New faculty spotlight: Lindy Fields, Ph.D.

Lindy Fields, Ph.D.

Lindy Fields, Ph.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Lindy Fields, Ph.D.
  • Hometown: Omaha
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences; neuropsychologist, Nebraska Medicine

Professional interests:

  • Memory
  • Aging
  • Sports-related concussion
  • Traumatic brain injury

How I fell in love with neuropsychology: I first learned about neuropsychology in an undergraduate biopsychology course and was intrigued by a lecture on brain development. I followed up with the professor after class that day, job shadowed a neuropsychologist here at UNMC, and immediately began pursuing a career in neuropsychology.

Education/experience:

  • Internship, neuropsychology, QLI, Omaha
  • Postdoctoral fellowship, clinical neuropsychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  • Fellowship, clinical neuropsychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Ph.D., clinical psychology, Southern Methodist University, University Park, Texas
  • M.A., clinical psychology, Southern Methodist University
  • B.A., psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • B.S., secondary education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Memberships:

  • National Academy of Neuropsychology
  • Sports Neuropsychology Society
  • American Psychological Association

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I love to spend time outdoors with my husband and our goldendoodle puppy.
  • I enjoy practicing landscape photography.
  • Football season is my favorite time of year. Go Huskers!