Dr. Kelly is a Director of ERS Group and manages the Labor and Employment practice area. Her work focuses on econometric analysis of employment and credit decisions. She uses applications of statistical techniques to determine how compensation, promotion, termination, and other employment practices relate to gender, race, age, and ethnic origin. In addition, she analyzes lending practices for financial institutions, their pricing decisions, as well as their demographic effects. She also estimates economic damages, and analyzes wage and hour claims. Dr. Kelly has testified in state and Federal District courts and has been deposed on numerous occasions. She has conducted seminars for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Association of Public Sector Equal Opportunity Officers (NAPSEO) on the use of statistics in analyzing employment practices and estimating economic damages. Dr. Kelly was an adjunct professor at The Florida State University. She served as an international economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is past Director of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade. |