Kelly is currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at Loma Linda University's School of Behavioral Health.
She is interested in resiliency factors following a trauma, effective treatments for children and adolescents who have experienced a trauma, and finding ways that communities can easily and effectively access mental health care. Her doctoral project is a needs assessment of an urban, alternative high school at which she is currently clinically placed. She is hoping that the results of her project will inform the services offered at the high school.