Tim Kelly

Social Work, Higher Education

Hi I am Tim Kelly, Emeritus Professor and retired Dean of Education and Social Work at the University of Dundee

Tim Kelly's Bio:

Tim Kelly is a Professor of Social Work and Dean of the School of Education and Social Work. He received his BA in Philosophy and Religion from Emory University in 1984 and his MSW and PhD degrees from the University of Georgia in 1987 and 1994.  Prior to beginning his full-time academic career in 1994 he worked in community mental health in South Carolina and Georgia, primarily with older people and their carers. Before to moving to Scotland in 2003 he was an Assistant & Associate Professor at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. His academic posts in Scotland included Senior Research Fellow in the Gerontological Nursing Research Centre and Head of the Department of Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University.  In December of 2008 Professor Kelly joined the University of Dundee as Chair of Social Work and in 2014 he became Dean. His areas of expertise include the use of groups and the health and social care needs of older people and their carers.

Tim Kelly's Experience:

  • Professor Emeritus at University of Dundee

    January 2022 - Present | Dundee

  • Professor of Social Work at University of Dundee, School of Education and Social Work

    December 2008 - Present | Dundee

  • Dean at University of Dundee, School of Education and Social Work

    November 2013 - December 2021 | Dundee

  • Head of Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University

    April 2006 - November 2008 | Glasgow

  • Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University, Gerontological Nursing Reserach Centre

    September 2003 - April 2006 | Glasgow

  • Associate Professor of Social Work at Barry University

    August 1994 - June 2003 | Miami Shores, FL

Tim Kelly's Education:

  • University of Georgia

    1991 – 1994
    PhD
    Concentration: Social Work

  • University of Georgia

    1986 – 1987
    MSW
    Concentration: Social Work

  • Emory University

    1980 – 1984
    BA
    Concentration: Philosophy & Religion

Tim Kelly's Interests & Activities:

Older people, Groupwork, Social Work, Teacher Education, Higher Education,