About Gillian Ranson Gillian Ranson is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary. She has written numerous articles on gender and parenting. Books by Gillian Ranson Front-Wave Boomers Growing (Very) Old, Staying Connected, and Reimagining Aging by (author) Gillian Ranson Against the Grain Couples, Gender, and the Reframing of Parenting by (author) Gillian Ranson