Judy Ho

Key takeaways

Judy Ho belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Judy Ho to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Judy Ho from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Judy Ho (commonly known as Dr. Judy Ho or Dr. Judy) is a Taiwanese-American clinical psychologist. Ho appears on national television and radio broadcasts as a psychology expert, panelist, narrator and host. hosted the CBS syndicated talk show Face the Truth (2018) alongside Vivica Fox, was panelist on more than 200 episodes of The Dr. Drew Show from 2013 to 2016, and co-hosted Season 12, 13, and 14 of The Doctors. Ho maintains a private practice based in Los Angeles, California, while working as a tenured associate professor of psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology, where she has taught since 2010.

Early life and education Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ho is fluent in Mandarin. She has dual U.S. citizenship. Ho graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with two bachelor's degrees and earned her master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. She was licensed by the California Board of Psychology in 2009 and received her board-certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 2011. Ho became double-board certified through the National Board of Forensic Evaluators in 2015, upon earning her diplomate as a Board Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator. In 2019, she became board certified by the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology.

Career Ho is the founder and executive director of the STAGES Project, a not-for-profit prevention program for at-risk youth, which utilizes arts and music as a therapeutic intervention for at-risk students. In 2016, Ho created and implemented PEP4SAFE, a scientifically driven, no-cost psychoeducational program for parents and teachers in various school districts of Los Angeles, CA, for which she acts as the Principal Investigator.

Consulting work Ho has served as a forensic or neuropsychological consultant for multiple national organizations and treatment centers, including the National Institute of Mental Health's Community Partners in Care Project (2008–2011), Centers for Disease Control's Legacy Project (2011–2015), the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (2011–present), Kaiser Permanente (2013–present), Promises Treatment Center (2013–2017), Bridges to Recovery (2011–2020), Clearview Treatment Centers (2012–2019), Pure Recovery California (2016–2018), Milestones Ranch Malibu (2017–present), and the Center for Professional Recovery (2017–2018). She serves on many boards of directors, including board chair on the ABPP Examination Committee (2016–present), Treasurer, President Elect, and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, and Chair of the Pepperdine University Graduate and Professional Schools Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Author On August 20, 2019, Ho's first book Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way was published by HarperCollins. On November 9, 2021, Ho's second book I'll Give It To You Straight-Ish: What Your Teen Wants You To Know co-authored by Max Dubrow was published by Flashpoint. On March 26, 2024, Ho's third book The New Rules of Attachment: How to Heal Your Relationships, Reparent Your Inner Child, and Secure Your Life Vision was published by Hachette Book Group. Ho has regularly written and contributed to various print and online publications, offering psychological analysis, professional advice and clinical research to trending news topics and breaking stories, some publications have included Psychology Today, Teen Vogue, Yahoo Lifestyle, Life & Style, Us Weekly, and Bustle Magazine. She also contributes clinical research manuscripts to national and international psychological journals, and has written chapter contributions for mental health textbooks.

Television and radio The Doctors Ho was a co-host on the CBS syndicated, Emmy Award winning daytime talk show The Doctors, produced by Jay McGraw and Stage 29 Productions, between 2017 and 2020 (seasons 10–12). She was also a guest co-host on Season 13.

Face the Truth Season 1 of the CBS syndicated daytime talk show Face the Truth, produced by Jay McGraw and Stage 29 Productions, premiered nationwide on September 10, 2018, hosted by Dr. Judy, Vivica A. Fox, Rosie Mercado, Areva Martin, and Judge "Scary Mary" Mary Chrzanowski.

SuperCharged Life with Dr. Judy Season 1 of the Supercharged Life with Dr. Judy podcast, produced by Stage 29 Productions, premiered nationwide on March 24, 2021, hosted by Ho.

Other Having a long-standing professional friendship with Dr. Drew Pinsky, Ho joins him on-air to co-host Dr. Drew Midday Live on KABC 790 radio, which broadcasts in Los Angeles and San Francisco. On the same station, she offers a psychological POV, advice and analysis as a guest expert on the McIntyre In The Morning.

Filmography Ho's television credits include the following (with detailed listing on IMDb:

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Judy Ho

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Judy Ho claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Judy Ho before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Judy Ho ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Judy Ho

In research: Judy Ho appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Judy Ho in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Judy Ho is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century American non-fiction writers, 21st-century American psychologists, 21st-century American women non-fiction writers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Judy Ho outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study Judy Ho in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Judy Ho means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Judy Ho out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Judy Ho in simple terms?

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Why does Judy Ho matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Judy Ho?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Judy Ho.