Barbara (“Barb”) Frances Kelly (January 24, 1968 - December 14, 2022) was an Australian linguist.
At the time of her death, Kelly was associate professor in sociolinguistics at the University of Melbourne.
[3] While a PhD student, Kelly conducted fieldwork in Nepal on the Sherpa language.
At the time of her death, she was married to computer scientist Lawrence Cavedon.
The Australian Linguistics Society awards the annual Barb Kelly Prize to outstanding theses.