A senior associate of Steven Pitt & Associates, Dr. Nelson has more than 18 years of experience with the firm. She served as Research Director for the Columbine Psychiatric Autopsy Project, and has consulted on a variety of high-profile cases, including People v. Kobe Bean Bryant and Andrea McNulty v. Ben Roethlisberger. In addition to doing numerous criminal and civil evaluations, she consults on a regular basis for the Phoenix Police Department, and was a member of the department's "Baseline Killer" task force.