Education
1996-2001, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
1990-1994, B.A. University of Chicago

Faculty Appointments
2002- 2008, Clinical Instructor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Clinic

Clinical Training
2000-2003, UCLA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program
2001-2004, UCLA Childhood OCD, Anxiety, & Tourette's Disorder Program
1997-2002, UCLA Anxiety Disorder Behavioral Program for Panic Disorder
2000-2001, UCLA NPI Psychology Intern, Chronic Mental Illness
1998-1999, UCLA NPI Mood Disorders Clinic
1998-1999, UCLA NPI Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Memberships and Committee Appointments
1998-present, American Psychological Association
2002-present, Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
2004-present, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Awards & Honors
2000, National Research Service Award
1998, Stanley Sue Award for Outstanding Research
1994, Phi Beta Kappa

Publications
Nelson, D.R., Hammen, C., Brennan, P.A., & Ullman, J. (2003).The impact of maternal depression on adolescent adjustment: The role of expressed emotion. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 935-944.

Nelson, D.R., Hammen, C., Daley, S.E., Burge, D, & Davila, J. (2001). Sociotropic and autonomous personality styles: Contributions to chronic life stress. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25, 61-76.

Penn, D.L., Corrigan, P.W., Martin, J., Innen, G., Racenstein, J.M., Nelson, D.R., Cassisi, J., & Hope, D.A. (1999). Social cognition and social skills in schizophrenia: The role of self-monitoring. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 187, 188-190.

Corrigan, P.W., & Nelson, D.R. (1998). Factors that affect social cue recognition in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 78, 189-196.

Corrigan, P.W., McCracken, S., Edwards, M., Brunner, J., Garman, A., Nelson, D., & Leary, M. (1997). Collegial support and barriers to behavioral programs for severe mental illness. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 193-202.

Corrigan, P.W., Garman, A.N., & Nelson, D.R. (1996). Situational feature recognition in schizophrenic outpatients. Psychiatry Research, 62, 251-257.

Conference Presentations
Nelson, D.R., & Maidment, K. (2004). The forgotten sufferers: OCD and the family. Seminar presentation at the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Chicago, Illinois.

Nelson, D.R., & Maidment, K. (2003). Newcomer's orientation -- The ABC's of OCD. Seminar presentation at the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Nashville, Tennessee.

Nelson, D.R., & Maidment, K. (2003). OCD and the family: How the family can be effective and supportive. Seminar presentation at the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Nashville, Tennessee.

Nelson, D.R., Hammen, C., & Brennan, P.A. (2000, November). Children of depressed mothers: The role of expressed emotion. Smadar Levin Award poster presentation at the Society for Research in Psychopathology. Boulder, Colorado.

Penn, D.L., Corrigan, P.W., Martin, J., Innen, G., Racenstein, J.M, & Nelson, D.R. (1996, August). Social cognition and schizophrenia: The role of self-monitoring on behavior. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Corrigan, P.W., Nelson, D.R., & Garman, A.N. (1995, November). Situational feature recognition in schizophrenic outpatients. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.

Nelson, D.R., Corrigan, P.W., & Kommana, S. (1995, November). Situational cue recognition in schizophrenic outpatients. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.

Corrigan, P.W., Nelson, D.R. (presenter), & Blaney, T.A. (1995, November). Who does well in a job club for severely mentally ill adults? Symposium presentation at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.