Associate Professor Kelly s research interest is in the area of medication safety  in several therapeutic areas including oncology, antibiotic stewardship, and psychiatric medicines. She has experience of evidence synthesis, quantitative epidemiological analyses, and qualitative research. She is also active in medical education research, particularly professional identity formation and the assessment of professionalism.  After graduating with a B.Sc. in Pharmacy, she worked as a community pharmacist for five years, followed by the pharmaceutical industry and completed a PhD in Epidemiology in Trinity College Dublin in 2016. She has been a postdoctoral research fellow at New York University.