaging, and Post-mortem Pathological Analysis. Paper presented at 15 th Annual University of California, Los Angeles Annual Science Poster Day; 2012 May 15 th ; Los Ashraf D., De Jesus J., Schweitzer B., Spencer T., Nelson, L., Vinters, H. Exploring the Development of Alzheimer s Disease Pathologic Features in Down syndrome Brains. Paper presented at Josiah Brown Poster Fair; 2012 July 26 th ; David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Nikoyan, E., Aboubakare, D., Miao, E., Nelson, L. (2012). A Case Study of Down Syndrome with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: Clinical Examinations [18F] FDG PET and Immunohistochemical Analysis. University of California, Los Angeles Fifteenth Annual Science Poster Day. Abstract # Langmaier, P., Hwang, J., Hom, R., Nelson, L. (2012). Case Study of Down Syndrome Adult Afflicted with Alzheimer s Disease: Correlation between Clinical Evaluation, in vivo PET 18F-FDDNP Imaging, and Post-Mortem Pathological Analysis. University of California, Los Angeles Fifteenth Annual Science Poster Day. Abstract # Aboubakare, D., Dang, E., Nelson, L. (2013). Validation of a Computerized Training Program to Improve Cognition in an Adult at High Risk for Alzheimer's Disease. University of California, Los Angeles Sixteenth Annual Science Poster Day. Abstract # Nikoyan, E., Kepe, V., Vinters, H.V., Nelson, L. (2013). Case Study of a 48 Year-Old Male with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease. University of California, Los Angeles Sixteenth Annual Science Poster Day. Abstract # Langmaier, P., Hwang, J., Oh, E., Nelson, L. (2013). The Importance of Screening for Dementia to Detect Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. University of California, Los Angeles Sixteenth Annual Science Poster Day. Abstract #

7 Nelson LD. Biomarkers of Alzheimer s disease using PET-FDDNP in Down Syndrome. Proceedings of the 2nd Neurological Biomarkers Conference; 2013 March 20-22; San Francisco. Monrovia, CA: GTCbio, Hwang, J., Sarwar, S., Lew, C. New findings related to the progression of Alzheimer s disease biomarkers in people with Down syndrome. Paper presented at 17 th Annual UCLA Science Poster Day; 2014; Los Lew, C., Sarwar, S. Mui, S. & Nelson, L. (2015). Developing and validating a dementia screen to detect Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down syndrome. Abstract # th Annual UCLA Science Poster Day, Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Valdez, J., Nosrati, B., Ying, L., Nelson, L. Neuropsychology Behavioral and Affect Profile: Predictive Validity. Abstract # th Annual UCLA Science Poster Day, Ackerman Grand Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA. Associations / Memberships: Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology Member, American Psychological Association, Division 40 Member, California Psychological Association, Division 1 California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery Honorary Member, Phi Delta Kappa