Emily Ho

Emily Ho is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She is affiliated with the Center for Healthcare Studies (CHSOR), the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM), and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS). Her work focuses on cognitive aging, decision-making ability, patient-reported outcomes, and implementation science, with significant contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research through the ARMADA study and ECHO cohorts.

Research Trends: Her recent publications emphasize AI-driven psychometric optimization, environmental health impacts on child development, remote cognitive testing, and cross-cultural analysis of decision-making frameworks. Key subfields include neurodegenerative disorders, health equity, and climate risk communication.

Laboratory & Collaborative Work: As part of IPHAM and NUCATS, she collaborates on multi-site clinical studies examining biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease, decision-making tools for aging populations, and environmental influences on neurocognitive outcomes. Her methodological expertise spans psychometrics, longitudinal data analysis, and cross-cultural validation studies.