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Michelle L. Kelley is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research is predominantly situated in the field of Psychology, with significant contributions to Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and related subfields such as General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, and Gender Studies.

The primary research topics addressed by Kelley include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Kelley has published extensively, with a focus on mental health, identity, and trauma. A selection of recent papers includes:

  • "Examination of the Relationship between Parenting Identity and Internalizing Problems: A Preliminary Examination of Gender and Parental Status Differences" (2020), published in Identity
  • "Moral Injury as a Mediator of the Associations Between Sexual Harassment and Mental Health Symptoms and Substance Use Among Women Veterans" (2021), published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • "Own soul's warning: Moral injury, suicidal ideation, and meaning in life." (2021), published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Examining the added value of harm reduction strategies to emailed boosters to extend the effects of online interventions for college drinkers." (2021), published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • "The role of alcohol demand on daily microaggressions and alcohol use among emerging adult bisexual+ women." (2021), published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Their work appears frequently in journals such as:

  • Journal of Bisexuality
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Identity
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Kelley collaborates regularly with several co-authors whose frequent partnerships suggest shared research interests. These co-authors include:

  • Sarah J. Ehlke
  • Rachel L. Davies
  • Adrián J. Bravo
  • Amy L. Stamates
  • Christina T. Schulz

Best Publications

  • Determinants of Disciplinary Practices in Low‐Income Black Mothers

    Michelle L. Kelley;Thomas G. Power;Dawn D. Wimbush

  • A model of fathers' behavioral involvement in child care in dual-earner families

    Jennifer F. Bonney;Michelle L. Kelley;Ronald F. Levant

  • Cultural Differences in Child Rearing A Comparison of Immigrant Chinese and Caucasian American Mothers

    Michelle L. Kelley;Hui-Mei Tseng

  • Narrative story telling in autism and Down's syndrome

    Katherine A. Loveland;Robin E. McEvoy;Belgin Tunali;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Associations between Family Environment, Parenting Practices, and Executive Functioning of Children with and without ADHD.

    Valarie M. Schroeder;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Geographic mobility, family, and maternal variables as related to the psychosocial adjustment of military children.

    Michelle L Kelley;Lisa B Finkel;Jayne Ashby

  • THE EFFECTS OF MILITARY‐INDUCED SEPARATION ON FAMILY FACTORS AND CHILD BEHAVIOR

    Michelle L. Kelley

  • Couples- versus individual-based therapy for alcohol and drug abuse: effects on children's psychosocial functioning.

    Michelle L. Kelley;William Fals-Stewart

  • Predictors of cyberbullying perpetration among college students

    Ashley N. Doane;Matthew R. Pearson;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Predictors of Paternal Involvement in Childcare in Dual-Earner Families with Young Children

    Julie N. Jacobs;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Masculinity ideology among young African American and European American women and men in different regions of the United States

    Ronald F. Levant;Richard G. Majors;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Exposure to Interparental Violence and Childhood Physical and Emotional Abuse as Related to Physical Aggression in Undergraduate Dating Relationships

    Robert J. Milletich;Michelle L. Kelley;Ashley N. Doane;Matthew R. Pearson

  • Parentification and family responsibility in the family of origin of adult children of alcoholics.

    Michelle L. Kelley;Alexis French;Kaitlin Bountress;Heather A. Keefe

  • Internalizing and externalizing behavior of children with enlisted Navy mothers experiencing military-induced separation.

    Michelle L. Kelley;Ellen Hock;Kathleen M. Smith;Melinda S. Jarvis

  • Behavioral couples therapy for female substance-abusing patients: effects on substance use and relationship adjustment.

    Jamie Winters;William Fals-Stewart;Timothy J. O'Farrell;Gary R. Birchler

  • Emotional and behavioral problems of children living with drug-abusing fathers: comparisons with children living with alcohol-abusing and non-substance-abusing fathers.

    William Fals-Stewart;Michelle L. Kelley;Frank D. Fincham;James Golden

  • Development of Adaptive Behavior in Preschoolers with Autism or Down Syndrome.

    Katherine A. Loveland;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Development of Adaptive Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism and Down Syndrome.

    Katherine A. Loveland;Michelle L. Kelley

  • Development of the Cyberbullying Experiences Survey

    Ashley N. Doane;Michelle L. Kelley;Evelyn S. Chiang;Miguel A. Padilla

  • Behavioral Couples Therapy for alcoholism and drug abuse: Where we've been, where we are, and where we're going

    William Fals-Stewart;Timothy J. O'Farrell;Gary R. Birchler;James Córdova

  • Learning sobriety together: A randomized clinical trial examining behavioral couples therapy with alcoholic female patients.

    William Fals-Stewart;Gary R. Birchler;Michelle L. Kelley

Frequent Co-Authors

William Fals-Stewart
William Fals-Stewart Research Triangle Park Foundation
Matthew R. Pearson
Matthew R. Pearson University of New Mexico
Robin J. Lewis
Robin J. Lewis Old Dominion University
John A. Fairbank
John A. Fairbank Duke University
John F. Curry
John F. Curry Duke University
Tyler B. Mason
Tyler B. Mason University of Southern California
Katherine A. Loveland
Katherine A. Loveland The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Barbara A. Winstead
Barbara A. Winstead Old Dominion University
Nathan A. Kimbrel
Nathan A. Kimbrel Duke University
Ronald F. Levant
Ronald F. Levant University of Akron

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