Scholars
Kelly E Perry
Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment
Based in
United States
North America
Kelly works at the intersection of climate, gender, and public health. A PhD student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, she brings demonstrated leadership and diverse experience in global public health research, academia, business development, and nonprofit work. Her everyday work is informed by a future where environmental justice and health equity are realized.
Kelly has studied and worked in the United States, Thailand, Morocco, and South Africa and collaborates with colleagues and organizations across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Kelly is a Brown University Information Futures Lab fellow, conducting her project on civil society perceptions of and proposed solutions to the air pollution crisis in Thailand. She is also a 2022 Emerging Voices for Global Health fellow, a Wedu board member, and an adjunct faculty at UNC Chapel Hill. She holds an MPH from UNC Chapel Hill and a BA from Vanderbilt University. She loves hiking, being in nature, and spending time with her Thai bangkaew dogs.
Country(ies) of Specialty
United States ThailandFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Scientific assessments Climate Justice AgriculturePublications
Articles
Perry, Kelly. (2021). The Thai-American duality: reflections on roots, cultural humility, and knowledge production in global health. The Lancet Global Health. 10. 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00502-7.
Shrestha, Manisha & Perry, Kelly & Thapa, Basant & Adhikari, Ramesh & Weissman, Amy. (2022). Malnutrition matters: Association of stunting and underweight with early childhood development indicators in Nepal. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 18. 10.1111/mcn.13321.
Perry, Kelly & Rakhmanova, Nilufar & Suos, Premprey & Nhim, Dalen & Voeurng, Bunreth & Bouchet, Bruno. (2022). Lessons learnt from quality improvement collaboratives in Cambodia. BMJ Global Health. 7. 8245. 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008245.
Calderon, Jeremiah & Perry, Kelly & Thi, Sein & Stevens, Lisa. (2022). Innovating tuberculosis prevention to achieve universal health coverage in the Philippines. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 29. 100609. 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100609.
Nguyen, Thu & Nguyen, Thi & Tran, Bao & Pham, Cong & Perry, Kelly & Haregu, Tilahun & Oldenburg, Brian & Kowal, Paul. (2023). Putting non-communicable disease data to work in Vietnam: an investigation of community health surveillance capacity. BMC Public Health. 23. 10.1186/s12889-023-14986-4.
Shrestha, Manisha & Chapagain, Binod & Pandey, Pooja & Mandal, Raj & Perry, Kelly & Pun, Bhim & Weissman, Amy. (2022). A Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance the Treatment of Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition in Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6. 174-174. 10.1093/cdn/nzac051.090.
Jahan, Nasrin & Akber, Md & Islam, Md & Kaderi, Kazi & Chapagain, Biond & Sadiq, Najmus & Perry, Kelly. (2022). Experience in Growth Monitoring and Promotion Integrated With Immunization Services in a City Corporation of Bangladesh. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6. 839-839. 10.1093/cdn/nzac065.023.
Danarastri, S & Perry, Kelly & Hastomo, Y & Priyonugroho, K. (2022). Gender differences in health-seeking behaviour, diagnosis and treatment for TB. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 26. 568-570. 10.5588/ijtld.21.0735.
Nguyen, T. & Nguyen, T. & Tran, Quoc & Pham, Cong & Perry, Kelly & Haregu, Tilahun & Oldenburg, Brian & Kowal, Paul. (2022). Putting non-communicable disease data to work in Vietnam: An investigation of community health surveillance capacity. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1702373/v1.
Shrestha, Manisha & Perry, Kelly & Thapa, Basant & Adhikari, Ramesh & Weissman, Amy. (2022). Cover Image. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 18. 10.1111/mcn.13356.
Stevens, Lisa & Perry, Kelly & Moide, Iakuna & Kaemala, Francil & Nankinga, Justine & Innes, Anh & Mogaba, Ignatius. (2022). Leveraging Experience From Active TB Drug-Safety Monitoring and Management for Monitoring Active Antiretroviral Toxicity. Global Health: Science and Practice. 10. 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00595.
Hasib, Enam & Joarder, Taufique & Nugroho, Kharisma & Perry, Kelly & Crum, Jennifer & Weissman, Amy. (2021). Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Bangladesh for Effective Locally Driven Conditional Cash Transfer in Multisectoral Nutrition Programming. Current Developments in Nutrition. 5. 130-130. 10.1093/cdn/nzab035_038.
Shrestha, Manisha & Weissman, Amy & Thapa, Basant & Adhikari, Ramesh & Perry, Kelly. (2021). Malnutrition Matters: Impact of Nutritional Status on Early Childhood Development in Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition. 5. 688-688. 10.1093/cdn/nzab045_070.
Javadi, Sogol & Mathur, Kushagra & Concha-Garcia, Susanna & Patel, Hursch & Perry, Kelly & Lo, Megan & Taylor, Jeff & Kaytes, Andy & Little, Susan & Gianella, Sara & Smith, David & Dube, Karine. (2021). Attitudes and perceptions of next-of-kin/loved ones toward end-of-life HIV cure-related research: A qualitative focus group study in Southern California. PLOS ONE. 16. e0250882. 10.1371/journal.pone.0250882.
Panjawatanan, Panadeekarn & Charoenkwan, Pimlak & Tantiworawit, Adisak & Strogatz, David & Perry, Kelly & Tuntiwechapikul, Wirote. (2021). Telomere shortening correlates with disease severity in hemoglobin H disease patients. Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases. 89. 102563. 10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102563.
Perry, Kelly & Taylor, Jeff & Patel, Hursch & Javadi, Sogol & Mathur, Kushagra & Concha-Garcia, Susanna & Little, Susan & Smith, David & Gianella, Sara & Dube, Karine. (2020). “[It] is now my responsibility to fulfill that wish:” Clinical and rapid autopsy staff members’ experiences and perceptions of HIV reservoir research at the end of life. PLoS ONE. 15. e0242420. 10.1371/journal.pone.0242420.
Dube, Karine & Willenberg, Loreen & Dee, Lynda & Sylla, Laurie & Taylor, Jeff & Roebuck, Christopher & Palm, David & Campbell, Danielle & Newton, Luke & Patel, Hursch & Perry, Kelly & Kanazawa, John & Gerrard, Jo & Brown, Brandon & Saberi, Parya & Sauceda, John & Peluso, Michael. (2020). Re-examining the HIV ‘Functional Cure’ Oxymoron: Time for Precise Terminology?. Journal of Virus Eradication. 6. 10.1016/j.jve.2020.100017.
Dube, Karine & Perry, Kelly & Mathur, Kushagra & Lo, Megan & Javadi, Sogol & Patel, Hursch & Concha-Garcia, Susanna & Taylor, Jeff & Kaytes, Andy & Dee, Lynda & Campbell, Danielle & Kanazawa, John & Smith, David & Gianella, Sara & Auerbach, Judith & Saberi, Parya & Sauceda, John. (2020). Altruism: Scoping Review of the Literature and Future Directions for HIV Cure-Related Research. Journal of Virus Eradication. 6. 100008. 10.1016/j.jve.2020.100008.
Dube, Karine & Patel, Hursch & Concha-Garcia, Susanna & Perry, Kelly & Mathur, Kushagra & Javadi, Sogol & Taylor, Jeff & Kaytes, Andy & Brown, Brandon & Sauceda, John & Little, Susan & Hendrickx, Steven & Rawlings, Steven & Smith, David & Gianella, Sara. (2020). Perceptions of Next-of-Kin/Loved Ones about Last Gift Rapid Research Autopsy Study Enrolling People with HIV/AIDS at the End-of-Life: A Qualitative Interview Study. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36. 10.1089/AID.2020.0025.
Perry, Kelly & Dube, Karine & Concha-Garcia, Susanna & Patel, Hursch & Kaytes, Andy & Taylor, Jeff & Javadi, Sogol & Mathur, Kushagra & Lo, Megan & Brown, Brandon & Sauceda, John & Wohl, David & Little, Susan & Hendrickx, Steven & Rawlings, Steven & Smith, David & Gianella, Sara. (2020). “My Death Will Not [Be] in Vain”: Testimonials from Last Gift Rapid Research Autopsy Study Participants Living with HIV at the End of Life. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36. 10.1089/AID.2020.0020.
Pulley, Jill & Rhoads, Jillian & Jerome, Rebecca & Challa, Anup & Erreger, Kevin & Morrison Joly, Meghan & Lavieri, Robert & Perry, Kelly & Zaleski, Nicole & Shirey, Jana & Aronoff, David. (2020). Using What We Already Have: Uncovering New Drug Repurposing Strategies in Existing Omics Data. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 60. 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010919-023537.
Perry, Kelly & Taylor, Jeff & Concha-Garcia, S. & Javadi, S. & Patel, Hursch & Kaytes, A. & Little, S. & Smith, David & Gianella, Sara & Dube, Karine. (2019). Behind the scenes: clinical and rapid autopsy staff members’ experiences and perceptions of HIV reservoir research at the end of life. Journal of Virus Eradication. 5. 42. 10.1016/S2055-6640(20)30184-9.
Dube, Karine & Eskaf, Shadi & Evans, David & Sauceda, John & Saberi, Parya & Brown, Brandon & Averitt, Dawn & Martel, Krista & Meija, Maria & Campbell, Danielle & Barr, Liz & Kanazawa, John & Perry, Kelly & Patel, Hursch & Luter, Stuart & Poteat, Tonia & Auerbach, Judith & Wohl, David. (2019). The Dose Response: Perceptions of People Living with HIV in the United States on Alternatives to Oral Daily Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36. 10.1089/AID.2019.0175.
Sugitani, Norie & Sivley, Robert & Perry, Kelly & Capra, John & Chazin, Walter. (2016). XPA: A key scaffold for human nucleotide excision repair. DNA Repair. 44. 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.05.018.