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EMILY H. HO
411 East Fordham Road, Dealy 226, Bronx, NY, 10458

EDUCATION

2014-2017 (expected) Fordham University, GSAS
New York, NY PhD in Psychology, Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
Recipient of Presidential Scholarship

2012-2014 Fordham University, GSAS
New York, NY M. A. in Psychology

2008-2012 New York University, College of Arts & Science
New York, NY B. A. in Psychology, cum laude
Minors: Business, Creative Writing
Recipient of Trustees Scholarship

2004-2008 Stuyvesant High School
New York, NY

MA THESIS: Developing an empirically based linguistic probability lexicon: analysis of US, UK, and AU
samples. (Advisor: David V. Budescu)

RESEARCH
Sept 2014 present College Board
New York, NY Research Fellow
Assist with statistically equating of old and new SAT

Sept 2012 present Fordham University, Decision-Making Lab
New York, NY Research Assistant
Examine quantitative models of risk perception
Analyze responses in SAS

May 2011-Aug 2011 Rutgers University, Center for Cognitive Science
New Brunswick, NJ Visiting Researcher under Dr. Jacob Feldman and Dr. Manish Singh
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (Award #1062735)
Designed visual segmentation experiment on figure-ground
organization cues

Feb 2009-May 2010 United States Association for Body Psychotherapy Journal
New York, NY Research Assistant under Dr. Jacqueline A. Carleton
Conducted research project assessing effectiveness of workshops in
repairing attachment deficits
Managed, coded and analyzed survey responses on SPSS
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Jan 2009-Aug 2009 NYU Center for Research on Culture, Development & Education
New York, NY Research Assistant under Dr. Catherine Tamis-Lemonda
Coded 300 qualitative Daily Routine diaries for adolescents, and infants
at 24, 14, 6, and 1 month old
Input, cleaned, and analyzed SPSS data

PAPERS (submitted and working)

Budescu, D., & Ho, E. (in progress). Developing an evidence-based linguistic probability lexicon using IPCC
probabilistic statements from 21 countries and 16 languages.

Ho, E., Roy, A. (in progress). Psychometric analysis of the BASC and CBCL assessment for DSM-Vs new
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder diagnosis.

Rasmussen, A., Verkuilen, J., Ho, E., & Fan, Y. (under review). Posttraumatic stress among refugees:
Measurement invariance across culture in Harvard Trauma Questionnaire scores.

Verkuilen, J., Ho.,E. (under review). Using linear model diagnostics for test reliability of small-sample
feasibility and pilot studies.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Ho, E. Deriving a linguistic probability lexicon by reducing response heterogeneity. American Risk
Insurance Association. Inaugural S.S. Huebner Doctoral Colloquium. (Invited Talk).
Seattle, WA. August 3, 2014.

Verkuilen, J. Ho, E., & Kaczetow, W., Alpha reliability as a linear model. National Council for
Measurement in Education. Philadelphia, PA. April 5, 2014.

Verkuilen, J., Rasmussen, A., Ho, E., Fan, Y. Using classical multivariate analysis to diagnose confirmatory
factor analysis in the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. The Classification Society. Milwaukee, WI.
June 14, 2013.

Ho, E., Cholewiak, S. A., & Froyen, V. Stability as determinant of figure-ground organization.
Perceptual Science and Technology REU Conference. New Brunswick, NJ. Aug. 3
rd
, 2011.
Carleton, J. & Ho, E. Somatic treatment of attachment issues: applying neuroscientific and
experimental research to the clinical situation. CA-SPR Regional Conference, Montreal,
Canada. Oct 23-24, 2009. Sponsored by McGill Psychotherapy Process Research Group.
AWARDS
September 2012-current Fordham University GSAS Presidential Fellowship ($25,500)
Sept 2008-May 2012 CAS Scholarship ($17,000 per year)
Dec 2010 NYU Psychology, Research Award ($500)
Oct 2009 NYU Applied Psychology Research Travel Fund Award ($300)
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

August 2014 Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management
State College, PA Second Annual Summer School (5-day workshop)

August 2013 NSF Advanced Training Institute: Web-based Research Workshop for
Fullerton, CA Decision, Risk, and Management Science (2-day workshop)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2014 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (doctoral)
Sept 2013 Regression (doctoral)
Sept 2011, Sept 2010 Introduction to Psychology (undergraduate)
Sept 2008-Sept 2012 SAT Instructor and Test Developer, Bell Curves, LLC



DOCTORAL COURSEWORK

Psychometric and Quantitative Psychology
Advanced Multivariate Statistics
Cognitive Diagnostic Models
Correspondence Analysis
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
Psychometric Theory [Classical Test Theory]
Structural Equation Modeling
Experimental Design and Analysis
Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Item Response Theory
Regression
Latent Semantic Analysis (audit)

Psychology
Introduction to Neuroscience
Cognition and Affect
Theories of Personality
Psychological Research Methodology
History and Ethics of Psychology

SKILLS (in order of familiarity)

R, SAS, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Mplus, LaTeX, ARCGis
Language: English (native), Mandarin (working proficiency)

MEMBERSHIPS: American Statistical Association, American Risk and Insurance Association,
National Council on Measurement in Education

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REFERENCES

David Budescu, Professor, Fordham University (budescu@fordham.edu)
Hei Ning Cham, Assistant Professor, Fordham University (hcham@fordham.edu)
Andrew Hilford, Associate Professor, New York University (andy.hilford@nyu.edu)