Nicholas Kelley, PhD

Dr. Kelley is a research associate for the BioWatch program, where he currently reviews scientific literature on potential agents of bioterrorism in order to produce agent overviews for public health officials around the United States.

He is also the preparedness program coordinator at CIDRAP. He has a broad background in pandemic and all-hazards preparedness and in working with both the public and private sector. 

Dr. Kelley was a research assistant at CIDRAP prior to becoming the preparedness program coordinator and served as the assistant project director on the CIDRAP Comprehensive Influenza Vaccine Initiative. He is a member of the University of Minnesota's Medical Reserve Corp and is actively involved in local pandemic planning and response activities.

Dr. Kelley has a bachelor's degree in biology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and master's and doctoral degrees in environmental health from the University of Minnesota.