Susan J. Kelley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston University
American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award
Susan J. Kelley, Ph.D. | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Boston College Boston University |
| Known for | Fells Acres day care sexual abuse trial |
| Awards | ICSA's John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychology, child abuse, nursing |
| Institutions | Georgia State University |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Career
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.[2] She has also served as a guest lecturer at George Mason University.[3]
In 2000, Kelley served on the Task Force for International Child Health Nursing Alliance.[4] She is a reviewer for the academic journal Nursing Research, as part of their peer review process.[5]
Child abuse prevention
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.[1]
Criticism
As a pediatric nurse in the 1980s, Kelley interviewed many of the children involved in the Fells Acres day care sexual abuse trial in Malden, Massachusetts.[6] Kelley's interview techniques in that case were later criticized[6]—they were called “improper” and “biased” by a Massachusetts appellate judge,[7] after video tapes of her questioning of the children were played in court during the appeal of one of the defendants.[8][9]
Awards and honors
- ICSA's John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies[10]
- American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award[10]
- March of Dimes National Nurse of the Year Award[2]
- American Nurses' Association Nurse of the Year Award[citation needed]
- Excellence in Research Award, Society of Pediatric Nursing[citation needed]
- Outstanding Service Award, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children[2]
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing[citation needed]
Professional associations
- Former President, Georgia Professional Society on the Abuse of Children[citation needed]
- Member, Advisory Board, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)[citation needed]
- Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Council on Child Abuse[citation needed]
- Member, Board of Directors, Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSAI)[11]
- Member, editorial boards:[2]
- Child Maltreatment
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
- Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal
