Dr. Kealey has participated in a number of research projects at the University of Iowa Hospitals and clinics, more specifically geared toward the burn patient. He has been a PI in projects such as Efficacy of Burn Patient Pressure Garment Therapy sponsored by the International Association of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation. He has also been instrumental in the Establishment of a Burn Survivor Outcomes Database using two health status questionnaires funded by the UI Injury Prevention Research Center. Another project of interest included Randomized Controlled Paired Within-Patient Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Dermagraft Transitional Covering (Dermagraft TC) in Patients Requiring a Temporary Covering for Deep-Partial or Full-Thickness Thermal or Chemical Burn Injuries funded by the Advanced Tissue Sciences.