Jane Kelly

HEY BABY UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa's Adolescents (Accelerate) Hub

Jane is a research officer in the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town where she supports research activities on the Helping Empower Young Parents Brought up in Adversity with their Babies and Young children (HEY BABY) project and the Adolescent Engagement and Participation team at the Accelerate Hub. She is a lead investigator in a sub-study of experiences of healthcare providers during COVID-19 with a focus on adolescent service provision to adolescent mothers and adolescents living with HIV. Jane has a background in psychological research and experience working in both academic and government settings, including in local government using routine data to inform policies and programming for violence reduction.

Jane's CV available here

Latest publications

Kelly, J., & Ward, C. L. (2020) Narratives of gang disengagement amongst former gang members in South Africa. Criminal Justice and Behaviour. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820949603

Kelly, J., McKinney, E. & Swift, O. (2020). Strengthening teacher education to support deaf learners. International Journal of Inclusive Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2020.1806366

McKenzie, J., Kelly, J., Moodley, T., & Stofile, S. (2020). Reconceptualising teacher education for teachers of learners with severe to profound disabilities. International Journal of Inclusive Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2020.1837266