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About George Kelley
Dr. George A. Kelley conducts systematic review and meta-analytic research on the effects of exercise and physical activity on health-related disease.
Positions
Professor
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Public Health
- Department:
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Classification:
- Faculty
Education
- MS, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1981
- BS, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 1980
- DA, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 1992
Publications
- Kelley GA, Kelley KS, (accepted July 6, 2023). Evolution of statistical models for meta-analysis and implications for best practice. Current Opinion in Epidemiology and Public Health. Note: Invited article (peer reviewed)
- May LE, McDonald S, Stewart C, Newton E, Isler C, Steed D, Sarno LA, Kelley GA, Chasan-Taber L, Kuehn D, Allman BR, Strom C, Claiborne A, Fang X (epub ahead of print, 2023). Influence of supervised maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy on one-month old neonatal cardiac function and outflow: A pilot study. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise.
- Barrington MJ, D’Souza RS, Mascha EJ, Sen A, Kelley GA (accepted May 30, 2023). Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in regional anesthesia and pain medicine (Part II): Guidelines for performing the systematic review. Anesthesia & Analgesia.
- Kelley GA, Kelley KS, Stauffer BL (2023). Effects of resistance training on body weight and body composition in older adults: An inter-individual response difference meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Science Progress. 106(2):1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504231179062.
- Barrington MJ, D’Souza RS, Mascha EJ, Narouze S, Kelley GA (accepted May 3, 2023). Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in regional anesthesia and pain medicine (part I): Guidelines for preparing the review protocol. Anesthesia & Analgesia.
- Kelley GA. Does resistance training benefit adolescents? (2023). Indian Pediatrics. 60(4):263-264. Note: Invited commentary (peer-reviewed).
- Dhumal T, Azhar SZ, Kelley GA, Harper F, Kelly KM (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of interventions addressing caregiver distress and burden among cancer caregivers. PEC Innovation. 2: 100145.
- Kelley GA, Kelley KS. (2023). Representation of adults with rheumatoid arthritis in US-based randomized controlled exercise trials: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Clinical Rheumatology. 42(1): 29-38.
For a full publication list, see: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/george.kelley.1/bibliography/41145385/public/?sort=date&direction=descending
Awards
1. WVU School of Public Health Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, 2019
2. WVU-HSC Vice Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Scholarly Activities, 2018
3. Excellence in Research Award, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, 2010
4. Distinguished Alumni Award, Boise State University, 2008
5. Outstanding Alumni Award, Department of Kinesiology, Boise State University, 1999
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Courses taught at WVU (most recent)
BIOS 601 - Applied Biostatistics I (graduate)
PUBH 512 - Research Translation and Evaluation in Public Health Practice (graduate)
BIOS 663 - Introduction to Meta-Analysis (graduate)
About George Kelley
Dr. George A. Kelley, FACSM, is a tenured Full Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at West Virginia University (WVU). He came to WVU in 2002 from Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA. Dr. Kelley currently serves as the sole instructor for graduate level PUBH 512, “Research Translation and Evaluation in Public Health Practice”, BIOS 601, “Applied Biostatistics 1”, and BIOS 663 “Introduction to Meta-Analysis”. A national and international authority on systematic reviews with and without meta-analysis, Dr. Kelley’s own research focuses on using the systematic review and meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of exercise and physical activity on health-related disease. With a “hands on” approach, Dr. Kelley has received external funding as Principal Investigator from sources that include the National Institutes of Health R01 mechanism, American Heart Association, and Department of Defense. In addition, he has participated in various roles on externally funded grants totaling more than $41 million. To date, he has authored more than 160 publications in peer-reviewed journals, more than 80% as first author, i.e., person who did the most work. He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his undergraduate Alma Mata, Boise State University, Dean's Award for Excellence in Research from the WVU School of Medicine, and more recently the WVU Health Sciences Center Outstanding Researcher and Scholar Award in 2018 as well as the WVU Student Association of Public Health Graduate Teacher Award in 2019. In addition, Dr. Kelley served as the 2021 International Distinguished Scholar Lecturer at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) at Ensenada campus, México, a virtual series of lectures that included 298 participants from seven countries: Costa Rica, Colombia, Spain, USA, Brazil, Chile, and México. He also serves in various statistical advisory roles for 13 different non-predatory, peer-reviewed journals (emphasis on systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis). In addition to his 80+ hour work week and with a firm belief in modeling the healthy behavior he seeks from others as a public health professional, Dr. Kelley currently cycles 150-240+ miles per week, resistance and balance trains 3 times per week, and walks/hikes 15-20 miles per week. He has been tracking his exercise and nutrition intake for more than 40 years.