Journalist
From 1984-99, Ellison reported from Asia, Africa, and Latin America for Knight Ridder Newspapers, winning several awards including a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. In the years since then, in addition to authoring and co-authoring ten books, she has reported for publications including The New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The Atlantic, and more.
Selected Articles
Powering Up Together: Challenges and Opportunities in Getting to Net Zero in Boston’s Small Housing Stock
The Boston Foundation, October 2024
How Mindfulness Could Change the Field of Psychedelic Therapy
Mindful, November 2024
Their acne medications set off a rare chain reaction that killed them
The Washington Post, July 2024
Why America’s Bad Knees Are Fueling A Search For New Forms Of Relief
Women’s Health, July 2024
Should We Cancel Political Parties?
Big Think, April 2024
Living with memory loss, working to fend off dementia
The Washington Post, March 2024
A rift over ‘profound autism’ reveals a community’s deeper divide
The Washington Post, November 2023
Not just your grandmother’s disease: A new look at bone health
The Washington Post, October 2023
Could cancer become a chronic, treatable disease? For many, it already is.
The Washington Post, June 2023
How Jewish Organizations are Showing Up for Women’s Rights and Safety
Schusterman Family Philanthropies, May 2023
Psychedelics Could Be a Medical Game-Changer—So I Tried Them for My Debilitating Headaches
Prevention, July 2021
Poor people and people of color get less sleep — that’s bad for health and wealth
PBS, June 2021
95-year-old might have found the key to longevity: A purposeful life
The Washington Post, May 2021
Philanthropies flow funds to climate technologies
The Washington Post, October 2020
Caregivers of elderly loved ones face heavy emotional, physical, financial toll
The Washington Post, September 2020
Stress from the pandemic can destroy relationships with friends — even families
The Washington Post, August 2020
With the novel coronavirus, suddenly at 60 we’re now ‘old’
The Washington Post, June 2020
Digital disease surveillance: Tracking a pandemic
Knowable Magazine, April 2020
Psychotherapy on the Couch
Knowable Magazine, April 2020
E-therapy apps see booming business since coronavirus pandemic. I gave one a try.
The Washington Post, April 2020
Why Climate Skeptics are Backing Geoengineering
Wired Magazine, March 28, 2018
Severe Complications for Women During Childbirth Are Skyrocketing — and Could Often Be Prevented
ProPublica, December 22, 2017
Trouble in Tibet
The Guardian, October 27, 2017
Prank You Very Much (PDF)
O Magazine, April 2017
Video Game Is Built to Be Prescribed to Children With A.D.H.D.
The New York Times, November 23, 2015
A.D.H.D. Rates Rise Around Globe, but Sympathy Often Lags
The New York Times, November 10, 2015
Healing Our Vets
Mindful Magazine, February 2015
Being Honest About the Pygmalion Effect
Discover Magazine, December 2015
Can Attention Deficit Drugs ‘Normalize’ a Child’s Brain?
The New York Times, February 2, 2015
