Kelly Doran

Kelly Doran

Research and Evaluation Specialist
Office: Institute on Disability, 10 West Edge Drive, Durham, NH 03824
Pronouns: She/her/hers

Dr. Kelly Doran is a Research and Evaluation Specialist for the IOD. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Development from Indiana University, and has broad research interests in human development and aging, health risk behaviors, higher education, and research methodology. Dr. Doran also has years of experience in higher education as an academic advisor, and as an instructor teaching undergrad courses in adolescent development, child psychology, social statistics, and aging. Since joining the IOD, Dr. Doran has engaged in research and evaluation in a wide range of projects with a focus on inclusive higher education, improving Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for individuals with ID in NH, increasing community life engagement (CLE) for adults with IDD, and building family protective factors to reduce engagement in the child welfare system. She has also led the production of Employment Data Reports with the NH Bureau of Developmental Services. In her role, she hopes to contribute to knowledge about disability through research and evaluation, and to bridge the gap between research and application to solve practical problems and to improve the lives and inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families.

Research Interests

  • Disability studies
  • Human Development
  • Aging and life course
  • Behavior and Health
  • Quantitative methods
  • Applied Research
  • Adolescent Health
  • Family

Selected Publications

  • McCloskey, L. A., Eloff, I., & Doran, K. (2021). Determinants of intergenerational sexual relationships and HIV risk among South African women outpatients in Gauteng. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV, 33(5), 654-662. doi:10.1080/09540121.2020.1823311

  • Doran, K. A., Watkins, N. K., Duckworth, J. C., & Waldron, M. (2019). Paternal Death, Parental Divorce, and Timing of First Substance Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 28(2), 83-91. doi:10.1080/1067828x.2019.1580234

  • Doran, K. A., & Waldron, M. (2017). Timing of First Alcohol Use and First Sex in Male and Female Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61(5), 606-611. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.05.013

  • McCloskey, L. A., Doran, K. A., & Gerber, M. R. (2017). Intimate Partner Violence is Associated with Voluntary Sterilization in Women. Journal of Women's Health, 26(1), 64-70. doi:10.1089/jwh.2015.5595

  • Sapharas, N. K., Estell, D. B., Doran, K. A., & Waldron, M. (2016). EFFECTS OF PARENTAL DIVORCE OR A FATHER'S DEATH ON HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION. Psychology in the Schools, 53(8), 861-874. doi:10.1002/pits.21947

  • Duckworth, J. C., Doran, K. A., & Waldron, M. (2016). Childhood weight status and timing of first substance use in an ethnically diverse sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 164, 172-178. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.006

  • Waldron, M., Doran, K. A., Bucholz, K. K., Duncan, A. E., Lynskey, M. T., Madden, P. A. F., . . . Heath, A. C. (2015). Parental Separation, Parental Alcoholism, and Timing of First Sexual Intercourse. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(5), 550-556. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.01.011

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