Education

PhD, McMaster University, Sociology

MSc, University of Toronto, Public Health Sciences

BA, McMaster University, Gerontology and Sociology

                  


Dr. Ellie Berger is a Professor, Gerontologist, and Consultant with over 20 years of experience teaching, researching, and advising others on issues related to aging. More specifically, her expertise is in the sociology of aging, the labour market, ageism, sexism, ableism, retirement, workplace transitions, and work-family balance. She is the author of the book, Ageism at Work: Deconstructing Age and Gender in the Discriminating Labour Market, co-editor of the book, The Parent Track: Timing, Balance, and Choice within Academia, as well as multiple reports and peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. Berger has been retained by The Ontario Human Rights Commission, legal professionals, and older workers as an expert witness in ageism. She was recently invited by the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour and Minister for Seniors, to the House of Commons for a round table on Redefining Aging. Her expertise has also been sought out by Statistics Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, the Forum of Labour Market Ministers, the National Seniors Council, and the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Further, Dr. Berger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Nipissing University and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging & Society at McMaster University. She is also an Associate Member of the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging at McMaster University. She is the former Chair of the Social Policy and Practice Division of the Canadian Association on Gerontology and the former Leader of the Aging and Paid Work Thematic Committee, part of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster.

Dr. Berger is also a member of numerous organizations including the Canadian Coalition Against Ageism, the Canadian Association on Gerontology, the Gerontological Society of America, the Canadian Sociological Association, the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly, and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health.