Erin Kelty

Dr. Erin Kelty is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia's School of Population and Global Health, specializing in medication safety during pregnancy, pharmacoepidemiology, and substance use disorders. She holds the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Fellowship and has secured $8.5 million in research grants across 16 projects. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being (SDG 3) and quality education (SDG 4).

Education: BSc, PhD (The University of Western Australia); MBioStat (University of Sydney).

Research interests include opioid use in pregnancy, data linkage methodologies, and maternal-child health. Key projects examine the safety of alcohol pharmacotherapies, trends in analgesic opioid use, and outcomes of methadone/buprenorphine treatments. Her recent studies address neonatal outcomes linked to prenatal medication exposure and the epidemiology of colorectal cancer.

Grants include funding from NHMRC, the Wellcome Trust, and the Stan Perron Foundation. Notable awards include the 2022 School of Population and Global Health Early-Career Research Award.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on pharmacoepidemiology, maternal health, and substance use research. Active in international networks analyzing global health data.