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Kelley C. Wood, Ph.D., M.S., ACSM-CEP, CET

Kelley Wood smiles at the camera with her arms crossed while wearing a tan, plaid blazer.Director of Research

ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation
Select Medical

Kelley C. Wood was named director of research for Select Medical’s ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation program in 2023. In that role, she oversees research strategy and projects, leads data management and analysis, and manages both research partnerships and dissemination. Over the prior four years, she served as ReVital’s manager of research and education.

An emerging leader in cancer rehabilitation, Kelley has published over 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts on topics ranging from health services research evaluations of community-based exercise programs and rehabilitation services, to studies investigating patient experience of cancer-related functional disability. Her research is focused on health care quality and delivery and concentrated on developing cancer rehabilitation and exercise services standards of care for cancer patients.

Kelley is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Moving Through Cancer Task force and co-chairs the Research and Outcomes Task Force of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group.

A graduate of Appalachian State University, Kelley earned a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science. Additionally, she holds both a master’s degree in health and exercise science and a doctorate in occupation and rehabilitation science from Colorado State University. At that institution, Kelley also served as a graduate research assistant, lab manager, and instructor of the Fitness Therapy for Cancer (Fit Cancer) program which she co-established in 2017.

In 2017, Kelley obtained clinical certifications in exercise physiology and cancer exercise training from the American College of Sports Medicine.

Featured Research

1. Pergolotti M, Wood KC, Kendig TD, Mayo S. Impact of Real-World Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation Services on Health-Related Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors across 12 Diagnosis Types in the United States. Cancers 2024, Vol 16, Page 1927. 2024;16(10):1927. doi:10.3390/CANCERS16101927

2. Pergolotti M, Wood KC, Kendig T, Love K, Mayo S. Cancer Rehabilitation: Impact on Breast Cancer Survivors’ Work Ability and Health-Related Quality of Life. J Natl Compr Cancer Netw. 2024;1(aop):1-7. doi:10.6004/JNCCN.2023.7329

3. Wood KC, Bertram JJ, Kendig TD, Pergolotti M. Understanding Patient Experience with Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation Care. Healthc 2023, Vol 11, Page 348. 2023;11(3):348. doi:10.3390/HEALTHCARE11030348

4. Wood KC, Pergolotti M, Marshall T, et al. Usability, acceptability, and implementation strategies for the Exercise in Cancer Evaluation and Decision Support (EXCEEDS) algorithm: a Delphi study. Support Care Cancer. Published online May 26, 2022:1-12. doi:10.1007/S00520-022-07164-6

5. Covington KR, Marshall T, Campbell G, et al. Development of the Exercise in Cancer Evaluation and Decision Support (EXCEEDS) algorithm. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(11):6469-6480. doi:10.1007/s00520-021-06208-7