Linda Ello

Linda Ello is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at West Chester University, affiliated with the College of Education and Social Work. She holds offices at Anderson Hall and the PASSHE Center City in Philadelphia. Dr. Ello earned a BA in Social Welfare from The Pennsylvania State University, an MSW from The University of Iowa, and a PhD in Social Work from Rutgers University.

Her research and clinical interests focus on mental health across the lifespan, medical social work, gerontology, family therapy, child welfare, and expressive therapies such as play therapy and music therapy. She has over 30 years of clinical experience in in-patient and out-patient mental health settings and specializes in Structural Family Therapy. Dr. Ello has developed curricula including an elective on expressive therapies and has extensive teaching experience in research and practice sequences of the MSW program.

Her current research explores music therapy as a mental health intervention. No specific awards are listed, but her work emphasizes clinical supervision and practice-informed research. Advising and grant details are not explicitly mentioned, though she has authored publications and presented at conferences on topics like geriatric mental health and social work education.