Susan J. Kelley, Ph.D. | |
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Residence | Georgia, United States |
Nationality | American |
Fields | psychology, child abuse, nursing |
Institutions | Georgia State University |
Alma mater |
Boston College Boston University |
Known for | Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial |
Notable awards |
ICSA's John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award |
Susan J. Kelley is the former Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University. She is also currently a Professor of Nursing and the Director of the National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, and founder and director of Project Healthy Grandparents, at Georgia State University.
Kelley received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston University, 1977, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing in 1982. She was awarded a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Boston College in 1988.
Prior to her current positions, Kelley had previously served as Chairperson and Professor, Department of Maternal-Child Health Nursing at Boston College. She was also the Director of Nursing education at Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services and a pediatric nurse at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and Boston City Hospital. She has also served as a guest lecturer at George Mason University.
In 2000, Kelley served on the Task Force for International Child Health Nursing Alliance. She is a reviewer for the academic journal Nursing Research, as part of their peer review process.
Kelley has specialized in the field of child abuse, since 1979 and has appeared as a featured expert on child abuse on national programs including the Today Show, NBC Evening News and CBS Morning News.