About Dr. Elizabeth Kelley:

Clinical Psychology & Mental Health
Clinical training and experience across outpatient, inpatient, and community mental health settings, including work with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, behavioral health, and psychological well-being.

Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Medicine
Research and clinical experience in neuropsychology, traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation medicine, and neurobehavioral functioning through work with veterans and individuals living with neurological injury and disability.

Neuroscience & Academic Research
Contributed to research in neuroimaging, cognition, reward processing, depression, bereavement, and post-traumatic growth through collaborations with academic and healthcare institutions. Authored peer-reviewed publications and presented research at national and international conferences.

Accessibility, Inclusion & Consulting
Consulting and leadership work focused on accessibility, inclusive design, disability inclusion, museum accessibility initiatives, and the application of emerging technologies to improve access and participation.

Teaching & Mentorship
Experience teaching and mentoring students in psychology, research methods, statistics, and clinical practice at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Publications:

• Packman, W., Kelley, E., Rudolph, B., Long, J., Wallace, J., Hsu, M., . . . Field, N. (2017). Projective Drawings of Individuals Grieving the Loss of a Pet. Art Therapy,34(1), 29-37.

• Keller, J., Young, C. B., Kelley, E., Prater, K., Levitin, D. J., & Menon, V. (2013). Trait anhedonia is associated with reduced reactivity and connectivity of mesolimbic and paralimbic reward pathways. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(10), 1319-1328.

• Kelley, E., Sullivan, C., Loughlin, J.K., Hutson, L., Dahdah, M.N., Long, M.K., Schwab, K.A., & Poole, J.H. (2012). Self-awareness and neurobehavioral outcomes, five or more years after moderate to severe brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation,

• Boettiger, C. A., Kelley, E., Mitchell, J. M., D’Esposito, M., & Fields, H.L. (2009). Now or later? An fMRI study of the effects of endogenous opioid blockade on a decision-making network. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 93(3), 291–299.

• Kelley, E. (2005). The Guevedoces: Gender metamorphosis at work. Issues Berkeley Medical Journal, 13(1).

Presentations:

• Kelley, E. (03/02/2023). Basics of the Modern Psychodynamic Approach. Lecture presented in the Clinical Practicum Course for Clinical Psychology Ph.D. students at Texas Tech University.

• Kelley, E., & Chen, J. (2017, February). Mindfulness Skills to Combat Compassion Fatigue. Lecture presented as part of the staff wellness series at the Acute Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, VA Portland, Portland, OR.

• Kelley, E. (2017, June). The Creating Capabilities Approach Towards Working with Disability. Lecture presented at the Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences Diversity Seminar Series at the VA Portland, Portland, OR.

• Rudolph, B., Kelley, E., Gannon, C., & Packman, W. (2015, May). Projective Drawings in Pet Loss. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

• Kiely, T., Kelley, E., Lin, G., Su, S., Raba, C., Gomez, R., Trettin, L., Solvason, H., Schatzberg, A., & Keller, J. (2012, November). The neuropsychological performance in Refractory Major Depression and Non-Refractory Major Depression. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Nashville, TN.

• Kelley, E., Long, M.K., Dinishak, D., & Poole, J.H. (2011, February). Change in psychiatric Symptoms following moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster presented at the annual conference of Rehabilitation Psychology, Jacksonville, FL.

• Long, M.K., Kelley, E., & Poole, J.H. (2011, February). Neurobehavioral symptoms and their relationship to posttraumatic stress after TBI. Poster presented at the annual conference of Rehabilitation Psychology, Jacksonville,FL.

• Kelley, E., Long, M.K., Wells, R., & Poole, J.H. (2011, February). Does handedness influence neuropsychological performance after moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury?. Poster presented at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychology Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

• Kelley, E. & Poole, J.H. (2010, October). Relation of cognitive impulsivity to executive functioning after Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Vancouver, Canada.

• Kelley, E., Lockwood, C., Loughlin, J.K., & Poole, J.H. (2010, August). Dysfunction and memory strategies on the CVLT-II in TBI patients. Poster presented at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

• Kelley, E., Loughlin, J.K., Hutson, L., and Poole, J.H. (2010, February). Patient-informant Discrepancy ratings 5 - 15 years post-injury after moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Relation to injury severity and vocational outcome. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychology Society, Acapulco, Mexico.

• Loughlin, J.K., Kelley, E., Hutson, L., and Poole, J.H. (2010, February). The relationship between patient community integration, caregiver burden, and caregiver life satisfaction 5-15 years after moderate to severe TBI. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychology Society, Acapulco, Mexico.

• Hutson, L., Loughlin, J.K., Sullivan, C., Kelley, E., and Poole, J.H. (2009, November). Theimpact of sensorimotor impairment on community integration and life satisfaction after Moderate to severe TBI. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, LA.

• Boettiger, C.A., Kelley,E., Altamirano, L.J., Mitchell,J.M., D’Esposito, M., and Fields, H.L. (2008, March). Now or later? An fMRI study of the effects of endogenous opioid blockade on a decision-making network. Poster presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

• Altamirano, L.J., Kelley, E., Fields, H.L., D’Esposito, M., and Boettiger, C. A. (2007, November). Opioid regulation of impulsive responding under the influence of alcohol. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

• Cools, R., Jacobs, E., Altamirano, L.J., Sheridan, M.A., Kelley, E., and D’Esposito, M. (2006, November).Dopamine D2 receptor stimulation potentiates BOLD activity in the striatum during attentional switching. Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.

• Sheridan, M.A., Cools, R., Kelley, E., and D’Esposito, M. (2006, January). Differential responses in frontal and inferior temporal cortex during proactive interference and active retrieval in working memory. Poster presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the Bay Area Neuroscience Gathering of the Society for Neuroscience, San Francisco, CA.

Awards:

• Palo Alto University Dissertation Research Grant Award

• Claremont Graduate University’s Professional Development Workshop Series in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods Full Scholarship

• National Psychologist Trainee Register Credentialing Scholarship

• Second author on the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum Student Research Award winning project

• California Council of the Blind Academic Scholarship Winner

• American Council of the Blind Scholarship Winner

• John Mattioli Memorial Kurzweil 1000 Software Award

• National Youth Leadership International Mission on Medicine

• Honors Program in Integrative Biology, U.C. Berkeley

• National Dean’s List, U.C. Berkeley

• Participant in Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University

Community Leadership:

• Board Director, Peninsula Endowment for the Blind & Visually Impaired

• Board Director, Vista Center for the Blind NextGen

• Leadership team, Blind Art Posse, San Francisco Disability Cultural Center

• Blind Advisory Committee, Lighthouse for the Blind (past)

• VISN 20 Disruptive Behavior Board, VA Portland (past)

• Reviewer, Translational Issues in Psychological Science (past)

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
  Palo Alto University (APA Accredited)

• M.S., Psychology
  Palo Alto University

• Graduate Studies in Biology
  Stanford University

• B.A., Psychology & Integrative Biology (Honors)
  University of California, Berkeley