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Elisa Nelson, PhD

About Elisa Nelson, PhD

Titles

Psychologist

Awards and Honors

2008, Cum Laude, Colgate University

Research Interests

First episode psychosis
Clinical high risk

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BA - Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Graduate Degree

PhD - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
MA - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellow - Aaron T. Beck Center for Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy Research and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2020

Westfall, M, B., Kohler, C.G., Hurford, I., Abegunde, C., Agosti, D., Brinen, A., Cadman, M., Conroy, C., Ered, A., Fooks, A., Franco, O., Hunque, Z.M., Namowicz, O’Connor, S., Oross, M., Payne, E, Sarpal, D.K., Schmidt, L.R., Swigart, A…Calkins, M. (2020). Pennsylvania coordinated specialty care programs for first-episode psychosis: 6-12 month outcomes. Early Intervention in the Real World, 15(5), 1395-1408.

Lectures by Invitation
2019

Nelson E. “Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy and Peers,” Presentation at 18th Annual International CBT for Psychosis Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. July 2019.

Nelson E. “Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Families,” Presentation at 18th Annual International CBT for Psychosis Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. July 2019.

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