Biography: Kelly grew up in the Twin Cities metro area and is a fourth 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, direct care workforce, quality of life & quality of care, aging-in-place, mixed methods, 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. I., Moeller, K., Kohli, N., Skarphol, T., & Shippee, T. P. (2025). Unpacking Quality in Assisted Living: Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Quality of Life and Family Satisfaction Surveys in Minnesota’s Assisted Living Report Card. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 0(0). DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.106023

DeLiema M., Gao S., Scattarelli J., Moeller K., Olofinboba O. (2025). Medicaid Education and Eligibility Planning for Caregivers: Website Usability and Validation Study. JMIR Aging, 2025;8:e77441. DOI: 10.2196/77441

Scattarelli, J., Moeller, K., Urbanski, D., & DeLiema, M. (2025). Perspectives on the Challenges of Planning for and Accessing Long-Term Dementia Care Services Through Medicaid and Medicaid Waivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0(0). DOI: 10.1177/07334648251333181

Bucy T., Moeller K.,  Skarphol T., et al. (2022). Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Federal Preadmission Screening Program, Journal of Aging & Social Policy. DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2022.2083882

Bucy T., Moeller K., Bowblis J.R., et al. (2022). Serious Mental Illness in the Nursing Home Literature: A Scoping Review. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/23337214221101260

Contact

Email: moell171@umn.edu 

Social Media: LinkedIn