Kelley received a Junior researcher award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (2013-2017). She completed a PhD in Nursing at McGill University (2010) and a postdoctoral fellowship at McMaster University (2011). Her research interests include nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist roles, boundary work activities, perceptions of team effectiveness, acute and primary care, and the effects of healthcare service delivery on patients and families. Kelley has used different approaches including mixed methods, case study, surveys, systematic reviews, and qualitative description to answer her research questions.