Research
Kelly co-ordinates Healthcare Systems and Primary Care research activities, working with the NSW Service Development & Policy Implementation team, and the National GP Hub and Tools project team. She is part of the MAINSTREAM consortium, a national health system research collaboration formed to drive better outcomes for eating disorders in mainstream care. Her past research has examined cognitive flexibility and everyday function in anorexia nervosa, and her future research interests includes further exploring personal strengths and resilience in individuals with eating disorders, and advocating for strengths-based approaches to treatment and recovery.
This project evaluated the way eating disorder care is delivered nationally, by looking at data from across the health system and considering the voice of the lived experience. MAINSTREAM is a multi-disciplinary team, involving researchers and linked to health partners (headspace and PHNs).
The NSW Service Plan sets out a major five‑year effort to strengthen eating‑disorder care across the health system, improving access, quality, and outcomes through better services, pathways, and workforce capability. This research evaluates how well service plan training boosts knowledge and confidence so programs can keep improving and inform government and sector-wide planning.
The GP Hub and Tools research program evaluates a comprehensive, free, nationally available digital hub designed to support GPs in screening, assessing, diagnosing, and treating eating disorders through evidence-based tools, clinical decision support, and practice management resources. The program monitors engagement and outcomes to identify improvement opportunities, with the goal of increasing GPs' knowledge, confidence, and willingness to identify and manage eating disorders in primary care.
This study investigates brain and hormonal responses to real-time food consumption decisions in individuals with anorexia nervosa using brain imaging and biomarker analysis. The research aims to identify biological drivers of restrictive eating and inform development of novel treatment targets.
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