Kristin A. Kelly [email protected]
Department of Political Science University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-1024 Telephone: (860) 486-3252 ______
EDUCATION University of Wisconsin, Madison: Ph.D. in Political Science, Awarded August 1998 MA in Political Science, Awarded May 1992
University of California, Davis: BA Political Science with High Honors, Awarded June 1989 BA Economics with High Honors, Awarded June 1989
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor of Political Science, 2005-present Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1998-2004
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS Sustainable Global Cities Initiative (2018-present) Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (2001-present) Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (2010-present).
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Book Kristin Kelly, Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy, (Cornell University Press, 2003).
Peer Reviewed Articles Kristin Kelly, “The Expanding Usage of Forensic DNA: Implications for Addressing Patterns of Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Criminal Justice System,” Journal of Current Forensic Science Research, Vol. 2 (2017).
Kristin Kelly, Sarah Hampson and Jamie Huff, “Prenatal HIV Testing: The Compartmentalization of Women’s Sexual Risk Exposure and the Return of the Maternal Fetal Conflict,” Women and Health, Vol 52, No. 7 (2013): pp. 700-715.
Kristin Kelly, “Reducing Perinatal HIV Transmission and the Importance of Informed Consent” Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 2 (April 2008), pp.161-176.
Kristin Kelly, “Working Together to Stop Domestic Violence: State-community Partnerships and the Changing Meaning of Public and Private,” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Vol. 31, No. 1 (March 2004).
Kristin Kelly and Chase Harrison, “Universal Prenatal HIV Screening: Patient Attitudes and Perceptions,” Women and Health, Vol. 40, No. 1 (January 2004), pp. 41-57.
Kristin Kelly, “Obtaining Informed Consent Prior to Prenatal HIV Testing: The Value of Persuasion and the Threat of Coercion," AIDS & Public Policy Journal, Vol. 18 (Fall/Winter 2003).
Kristin Kelly, "Private Family, Private Individual: John Locke's Distinction between Paternal and Political Power," Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 28, No.3 (July, 2002), pp. 361-380.
Book Chapters Kristin Kelly, Sam Best, Clifford Vickrey “Privacy Rights” Oxford Companion to American Politics, David Coates, ed. (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Kristin Kelly and David Yalof, "Connecticut's Legal System," with David Yalof, in Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social and Cultural Encyclopedia, Herbert Kritzer, ed. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press, 2002), pp.345-348.
GRANTS AWARDED Honors Interdisciplinary Core Course Develop Grant, “Privacy in the Information Age,” University of Connecticut Office of the Provost ($10,000.) Awarded Spring 2010.
Large Grant, “Privacy of Electronic Medical Records: Dimensions of Patient Concern,” Research Foundation University of Connecticut ($11,066.) Awarded Spring 2009.
Research Development Award, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Women’s Health, University of Connecticut Medical Center and the National Institute of Health ($153,204). Awarded Summer 2001.
Small Grant Award, Research Foundation University of Connecticut ($1,000). Awarded Spring 2002.
Small Grant Award, Research Foundation University of Connecticut ($1,000). Awarded Fall 2001.
Small Grant, Research Foundation University of Connecticut ($1,000). Awarded Spring 2000.
Large Grant, “Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy: Activist Interviews,” Research Foundation University of Connecticut ($5,169.) awarded Spring 1999.
HONORS/AWARDS Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Connecticut Alumni Association (2012)
William Bennett Award for Excellence in Research by a Junior Faculty Member, Department of Political Science, awarded Spring 2004.
Invited Participant/Honorarium, Liberty Fund Conference “Liberty and the Nature of Law,” Park City Utah, Summer 2001.
Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship, Knapp Fellowship ($11,000.) awarded Fall 1998.
Graduate Student Workshop Award, The Law and Society Association – Summer 1994 and 1997.
Selected with Funding, The Law and Society Summer Institute, Wellesley Massachusetts - July 1994.
EXTERNAL REVIEWER American Political Science Review Journal of Gynecological Research and Obstetrics (Review Board Member, 2011-Present) Law and Society Review (Review Board Member, 2006-2011) National Institutes of Health Polity Social Theory and Practice Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Panel Presentation, “The Usage of Emissions Data in the Fight for Environmental Justice in California ,” Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Montreal Quebec, November 2018.
Panel Presentation and Chairperson, “Controlling Crime with Data and the Problem of Predictive Punishment,” American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia PA November 16, 2017.
Invited Presentation/Commentator, “Normative Approaches to Technology and Human Rights,” Workshop on Human Rights and New Technologies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT October 23, 2015.
Discussant/Presenter, “Confronting the Challenge of Domestic and Sexual Violence.” Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Honolulu Hawaii, June 2012.
Panel Participant/Moderator, “The Equal Rights Amendment: Visualizing an Inclusive Constitution,” Constitution Day, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, October 2, 2012.
Paper Presentation, “Public/Private Collaborations and the Prevention of HIV in Newborns.” Crossroads II: Community-Based Collaborative Research for Social Justice, Hartford Connecticut, June 9, 2007.
Invited Presentation, “Medical Privacy and Technology: The Promises and Perils of Electronic Records.” Women's Studies Faculty Spotlight, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, February 26, 2007.
Panel Presentation, “The Fourth Amendment Privacy Protection in the Electronic Age.” Constitution Day, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, September 18, 2006.
Paper Presentation, "Public Health Policy in Connecticut: Disease Screening, Electronic Medical Records and the Implications for Informational Privacy" Women's Health Research Symposium, University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington Connecticut, May 16, 2006.
Paper Presentation/Roundtable Participant, “Connecting Political Science and Law and Society Research: Disciplinary Boundaries and the Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research.” Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10, 2006.
Paper Presentation, “Preventing HIV in Newborns: Public Values and the Structure of Regulatory Relationships,” Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 5, 2004.
Invited Presentation, “Privatization and the Public Good,” Case Western University, Cleveland Ohio, October 29, 2004.
Discussant/Presenter, Author Meets Reader: Martha Minow’s Partners Not Rivals, Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 30, 2003.
Paper Presentation, "Prenatal HIV Screening Practices in Connecticut" Women's Health Research Conference, University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington Connecticut, May 14, 2003.
Opening Remarks, “Feminist Theory Workshop, Afternoon Session,” Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, Colorado, March 18, 2003.
Poster Presentation, “Prenatal HIV Screening: Protecting Public Health and Preserving Women's Reproductive Autonomy" Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, August 31, 2002.
Paper Presentation, "Screening Women for HIV During Pregnancy: State Intervention and the Importance of Informed Consent" Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Vancouver, Canada, June 2, 2002.
Paper Presentation, “The Importance Addressing Gender, Class and Racial Variables in Clinical Research,” University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington Connecticut, April 12, 2002.
Discussant, panel on “Constitutional Constructions and Meanings” Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association, Portland, Maine, April 29, 2002.
Poster Presentation, “Gender and Women’s Health” University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, April 16, 2002.
Discussant/Organizer, "International Perspectives on Reducing Women's HIV Risk" Annual Women's Studies Conference on Women and Gender, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, April 6, 2002.
Panel Presentation, "Women's Work: A Conversation with Feminist Faculty at UCONN" University of Connecticut, Storrs Connecticut, April 11, 2001.
Paper Presentation, "From Private to Public: Domestic Violence and Cultural Interpretation" Women and Gender Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, March 2000.
Paper Presentation, "Theoretical Justification of Punishment and the Search for Alternative Sanctions" Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, May 2000.
Invited Talk, "The Feminist Lecture Hall: Making an Oxymoron Work" Feminist Pedagogy Forum, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, October 16, 2000.
Discussant, panel on “The Limits of Liberal Justice” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington D.C., August 29, 2000.
Discussant, panel on “Public and Private in Democratic Life” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington D.C., August 29, 2000.
Paper Presentation, “The Symbolic Power of the Law: Legal Interventions and Domestic Violence and the Transformation of Domestic Violence into a Public Problem” National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 11, 2000.
Paper Presentation, "Constructing the Meaning of Domestic Violence: Privacy, Individualism and Legal Interventions in Domestic Violence from Colonial Time until the Present" Women and Gender Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, March 17, 1999.
Paper Presentation, “Theoretical Justifications for Punishment and the Search f or Alternative Sanctions” Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Miami Beach, Florida, May 30, 2000.
Discussant, panel on "Owning Autonomy: Construction of the Body Under Liberalism," Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Hose, California, March 25, 2000.
Invited Talk, "When the Personal Becomes Political: Domestic Violence and the Question of Boundary Construction" Women's Studies Faculty Spotlight, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Storrs, October 14, 1999.