Dr Kelland is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and a Programme Leader at the University of Plymouth. Prior to her career in academia she had a successful career in HR Management, working for organisations such as ITV, NHS and Boots the Chemist. Dr Kelland’s work on the ‘fatherhood forfeit’ has been widely cited within the press (such as The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph,The Independent, The Mail and New Scientist), by professional bodies (such as CIPD) and she has contributed to numerous blogs and webinars on the topic of fathers at work. Her ‘fatherhood forfeit’ research has been published by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee and referred to in a House of Commons debate exploring ‘Fathers in the Family’. She has presented her research to the UK Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood, professional and international academic conferences and numerous organisations. Additionally, she regularly discusses the challenges facing caregiving fathers through media outlets such as Sky News and BBC Radio.  Full details of her research can be found on the website- www.fatherhoodforfeits.com Her book “Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace: Organisational Experiences and the Fatherhood Forfeit” , published by Palgrave Macmillan  is out now 

Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Member of the Academic Advisory Board - Working Families  Board Director- The Dads Network

I have supervised two students to completion. 

Module Leader-  HRL7001/ HRL7001 HA / HRL7001 HKU- Ethical Resourcing -  Module Lead Teaching across different levels of experience, from those with vast HR experience to those with no HR experience, from a wide variety of cultures in which the practice of HRM is very varied. Delivering all lectures, marking, and utilisation of my HRM network to enable enrichment events such as site visits, guest lectures and employability evenings to significantly enhance the learning experience.    
 Module Leader- HRL6007- Equality and Diversity in a Modern Organisation- Module Lead Working with a module tutor to deliver lectures and seminars to ensure maximum learning opportunities for the students.  
 Module Tutor- PBS7000- Capstone Project - Tutor Delivery of subject-specific sessions for HR students and supervision of projects and project supervisor  Programme Leader MA in Human Resource Management (since 2016)
 Programme Leader MAHRM – Senior People Professional, Higher Apprenticeship   Programme Leader MAHRM HKU SPACE