Assistant Professor
Department of
Sociology
Nipissing University
100 College Drive
North Bay, ON P1B 8L7
Office: A328
Tel: (705) 474-3450, Ext. 4141
Fax: (705) 474-1947
Email: ellieb@nipissingu.ca
Education
PhD Sociology, McMaster University
MSc Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
BA Hon. Gerontology and Sociology, McMaster University
Announcements
Nipissing University has been selected by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE), along with four other universities in Canada, to create a Geriatric Interest Group that will give students the opportunity to participate in events in the field of aging. NICE is an international network of researchers, practitioners, students, and seniors dedicated to improving the care of older adults. Stay tuned for more events that are designed to provide students with an interactive and interdisciplinary learning ground in geriatrics/gerontology. For more information please contact: Dr. Ellie Berger at ellieb@nipissingu.ca.
Courses Taught at Nipissing
SOCI 2015: Classical Sociological Theory
SOCI 2036: Introduction to Social Gerontology
SOCI 3156: Women and Age
SOCI 3176: Age, Health, and Work I
SOCI 3177: Age, Health, and Work II
SOCI 4295: Selected Topics in Sociology
Areas of Interest
Aging Workforce
Age and Gender Discrimination
Retirement and Pensions
Mandatory Retirement
Unemployment
Gender and Work History
Health and Older Offenders
2009 Berger, E.D. Managing Age Discrimination: An Examination of the Techniques Used When Seeking Employment. Gerontologist, 49(3), 317-332.
2007 Berger, E.D. & Ricci, C. Part-Time Faculty as Victims-- Exploited by Universities: Markers, Teaching Assistants, and Sessionals. In C. Ricci, Poisoned Apples: An Insider Exposes the Victimization, Abuse, Politics, Associated Pain and SOLUTIONS to our Educational Crisis (pp. 82-93). Retrieved April 29, 2008, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/education/carlor/books/Poisoned_Apples.pdf (150 pages).
2006 Berger, E.D. ‘Aging’ Identities: Degradation and Negotiation in the Search for Employment. Journal of Aging Studies, 20(4), 303-316.
2006 McMullin, J.A. & Berger, E.D. Gendered Ageism / Age(ed) Sexism: The Case of Unemployed Older Workers. In T.M. Calasanti & K.F. Slevin (eds.), Age Matters: Re-Aligning Feminist Thinking (pp. 201-223). New York: Routledge.
2005 Ricci, C. & Berger, E. Exams and the Learning Environment. Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, 18(2), 45-47.
2004 Berger, E.D. & Denton, M.A. The Interplay Between Women’s Life Course Work Patterns and Financial Planning for Later Life. Canadian Journal on Aging, 23(suppl. 1), S99-S113.
Links of Interest
Click here to go to Sociology's website
Click here to go to Nipissing's website
Click here to go to the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) website
Click here to go to the Canadian Association on Gerontology's website
Click here to go to the Gerontological Society of America's website
Click here to go to the 50plus website
Click here to go to the AgeLine Database website
Click here to go to Careers in Aging website
Click here to go to Baycrest's website