Jolie Ho is a PhD student in clinical psychology whose research focuses on potential ways for socially anxious individuals to seek close connections with others and their experiences of social reward. Her MA research examined social anxiety in the context of COVID-19, particularly how the interpersonal experiences of socially anxious individuals during the pandemic were influenced by symptom impairment and COVID-related stressors.
EMAIL: jtk2ho@uwaterloo.ca
DEGREE IN PROGRESS: M.A./PhD Clinical Psychology (3rd year PhD), University of Waterloo
DEGREES:
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2019 MS in Applied Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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2018 BA in Biology and in Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Ho, J.T.K., & Moscovitch, D.A. (2021). The moderating effects of reported pre-pandemic social anxiety, symptom impairment, and current stressors on mental health and affiliative adjustment during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2021.1946518
Ho, J.T.K., Dupasquier, J.R., Scarfe, M.L., Moscovitch, D.A. (2021). Fears of receiving compassion from others predict safety behaviour use over and above fears of negative self-portrayal. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102387