Biography: Kelly grew up in the Twin Cities metro area and is a second year Ph.D. student in the University of Minnesota's Health Services Research, Policy & Administration program. She graduated with her B.S. in family social science in 2017, and in 2021 she graduated with her MPH with a focus in public health administration and policy. She has worked in a variety of roles within the healthcare system over the years, but  was working as a project coordinator for the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation within the School of Public Health most recently before starting her PhD program.

Area of Emphasis: Health Policy Analysis

Advisor: Tetyana Shippee, PhD

Research Interests: aging, long-term care, quality of life & quality of care, nursing homes, aging-in-place, qualitative and mixed methods, health inequities and disparities, health policy

Education

2019-2021  Master of Public Health

Public Health Administration & Policy Focus

University of Minnesota

2014-2017  Bachelor of Science
  Family Social Science Major

University of Minnesota

Publications

Bucy T,  Moeller K, Skarphol T, Shippee N, Bowblis JR, Winkelman T & Shippee T (2022) Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Federal Preadmission Screening Program, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34:5, 769-787, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2022.2083882

Bucy T,  Moeller K,  Bowblis JR, Shippee N, Fashaw-Walters S, Winkelman T & Shippee T Serious Mental Illness in the Nursing Home Literature: A Scoping Review. Gerontology and 

Geriatric Medicine. 2022;8. doi:10.1177/23337214221101260

Professional Affiliations

University of Minnesota

Aging Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Group

Contact

Email: moell171@umn.edu 

Social Media: LinkedIn