ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS, AND HONORS
Positions and Employment:
Triple Board Program in Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Tufts University, 1992-1995
Triple Board Program in Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Brown University, 1995-1997
Developmental Psychobiology Research Fellow, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1997-1999
Clinical Instructor and Harris Fellow, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1997- 1999
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1999-2005
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1999-2005
Assistant Professor, National Jewish Health and Research Center, 1999-2005
Assistant Professor, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, 1999-2005
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 2005-present
Associate Professor, National Jewish Health, 2005-present
Co-Director, Pediatric Day Treatment Program, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, 1999-2009
Medical Director, Mood and Thought Disorders Program, The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO, 2009-present
Program Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010-present
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1992-1999
Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1994-present
Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics, 1997
Member, Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Society (CCAPS), 1999-present
Junior Counselor at Large, (CCAPS), 1999-2001
Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1999-present
Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry, 2000
Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000
Secretary and Treasurer, (CCAPS), 2001-2003
President, (CCAPS), 2003-2004
Reviewer, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2003-present
Representative of CCAPS to Colorado Medical Society, 2004-2005
Associate Editor, Infant Mental Health Journal, 2005-present
Honors:
Clinician of the Year Award, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 2003
Charles Kaufman I Award for Best Poster by Junior Faculty, Developmental Psychobiological Research Group, 2004
Denver Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine, 2009
Teaching Activities:
Research Supervisor, 2 Child Psychiatry Fellows, 1999
Assist in Clinical Teaching and supervision of Allergy Fellows, 1999-2009
Research supervisor, Masters of Social Work Student, 2000
Harris Infant Mental Health Fellowship Core Reading Seminar, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2000-present
Clinical Supervisor for Child Psychiatry Fellow, 2002-present
Clinical Supervisor, Child Psychology Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2003
Clinical Supervisor, Child Psychology Clinical and Research Fellow, 2002-2003
Part of Team of Supervisors for Allergy Fellow research project, 2003
Attending, Child Fellows in Mood and Thought Disorders Clinic, 2009-present
Attending, University of Colorado, Denver Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, 2009-present
Clinical Acitivities:
Co-Director, Pediatric Care Unit, responsible for managing psychosocial needs of Pediatric Care Unit patients, 1999-present
Responsible for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry consults to Pediatric Allergy/Immunology and Pediatric Pulmonary, 1999-2009
Co-Director, Anxiety and Stress and Anxiety Center. Responsible for co-running cognitive behavior therapy exposure based multifamily groups for anxious children and follow-up care, 2002-2009
Sole Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 2003-2009
Director, Program for children and adolescents with asthma and obesity. Responsible for setting up pilot program, 2005-2009
Medical Director, Mood and Thought Disorders Program, The Children’s Hospital, Denver, 2009-present
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
von Klitzing, K., Kelsay, K. , Emde, R., Schmitz, S. (2000) Gender specific characterizations of five-year-olds’ play narratives and associations with behavior ratings. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 39 (8).
Wamboldt, M. Z., Laudenslauger, M., Wamboldt, F.S., Kelsay, K., & Hewitt, J. (2003) Adolescents with atopic disorders have an attenuated response to stress. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 111, 509-14.
Kelsay, K. , Hazel, N.A., & Wamboldt, M.Z. (2005). Predictors of body dissatisfaction in boys and girls with asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 522-531.
Kean, E., Kelsay, K., Wamboldt, F.S., & Wamboldt, M.Z. (2006). Posttraumatic stress in adolescents with asthma and their parents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 45(1) 78-86.
Boguniewicz M, Nicol N, Kelsay K, Leung DY. A multidisciplinary approach to evaluation and treatment of atopic dermatitis. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2008 Jun;27(2):115-27.
PMID: 18620133
Carel, K., Bratton, D. L., Miyazawa, N., Gyorkos, E., Kelsay, K., Bender, B., Strand, M.,Atkins, D., Gelfand, E. W., Klinnert, M. D. (2008) The Atopic Dermatitis Quickscore (ADQ): validation of a new parent-administered atopic dermatitis scoring tool. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101(5) 500-5007.
Kelsay, K. (2009) Assessing risk: Data from montelukast clinical trials. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 124(4) 697-698.
Grants and Contracts:
“Family Focused Therapy Treatment for Bipolar Adolescents”, P.I. David Miklowitz; 10% Effort; Primary objective is to compare mood episodes for adolescents receiving FFT vs. control group.
“Changing Health through Activity and Nutrition Group Education (project CHANGE)”; P. I. Kimberly Kelsay; Pilot group intervention that incorporates hands on cooking and nutrition offered by operation frontlin, with physical therapy and behavioral therapy.
National Jewish Health, contract for .33 FTE , 2009-present