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Overview

Kelly J. Kelleher is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to health professions and medicine, with a particular focus on general health professions, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their research addresses a wide range of topics including homelessness and social issues, food security and health in diverse populations, child and adolescent health, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, health disparities and outcomes, and child abuse and trauma.

Kelly J. Kelleher's recent papers cover various dimensions of public health and pediatric care. Notable publications include:

  • 'Home is where the health is': Housing quality and adult health outcomes in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2020, Preventive Medicine
  • Virtual Reality Meditation Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, 2020, JMIR Mental Health
  • Accurate and reliable quantitation of short chain fatty acids from human feces by ultra high-performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-HRMS), 2021, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
  • Exploring Health Literacy, Transition Readiness, and Healthcare Utilization in Medicaid Chronically Ill Youth, 2021, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • A Marshall Plan for Children's Mental Health After COVID-19, 2020, Psychiatric Services

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Laura J. Chavez, Natasha Slesnick, Samantha Boch, Jodi L. Ford, and Tansel Yilmazer, indicating a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical psychology, pediatrics, and social work.

Kelly J. Kelleher has published frequently in key venues including:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • NAM Perspectives
  • Psychiatric Services
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Academic Pediatrics

Their extensive work bridges clinical and social determinants of health, frequently engaging with vulnerable populations and children's mental health, illustrating a focus on improving health outcomes through research on social issues and healthcare utilization.

Best Publications

  • Onset of Physical Abuse and Neglect: Psychiatric, Substance Abuse, and Social Risk Factors from Prospective Community Data

    Mark Chaffin;Kelly Kelleher;Jan Hollenberg

  • Assessing the organizational social context (OSC) of mental health services: Implications for research and practice.

    Charles Glisson;John Landsverk;Sonja Schoenwald;Kelly Kelleher

  • Use of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist to Screen for Psychosocial Problems in Pediatric Primary Care: A National Feasibility Study

    Michael S. Jellinek;J. Michael Murphy;Michelle Little;Maria E. Pagano

  • Alcohol and drug disorders among physically abusive and neglectful parents in a community-based sample.

    Kelly Kelleher;Mark Chaffin;Janice Hollenberg;Ellen Fischer

  • Increasing Identification of Psychosocial Problems: 1979–1996

    Kelly J. Kelleher;Thomas K. McInerny;William P. Gardner;George E. Childs

  • Early Indications of Resilience and Their Relation to Experiences in the Home Environments of Low Birthweight, Premature Children Living in Poverty

    Robert H. Bradley;Leanne Whiteside;Daniel J. Mundfrom;Patrick H. Casey

  • Policy statement - The future of pediatrics: Mental health competencies for pediatric primary care

    William L. Coleman;Mary I. Dobbins;Andrew S. Garner;Benjamin S. Siegel

  • Psychometric Properties and U.S. National Norms of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS)

    Gregory A. Aarons;Charles Glisson;Kimberly Hoagwood;Kelly Kelleher

  • The adolescent child health and illness profile. A population-based measure of health.

    Barbara Starfield;Anne W. Riley;Bert F. Green;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Antibiotic prescribing by primary care physicians for children with upper respiratory tract infections.

    David R. Nash;Jeffrey Harman;Ellen R. Wald;Kelly J. Kelleher

  • Age-Related Racial Disparity in Suicide Rates Among US Youths From 2001 Through 2015

    Jeffrey A. Bridge;Jeffrey A. Bridge;Lisa M. Horowitz;Cynthia A. Fontanella;Arielle H. Sheftall

  • Suicide Trends Among Elementary School–Aged Children in the United States From 1993 to 2012

    Jeffrey A. Bridge;Jeffrey A. Bridge;Lindsey Asti;Lisa M. Horowitz;Joel B. Greenhouse

  • Health Utilization and Cost Impact of Childhood Constipation in the United States

    Olivia Liem;Olivia Liem;Jeffrey Harman;Marc Benninga;Kelly Kelleher

  • Primary Care Referral of Children With Psychosocial Problems

    Jerry Rushton;David Bruckman;Kelly Kelleher

  • Mental health care utilization and expenditures by children in foster care.

    Jeffrey S. Harman;George E. Childs;Kelly J. Kelleher

  • Primary Care Pediatricians’ Roles and Perceived Responsibilities in the Identification and Management of Maternal Depression

    Ardis L. Olson;Kathi J. Kemper;Kelly J. Kelleher;Cristina S. Hammond

  • Barriers to the identification and management of psychosocial issues in children and maternal depression

    Sarah Mc Cue Horwitz;Kelly J. Kelleher;Ruth E K Stein;Amy Storfer-Isser

  • Therapist turnover and new program sustainability in mental health clinics as a function of organizational culture, climate, and service structure.

    Charles Glisson;Sonja K. Schoenwald;Kelly Kelleher;John Landsverk

  • Somatization in Pediatric Primary Care: Association With Psychopathology, Functional Impairment, and Use of Services

    John V. Campo;Linda JANSEN-McWILLIAMS;Diane M. Comer;Kelly J. Kelleher

  • The organizational social context of mental health services and clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice: a United States national study

    Gregory A Aarons;Gregory A Aarons;Charles Glisson;Phillip D Green;Kimberly Hoagwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly Hoagwood
Kimberly Hoagwood New York University
Joshua M. Langberg
Joshua M. Langberg Virginia Commonwealth University
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
Bonnie T. Zima
Bonnie T. Zima University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey A. Bridge
Jeffrey A. Bridge The Ohio State University
Laurel K. Leslie
Laurel K. Leslie Tufts University
Barbara Starfield
Barbara Starfield Johns Hopkins University
Richard P. Barth
Richard P. Barth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Anne W. Riley
Anne W. Riley Johns Hopkins University
Margaret E. Ensminger
Margaret E. Ensminger Johns Hopkins University

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