Professor
Office: Urban Life 945
Phone: 404-413-1091
FAX: 404-413-1025
Email: skelley@gsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA: Developmental and Educational Psychology
M.S. Boston University, Graduate School of Nursing, Boston, MA: Parent-Child Program, Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Tract
B.S. Boston University, School of Nursing, Boston, MA
Research Interests
Dr. Kelley has spent the majority of her career researching various aspects of child maltreatment, including multigenerational families where grandparents are raising grandchildren. She is the founder and director of Project Healthy Grandparents at Georgia State University, a research/community service program that aids grandparents raising grandchildren in parent-absent homes. To date, Project Healthy Grandparents has served almost 800 families and 2000 children. The program has also secured over 5 million dollars if federal, state, and private funding.
Select publications
Journal Articles:
Kelley, S.J., Whitley, D.M. & Campos, P.E. (in press). African American caregiving grandmothers: Results of an intervention to improve health indicators and health promotion behaviors. Journal of Family Nursing.
Kelley, S.J., Whitley, D.M. & Campos, P.E. (2011). Behavior problems in children raised by grandmothers: The role of caregiver distress, family resources, and the home environment. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 2138-2145.
Whitley, D.M., Kelley, S.J., & Campos, P.E. (2011). Perceptions of family empowerment among African American custodial grandmothers raising grandchildren: Thoughts for research and practice. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 383-389.
Kelley, S.J., Whitley, D.M., & Campos, P.E. (2010) Grandmothers raising grandchildren: Results of an intervention to improve health outcomes. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 42, 379-386.
Kicklighter, J.R., Whitley, D.M., Kelley, S.J., Lynch, J.E., & Melton, T.S. (2009). A home-based nutrition and physical activity intervention for grandparents raising grandchildren: A pilot study. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 28, 188-199.
Whitley, D.M., & Kelley, S.J. (2008). Developmental screening and evaluation results of young African American grandchildren raised by grandparents: Thoughts for research and practice. ARETÊ, 32(1), 38-57.
Kelley, S.J., Whitley, D., & Sipe, T. (2007). Results of an interdisciplinary intervention to improve the well-being and physical functioning of African American grandmothers raising grandchildren. Journal of Intergenerational Relations, 5(3), 45-64.
Kicklighter, J.R., Whitley, D.M., Kelley, S.J., Taube, J., Berry, R., & Shipskie, S. (2007). Grandparents raising grandchildren: A response to a nutrition and physical activity intervention. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107(7), 1210-1213.
Chapters:
Kelley, S. J. (2012). Grandparents raising Grandchildren. J. J. Fitzpatrick & M. Wallace (Eds.), Encyclopedia of nursing research, 3rd ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company, pp. 198-201.
Kelley, S. J. (2011). Theories and research on child maltreatment. In J. Humphreys. & J. Campbell & (Eds.) Family violence and nursing practice. 2nd ed. (pp. 91-113). New York: Springer.
Kelley, S. J. (2011). Child maltreatment: assessment, practice and intervention. In J. Humphreys & J. Campbell & (Eds.) Family violence and nursing practice.2nd ed. (pp. 253-277). New York: Springer.
Kelley, S. J. (2009). Child maltreatment. In D. Thomas & L. Bernardo (Eds.), Core curriculum for pediatric emergency nursing, 2nd ed. (pp. 555-567). Chicago: Emergency Nurses Association.
Editorial Boards
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Editorial Board Member, 1994-present
Trauma, Violence and Abuse, Editorial Board Member, 2004-present
Child Maltreatment, Editorial Board Member, 1994-2000present
Professional Service Activities (select)
Academy on Violence and Abuse, National Board of Directors, 2006-present
Prevent Child Abuse America, National Board of Directors, 2002-present
American Academy of Nursing , Fellow, 1990-present
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (1989-present)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (1988-present)
Awards and Honors (select)
Alumni Award for Professional Excellence from Boston College (2010)
Outstanding Service Award, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (1999)
Recent grants (select)
2012 Project Health Grandparents, $150,000 from the Georgia Department of Human Services
2012-2013 Project Healthy Grandparents, S. J. Kelley, Project Director, Funded for $50,000, from the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation.
2010-2011 Project Healthy Grandparents, S. J. Kelley, Project Director, Funded for $30,000, from the Atlanta Women’s Foundation
2010 Project Healthy Grandparents, S. J. Kelley, Project Director, Funded for $25,000 from the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation, Inc.
2010 Project Healthy Grandparents, S. J. Kelley, Project Director, Funded for $50,000, from the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation, Inc.
2009 $39,999, from the Atlanta Women’s Foundation
2008 Project Healthy Grandparents, S. J. Kelley, Project Director, Funded for $100,000, from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation
