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Dr Emily Ho
Name:
Dr Emily Ho
Job Title:
Assistant Professor
Place of work / study:
Northwestern University
Area of Research:
Health measurement, decision-making, cognitive aging
How is your research funded:
NIA; NIH
Tell us a little about yourself:
Dr. Ho is a quantitative psychologist, behavioral scientist, and psychometrician. Her research broadly focuses three main areas: 1) validation of performance measures in computerized neuropsychological assessment across multiple domains (e.g., NIH Toolbox); 2) cognitive aging and digital biomarkers of preclinical Alzheimer detection; 3) improving medical decision-making through behavioral science.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
As a native New Yorker, I did not get a driver’s license until well after I defended my PhD!
Why did you choose to work in dementia research?
I had a family member who had dementia.
What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Read a lot and write a lot!
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith, who was a lawyer before he became a bestselling author — a Swedish detective series. Great summer read!
Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?
Not sure
Favourite film of all time?
Not sure
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