As a postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kelsey leads research on efficient designs for cluster randomized trials, with a focus on staircase designs, and directs the statistical aspects of applied studies at Monash.

Kelsey has a background in mathematics and applied statistics. After a career as a mathematical modeler of disease epidemics, Kelsey commenced a Ph.D. at Monash focused on developing statistical methodology for cluster randomized trials. Her doctoral work developed novel, more realistic statistical methods and more efficient trial designs. This work has helped ensure cluster randomized trials draw valid and precise conclusions about the impact of new interventions. Kelsey's Ph.D. was awarded in 2021, and she received the Damien Jolley Award for an outstanding thesis.