Alyssa Nielsen is a first-year psychiatry resident at Yale. She grew up in Pensacola, FL and attended Tulane University where she studied neuroscience and dance. As a part of a 7-year combined B.S.-M.D. program, she transferred to the University of Florida. In medical school, Alyssa was elected to serve as a student representative on the curriculum committee and was heavily involved with a free, student-run clinic network (Equal Access Clinic Network). She directed a weekly primary care site specializing in gender affirming therapy and established a monthly psychiatry clinic.
At Yale, Alyssa serves on the Psychiatry Residents' Association as a member of the Medical Student Education Committee. She is passionate about community psychiatry, medical education, and investigating patients' and caregivers' perspectives of mental health care.
Mackie PM, Gopinath A, Montas DM, Nielsen A, Smith A, Nolan RA, Runner K, Matt SM, McNamee J, Riklan JE, Adachi K, Doty A, Ramirez-Zamora A, Yan L, Gaskill PJ, Streit WJ, Okun MS, Khoshbouei H. Functional characterization of the biogenic amine transporters on human macrophages. JCI Insight 2022, 7 PMID: 35015729, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.151892.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor
North Central FL Council Medical Student Award
Regional AwardAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry