Education
1996-2001	Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles - Clinical Psychology
1990-1994	B.A. University of Chicago - English Literature
Faculty Appointments
2015-Present	Clinical Instructor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
2014-Present	Psychologist, Family Education Group Intake Assessment Evaluator Adult OCD Intensive Treatment Program UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
2010-2013	Attending Clinician, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Child/Adolescent OCD Intensive Outpatient Program
2002-2008	Clinical Instructor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Adult Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Clinic
Clinical Experience and Training
2002-Present	Private Practice, Los Angeles, CA
2000-2003	UCLA Adult 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	International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation
2004-present	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
2008-present	Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Awards & Honors
2000	National Research Service Award
1998	Stanley Sue Award for Outstanding Research
1994	Phi Beta Kappa
Invited Presentations
2010	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD. West Los Angeles Veterans' Administration.
2009	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety. Promises Addiction Treatment Center, Malibu, CA.

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.