42912-Payne, Katelyn

Katelyn K. Payne, MS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics

Phone
(317) 963-7438
Address
GH 355 W. 16th St #4700
MMGE
IN
Indianapolis, IN

Bio

Katelyn Payne earned her B.S. in Biology and her A.S. in Nursing from Purdue University in 2007.  She worked as a pediatric nurse in Chicago for two years before moving to Indianapolis to attend IUPUI’s Genetic Counseling Program. She graduated with her M.S. in Genetic Counseling in 2011 and spent the first seven years of her career working in Medical Genetics and Child Neurology at Riley Hospital for Children.  

Since 2018, Katelyn has worked in Adult Neurology at Indiana University Health.  She joined the Indiana University faculty in August 2025 and teaches the Q619 Practical Neurogenetic Counseling course to the genetic counseling graduate students.

Key Publications

Payne, K., Walls, B., & Wojcieszek, J. (2019). Approach to Assessment of Parkinson Disease with Emphasis on Genetic Testing. Medical Clinics of North America, 103, 1055-1075.

Goutman, S., Goyal, N., Payne, K., Paisan-Ruiz, C., Kupelian, V., Kang, M., Mitchell, A., Fecteau, T. (2024). ALS Identified: two-year findings from a sponsored ALS genetic testing program. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.52140

Geiselman, L., Wetherill, L., Graham, B., Payne, K., Hopewell, E. (2024). Survey of genetic counselors identifies a knowledge gap discerning properly regulated cell and gene therapy trials. Cytotherapy, 26(1), 88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2023.08.012.

Bodkin C, Comer A, Felker M, Gutmann L, Jones K, Kincaid J, Payne K, Skinner B. (2022) Challenging Neuromuscular Disease Cases. Seminars in Neurology. 46(6), 716-722. doi: 10.1055/a-1985-0230.

Cook, L., Schulze, J., Kopil, C., Hastings, T., Naito, A., Wojcieszek, J., Payne, K., Alcalay, R.N., Klein, C., Saunders-Pullman, R., Simuni, T., and Foroud, T. (2021) Genetic Testing for Parkinson Disease: Are We Ready? Neurology Clinical Practice. 11(1), 69-77. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000831.

Dhoot R, Payne K, Fink J, Pascuzzi R. (2020) An Unexplained Case of Progressive Spastic Paraparesis in an Individual with Known DiGeorge Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurology. 12(2), 165-168. DOI: 10.1159/000507954 2020

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