Kristi W. Kelley, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE, BC-ADM is a Clinical Professor at the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. Dr. Kelley earned both her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1999) and Doctor of Pharmacy (2000) degrees at the Harrison School of Pharmacy. She completed an ASHP-accredited Primary Care Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2001.

In addition to teaching in her clinical practice, Dr. Kelley is also involved in didactic teaching, service, and scholarship within the School.  Complementing her practice and research interests is Dr. Kelley’s involvement in professional associations, such as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Alabama chapter of ASHP (ALSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), serving on a variety of committees and holding leadership roles.

While on faculty at Auburn, Dr. Kelley has been honored to receive the Hargreaves Faculty Mentor Award, Roche's Preceptor of the Year, and be recognized as a Preceptor of Excellence four times. Dr. Kelley was part of a three-member team that received the school's inaugural Excellence in Teaching award and were also recognized as the school's representatives at the 2014 AACP Annual Meeting as a "Teacher of the Year." In 2018, Dr. Kelley was again awarded HSOP's Excellence in Teaching award. In 2016, Dr. Kelley was the recipient of ACCP's Education Award.

Dr. Kelley’s scholarship interests include diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and pharmacy education. She has published and presented on these topics at both the regional and national level.  In addition, she has served as invited faculty for ASHP recertification programs and ACCP’s Teaching and Learning Academy/Certificate Program.

Practice Site

Dr. Kelley practices at the Continuity Clinics with Brookwood Baptist Health, Internal Medicine Residency Program in Birmingham, Alabama where she serves as non-physician faculty. She is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all pharmacy services related to patient care while precepting pharmacy students on ambulatory care rotations. During her time with HSOP, she has established clinical pharmacy services in three outpatient internal medicine clinics in the Birmingham area.

Dr. Kelley will be working with P4/APPE students will be presenting and their bios are below.
Taylor Jones, HCOP PharmD Candidate 2026 – During her APPE year, Taylor has utilized her skills to effectively communicate with patients and identify their unique and individual health concerns.
She has worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to care for patients of all ages and, as part of her collaboration, has developed a passion for producing patient-centered care. In
addition, Taylor has extensive experience as her time as an extern counseling patients on medications determined by both the healthcare team and the patient to be beneficial in improving quality of
life.
Hallie Keiser, HCOP PharmD Candidate 2026 – During her APPE year, Hallie has worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to care for patients. She has been discussing
recommendations for utilizing appropriate guideline therapies in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition, Hallie has routinely counseled patients as they initiate medications to better
control various disease states. She has continued to assess adherence for maintenance medications while on rotation and working as an extern.