Shelley Kimball, Ph.D.

Panel:
The Impossible Choice: Housing, Schools & Financial Stability

As the research director for the Military Family Advisory Network, Shelley Kimball, Ph.D., gathers the real-life experience of military families. MFAN then uses that data to develop programming and advise on policy that serves military families.

She has presented MFAN’s research at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and at the Pentagon, where it has been used to shape policy affecting military families.
She was awarded the Coast Guard’s Public Service Commendation and the Swivel Shot Award for her service to military families.

Dr. Kimball has been a researcher for 20 years. She teaches qualitative research methods and media law at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She is a Coast Guard spouse, an Army sister, and an Air Force daughter. In her spare time, she serves as the chair of the Coast Guard Arlington Ladies.