Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006 - present

Education

Post Doctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, Institute on Aging, Chapel Hill, NC, 2004-2006
Ph.D., Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-2004
B.A., English, University of Notre Dame (Cum Laude), Notre Dame, IN, 1990-1994

Journal Articles

Kelly, C.M., Liebig, P.S., & Edwards, L.J. (2008). Nursing home regulatory activity in the United States: An exploratory study of interstate variations in citation volume and severity. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 20(4).

Kelly, C.M., & Edwards, L.J. (2007). Nursing home deficiency resolution: Are the states following federal guidelines? Manuscript under review.

Kelly, C.M., & Williams, I.C. (2007). Providing dementia-specific services to family caregivers: North Carolina's Project C.A.R.E. program. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 26(4), 399-412.

Kelly, C., Alley, D., & Liebig, P. (2006). State comparisons in innovative aging programs and services: Methodological challenges. Manuscript in progress.

Renold, C., Meronk, C., & Kelly, C. (2005). Technology in community-based organizations that serve older people: High tech meets high touch. Educational Gerontology, 31, 1-11.

Kelly, C.M., & Gross, T.G. (1995). Computerization of the X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) registry. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 75(3), 280.

Gross, T.G., Kelly, C.M., Davis, J.R., Pirruccello, S.J., Sumegi, J., & Seemayer, T.A. (1995). Manifestations of X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) without evidence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 75(3), 281.

Book Chapters

Kelly, C., & Marshall, V.W. (2007). Politics. In J. Birren (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Ltd.

Kelly, C.M., & Liebig, P.S. (2003). Nursing Homes. In Lois A. Vitt (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Gatz, M., Crowe, M., Fiske, A., Fung, W., Kelly, C., Levy, B., Maines, M., Robinson, G., Satre, D.D., Serrano Selva, J.P., Suthers, K., Watari, K., & Wetherell, J.L. (2002). Promoting mental health in later life. In D. Glenwick & L. Jason (Eds.), Innovative Strategies for Promoting Health and Mental Health. New York: Springer.

Purtilo, D.T., Luka, J., Brichacek, B., Kelly, C.M., Greally, J., McCarthy, B., Davis, J.R., Grierson, H., Wilson, J., Cunningham, C., & McManus, B. (1993). Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in X-linked lymphoproliferative disease. In T. Tursz, J.S. Pagano, D.V. Ablashi, G. de The, G. Lenoir, & G.R. Pearson (Eds.), The Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Diseases (Volume 225). Colloque INSERM/John Libbey Eurotext Ltd., 1993.

Kelly, C.M., Alley, D., & Liebig, P.S. (2007). State comparisons in aging programs and services: Methodological challenges. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in San Francisco, California.

Masters, J.L., & Kelly, C.M. (2007). Funeral/memorial service preplanning: Is there a connection to other end of life decisions? Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in San Francisco, California.

Kelly, C.M., & Edwards, L.J. (2006). Nursing home quality: The effects of ownership, staffing, and administration on regulatory outcomes. Poster presentation at the 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association in Boston, Massachusetts.

Williams, I.C., & Kelly, C.M. (2006). Expanding capacity of African American family caregivers: Project C.A.R.E. in North Carolina. Poster presentation at the 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kelly, C.M., & Svihula, J. (2006). The political economy of aging: Perspectives on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kelly, C.M., & Wing, P. (2005). Nursing home quality: The effect of administrator licensing criteria on regulatory outcomes. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kelly, C.M., Craft Morgan, J., & Konrad, T.R. (2005). Nursing homes: Understanding the determinants of quality of care as perceived by direct care workers. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, Florida.

Gwyther, L.P., Derence, K., Ghent, M., Erker, L., Pledger, W., Kelly, C.M., & Williams, I.C. (2005). More than respite: Project C.A.R.E. and the well-being of dementia family caregivers. Symposium presentation at the North Carolina Conference on Aging in New Bern, North Carolina.

Kelly, C.M. (2005). Common problems, different standards: Long-term care regulation in North Carolina. Paper presentation at the North Carolina Conference on Aging in New Bern, North Carolina.

Kelly, C.M. (2005). State nursing home regulation: Factors predicting the volume and severity of deficiency citations. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society in Orlando, Florida.

Kelly, C.M., & Williams, I.C. (2005). Family caregivers in North Carolina: Implementation of the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society in Orlando, Florida.

Kelly, C.M., & Liebig, P.S. (2004). Factors predicting the effectiveness of state nursing home regulation. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D.C.

Kelly, C.M., & Liebig, P.S. (2004). Nursing home regulation: Do the states resolve deficiencies in a timely manner? Paper presentation at the Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on the Aging in San Francisco, California.

Kelly, C.M., & Liebig, P.S. (2003). Nursing home deficiencies by U.S. states: Volume vs. Severity. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontology Society of America in San Diego, California.

Kelly, C.M., Wilber, K.H., Angelelli, J.J., & Yip, J.Y. (2000). The impact of SNF PPS on average nursing home length of stay. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D.C.

Kelly, C.M., Gross, T.G., Schaefer, B.G., Davis, J.R., Pirruccello, S.J., Spiegel, K., Sumegi, J., & Seemayer, T.A. (1995). Computerization of the X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) registry. Poster presentation at the International Symposium of Clinical Immunology in San Francisco, California.

Gross, T.G., Kelly, C.M., Pirruccello, S.J., Davis, J.R., Sumegi, J., & Seemayer, T.A. (1995). Manifestations of X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) prior to evidence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Poster presentation at the International Symposium of Clinical Immunology in San Francisco, California.

Instructor, Gerontology 467: Programs and Services for the Elderly. University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2007.

Instructor, Gerontology 200: Introduction to Gerontology. University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2006-2007.

Guest Lecturer, Social Work 266: Aging and Public Policy. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Instructor, Gerontology 540: Social Policy and Aging (Online). University of Southern California, Los Angeles California, 2004.

Guest Lecturer, Sociology 169: Medical Sociology. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004.

Guest Lecturer, Sociology 105: Introduction to Gerontology. Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, 2004.

Teaching Assistant, Gerontology 492: Senior Seminar: Careers in Aging. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2004.

Lecturer, Gerontology 380: Diversity in Aging (Online). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2001-2004.

Teaching Assistant, Gerontology 340: Policy, Values and Power in an Aging Society. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2004.

Research Experience

Co-Principal Investigator, Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006-present. Participating in a Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership study examining funeral and memorial service planning behaviors of Nebraskans.

Co-Principal Investigator, North Carolina Project C.A.R.E. program, 2004-present. Evaluated the effectiveness of Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grant program designed to provide dementia-specific services to minority and rural family caregivers.

Partner Team Member, North Carolina Better Jobs Better Care demonstration grant, 2004-2006. Helped to develop, pilot, and implement a uniform set of criteria of the training of long-term care workers in home care, adult care homes, and nursing facilities.

Research Consultant, North Carolina Project C.A.R.E. program, 2004-present. Evaluating the effectiveness of Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grant program designed to provide dementia-specific services to minority and rural family caregivers.

Research Assistant, National Resource Center on Housing and Home Modification, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2001-2004. Assisted in applied research, training and education in a university-based organization that promotes independent living and aging in place.

Research Assistant, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2000. Studied the effects of managed care on rehabilitation outcomes in an elderly population.

Intern, United States General Accounting Office (GAO), Washington, D.C., 1999. Contributed to GAO reports on federal and state nursing home regulation.

Research Assistant, Department of Gerontology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, 1997-1998. Assisted in the editing of a gerontology textbook.

Research Assistant, Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 1994-1996. Created a computer database which includes the clinical records of families afflicted with a rare immunodeficiency.

Aging Services Experience

Member, Nebraska Caregiving Coalition, 2006-present. Attending monthly meetings with health care professionals, service providers, aging organizations, and state and local officials. Discussing efforts designed to strengthen support for family caregivers.

Consultant, Nebraska State Unit on Aging, 2006-present. Meeting regularly with state officials and older Nebraskans in "town hall meetings" to discuss long-range planning, including the development of a statewide Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center.

Member, Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care, 2004-present. Participating in lobbying efforts on behalf of North Carolina families in nursing homes, adult care homes, and assisted living facilities.

Volunteer, Our Savior Catholic Center, University of Southern California, 2000-2004. Participated in parish ministries providing support services to area nursing home residents and to homeless elders.

Activities Coordinator, Calistoga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Calistoga, California, 1997-1998. Planned and supervised activities for skilled nursing facility residents in an Alzheimer's disease special care unit.

Caregiver and Case Manager, Alzheimer's Respite and Resource Center, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California (with Jesuit Volunteer Corps), 1996-1997. Planned activities and provided care for persons with dementia in a respite day program. Developed a parish-based program of outreach for in-home frail elders.

James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award, American Public Health Association, Gerontological Health Section, 2005.

Professional Association Memberships

American Public Health Association
Gerontological Society of America
Southern Gerontological Society
American Society on Aging

Academic Awards and Honors

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Carolina Program in Health & Aging Research, 2004-2006.
Sigma Phi Omega, National Gerontology Academic Honor Society, 1999-present.
Haynes Fellowship, University of Southern California, 1999-2000, 1998-1999.
Leadership in an Aging Society, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1999.