Elinor W. Ames | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1931 |
| Died | 10 February 2023 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Tufts University Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Developmental psychology |
| Institutions | Simon Fraser University |
| Thesis | (1960) |
Elinor W. Ames (1931-2023) was a Canadian psychologist whose work was concerned with the psychological impact of adoption on children. [1]
Ames was born and grew up in the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts. She attended Tufts University from which she graduated with a BSc in Psychology in 1953 followed by a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University in 1960. [2]
In 1965, Ames joined the Psychology Department at Simon Fraser University as a charter faculty member and stayed for the remainder of her academic career retiring as Emeritus Professor of Psychology in 1997. [2]
She was an active member of regional youth and seniors organizations and of a national psychological association. She was President of the Society for Children and Youth of BC and of the North Shore Keep Well Society. [2] [3] [4] In 1985 she was elected President of the Canadian Psychological Association. [5]
Ames's research was on various aspects of child development (e.g., Ames, 1985) but especially the impact of adoption on children with a particular focus on Romanian children (e.g. Chisholm et al., 1995; Fisher et al., 1997; Mainemer et al., 1998).