Personnel

Director

Timothy Nelson

Timothy Nelson, Ph.D., is the Mildred Francis Thompson Professor of Psychology and serves as the Director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He is also the Associate Director of the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center and directs the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Pediatric Health Labs at UNL.

Dr. Nelson’s research interests are in pediatric health neuroscience. Specifically, his work explores the interplay between brain, behavior, and environment in influencing child and adolescent health and development. Much of his recent work has focused on understanding the development and deployment of regulation abilities in the context of health, with a particular emphasis on the role of regulation in “high-impact” health behaviors (e.g., sleep, diet, physical activity, substance use) and related outcomes (e.g., obesity, mental health problems) in adolescence. To this end, Dr. Nelson and his collaborators leverage methodologies from diverse fields, including cognitive neuroscience (e.g., fMRI, EEG/ERP, neuropsychological tasks), health behavior science (e.g., actigraphy, multiple 24-hour dietary recall), and health systems science (e.g., geocoding of food and physical activity environments). The broad goal of this research program is to inform the timing and targets of novel interventions to promote long-term health by addressing both neural and environmental vulnerabilities for poor health outcomes.

Dr. Nelson has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, highlighted by papers in some of the leading journals in pediatric health, behavioral medicine, prevention science, developmental psychology, and clinical psychology. His research has been funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including nearly $12 million in funding as Principal Investigator and another $44 million for projects on which he served as Site Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, or Associate Director.

Dr. Nelson teaches courses in child psychopathology and assessment. He also mentors graduate and undergraduate students with interests in pediatric health and neuroscience.

Dr. Nelson received his Ph.D. in clinical child psychology from the University of Kansas in 2008 following a clinical internship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He subsequently completed his post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology in the Stanford University School of Medicine before joining the UNL faculty in 2009.

Center Administration

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    Noah Clayton
    Senior Technology Manager Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    nclayton3@unl.edu
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    Jessica Cronin
    Lead Research Business Services Specialist Rsch Finance & Information Systems University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    ADMS 303
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    jcronin4@unl.edu
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    Brande Dicks
    Lead Research Portfolio Manager Research Project Management Office University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    WHIT 234
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    bdicks2@unl.edu
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    Jeanne Schroeder
    Administrative Coordinator Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    STE C88
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    Kaye Wolfe
    Office Associate Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    STE 289
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    kaye.wolfe@unl.edu

MRI Facility

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    Joanne Murray
    MRI Technologist Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    jmurray14@unl.edu
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    Kerry Hartz
    On-Call MRI Technologist Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    STE 289
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    khartz2@unl.edu
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    Alyssa Bartholomew
    On-Call MRI Technologist Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    STE 289
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    abartholomew4@unl.edu

Resident Faculty

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    Steven Barlow
    Corwin Moore Professor SPECIAL EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Elizabeth Clausing
    Assistant Professor School of Global Integrative Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    eclausing2@unl.edu
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    Angela Dietsch
    Associate Professor SPECIAL EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    STE C78
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    angela.dietsch@unl.edu
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    Mike Dodd
    Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    BURN 318
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    mdodd2@unl.edu
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    Ingrid Haas
    Associate Professor Political Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    ihaas2@unl.edu
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    Nicholas Hubbard
    Assistant Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Tierney Lorenz
    Associate Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Maital Neta
    Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Douglas Schultz
    Research Assistant Professor Center for Brain Biology & Behavior University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Anne Schutte
    Associate Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Hillary Schwarb
    Assistant Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Professor Political Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Yingying Wang
    Associate Professor SPECIAL EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES

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Professor Emeritus

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BIOMECHANICS

University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Scott Napolitano

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Jennifer Mize Nelson

PSYCHOLOGY

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Kevin Pitt

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

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Matthew Rizzo

NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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University of Nebraska- Kearney

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Florida State University

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Bonita Sharif

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Michelle Howell Smith

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Julia Torquati

CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES

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David Warren

NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

University of Nebraska Medical Center