Author: Ellen Ryan

Ellen Ryan, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Her teaching and research in psychology of aging focus on resilient aging and inter-generational communication. She has created the Writing Down Our Years Series of publications to highlight the many ways in which writing life stories can benefit older adults, their families, and the wider community. She is co-author of the book Ability Speaks: Communicating with a Person with Disability, co-editor of Writing as a Spiritual Practice in Later Life, and co-editor of the anthology Celebrating Poets Over 70. Ellen hosts the website on Writing, Aging and Spirit and can be reached at the website and email address below: