Ellen Birx, Ph.D., R.N.

Ellen Birx, Ph.D., R.N., is a nurse and professor in the School of Nursing at Radford University in Virginia. She became a Zen teacher under Roshi Robert Kennedy and Roshi Bernie Glassman and is the cofounder of the New River Zen Community. She frequently lectures to patients, health professionals, Zen students, and general readers.

Ellen Birx, Ph.D., R.N., is a nurse and professor in the School of Nursing at Radford University in Virginia. She became a Zen teacher under Roshi Robert Kennedy and Roshi Bernie Glassman and is the cofounder of the New River Zen Community. She frequently lectures to patients, health professionals, Zen students, and general readers. See less