Dr Kiely’s research adopts a contextualised perspective to healthy ageing across the life-course. He draws on theory and methods of life course epidemiology, social psychiatry, and gerontology to inform strategies to promote ageing well. His main research themes include: 

1) behavioural and social determinants of work and health expectancy, 
2) sensory ageing,
3) social inequalities in healthy longevity, and
4) dementia prevention.

Dr Kiely is a Senior Lecturer with a joint cross-faculty position in the School of Mathematics and Physics and The School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences where he teaches data science, applied biostatistics, and epidemiological methods in public health programs. 

Dr Kiely is co-chair of the NSW Division of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG).