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Judy Ho
File:Drjudyho.jpg
Dr. Judy Ho (photographed 2016)
Born
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityChinese, American
CitizenshipUnited States, Taiwan
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA) (BS)
UC San Diego School of Medicine (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Psychology, Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Psychopathology,
InstitutionsPepperdine University,
Websitehttp://www.drjudyho.com

Judy Ho, Ph. D., known as Dr. Judy Ho, was born in Taipei, Taiwan and is a dual citizen of the United States and Taiwan. She is an American media personality, licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist, and forensic psychologist. She appears as a psychology expert and host on a variety of national television shows, including being a recurring panelist on Dr. Drew,[1][2] Crime Watch Daily, and several programs on the Investigation Discovery channel.

Ho is also a tenured assistant professor of psychology at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, teaching Psychopathology, Treatment Methods, and Statistical Analyses to Doctoral and Master students in Psychology.[3]

Early life

Ho was born in Taipei, Taiwan, the daughter of Renee Ho and Robert Ho, and older sister to professional poker player Maria Ho.[4] She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese[5]

Education

Ho attended the University of California, Berkeley where she received her BA in psychology and BS in business administration. She completed her MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine / San Diego State University joint doctoral program. Her three-year postdoctoral fellowship in child psychiatry was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and completed at the University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.[6]

Ho is a two-time recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Services Research Award (2004 and 2008) a.k.a the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award.

In 2011 she became board certified (ABPP) by the American Board of Professional Psychology.[7]

In 2015 she became a diplomate of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators.[8]

Career

In 2009 Ho founded the STAGES Project, a prevention program for children which utilizes arts and music as a therapeutic intervention for at-risk students.[9]

Ho serves as a Consulting Neuropsychologist at Bridges To Recovery,[10] an inpatient residential treatment center for adults, and as a Consulting Forensic Psychologist at Promises Treatment Centers,[11] a drug and alcohol residential treatment program for professionals.

A Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator,[8] Dr. Ho conducts is retained as an expert witness in civil and criminal cases, conducting forensic evaluations and testifying for both the prosecution and the defense.

Television appearances

As a clinical and forensic psychologist, Ho has appeared on a variety of television programs[12] as an expert, host and advisor including Piers Morgan Live, Marriage Boot Camp, CNN Tonight, The Doctors (2008 TV series), 'Braxton Family Values, Nancy Grace (TV series), Discovery Channel's Wicked Attraction, NBC Nightly News, Snapped, Jane Velez-Mitchell (TV program), Death By Gossip with Wendy Williams, Lifetime's Killer Kids, VH1's Single with Seven, HLN's Raising America, ABC Eyewitness News, several shows on the Investigation Discovery channel, and most recently as a recurring psychology expert on Crime Watch Daily'', and Dr. Drew On Call.

She has been interviewed by various television and print news outlets including Life & Style (magazine), Us Weekly, Teen Vogue, KCAL-TV, and KSWB-TV and regularly contributes clinical research manuscripts to national and international psychological journals, as well as writes chapter contributions for mental health textbooks.

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Drew On Call - Judy Ho". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Meet The Drew Crew". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine Faculty Guide". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Long Dragon Realty - The Ho Family". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Board Members". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "UCLA Post-Doctoral Fellows". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Newly Board Certified Psychologists". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "List of Current Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluators (CFMHE)". Retrieved April 7, 2016. Cite error: The named reference "http://www.nbfe.net" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Stages Project - Team". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bridges To Recovery - Team". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "Professionals Evaluations". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  12. ^ "IMDB - Judy Ho". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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