Erica J Ho, PhD, ABPP
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Erica J. Ho, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She is located at UW Medical Center – Montlake and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Her clinical duties include staffing the outpatient clinics at UWMC and FHCC, as well as the inpatient consultation-liaison service at UWMC. Dr. Ho serves as a primary supervisor for the UWMC rehabilitation psychology postdoctoral fellowship, and she also leads UWMC group supervision, through which she works with psychology fellows, residents, and practicum students.
Within APA Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology, Dr. Ho is the founding Chair of the special interest group for Asian and Pacific Islander Diaspora issues (API SIG). Formed in early 2024, the API SIG aims to cultivate community for rehabilitation psychologists and trainees of API descent, and to advance clinical, research, and advocacy efforts for people with disability who are of API descent.
Education and Training
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2022-2024
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship, 2021-2022
- Yale University, PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2022
- Yale University, MPhil in Clinical Psychology, 2019
- Yale University, MS in Clinical Psychology, 2018
- Cornell University, BA in Psychology, 2013
Board Certification
- American Board of Professional Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, 2026
Clinical Interests
- Adjustment to disability
- Critical illness
- Cancer rehabilitation and survivorship
- Cardiovascular and transplant psychology
- Palliative care
- Interprofessional / transdisciplinary care
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical behavior therapy skills (DBT)
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Teaching Interests
- Multicultural supervision
Research Interests
- Social contexts and emotion regulation
- Interprofessional communities of practice
- Cardiovascular and transplant resilience