Dr. Choi is an organizational social psychologist who trained at the London School of Economics and completed her doctoral degree at the Ivey School of Business. She teaches organizational behaviour, which includes topics like decision making, team effectiveness, leadership, and motivation. In particular, she studies the efficacy of mindfulness training on performance under pressure, resilience, and errors. Ellen has taught and researched mindfulness with corporate executives, lawyers, MBA students, elementary school students, police recruits, and in health care settings. 

Prior to graduate school, Ellen traded in commercial real estate for 8 years with CBRE. She is also a yoga instructor, executive meditation coach, and delivers mindfulness workshops and keynote addresses to corporate audiences.