Kelley was a professor and vice chair for
health policy and faculty development at the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. There, she held the Hermann Merkin professorship in
Palliative Care within the Brookdale department of
geriatrics and palliative medicine. Additionally, she served as the senior associate dean for
gender equity in research affairs. Dr. Kelley's research also established the definition of serious illness used to define the patient population, who may benefit from palliative care, at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Quality Forum, and others. In 2022, Kelley joined the NIA as deputy director, succeeding Melinda Kelley. Her responsibilities include providing strategic leadership, overseeing daily operations, and managing
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. ==References==