Research summary
Dr. Kelly Russell’s research focuses on pediatric injuries, with a particular interest in pediatric concussion injuries. This includes understanding the risk factors for prolonged recovery following a pediatric concussion, interventions and multi-disciplinary management to improve concussion recovery, mental health consequences of concussion, and access to timely care through telemedicine to improve outcomes among those living in Northern communities.
She is also interested in understanding the health-care needs of Indigenous youth who sustain a concussion. She is also studying the effects of intimate partner violence in the house on children and improving the management of traumatic brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence.