Michelle M Kelly PhD, CRNP, CNE, PPCNP-BC, NNP, FAANP
Michelle M. Kelly, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, NNP, CNE, FAANP
Dr Michelle Kelly is a dual-certified pediatric and neonatal nurse practitioner with over 25 years of experience providing care to children of all ages, in a variety of settings. She is an advocate for promoting the health of those born preterm across the lifespan, particularly related to neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes. She is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on preterm birth outcomes. She was a post-doctoral fellow with the University of Rhode Island, with the RHODE Study, a US-based longitudinal study of those born preterm, currently in its 10th NIH funded wave. Additionally, Dr Kelly speaks and publishes on nurse practitioner practice, education and leadership.
Dr Michelle Kelly is an Associate Professor at Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. She earned a BSN in 1994 and PhD in 2012 from Villanova University, an MSN as a pediatric nurse practitioner in 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania and a post-master certificate as a neonatal nurse practitioner in 2005 from Thomas Jefferson University. She has served on the executive board of local chapters of NAPNAP and Sigma Theta Tau. She was selected as a Fellow in the Sigma Theta Tau, Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy in 2019 and as a Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Fellow in 2023. She continues to practice clinically as a volunteer at a free and charitable practice serving the uninsured and underserved in her community.