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 [1]); 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 [2] 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
Can we find you on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn?
Follow @EmilyHHo [3]