Christine Blasey Ford

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Christine Blasey Ford
Ford in 2018
Born
Christine Margaret Blasey

November 1966 (age 57–58)
Education
OccupationCollege professor
Spouse
Russell Ford
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(m. 2002)​
Children2
RelativesBridgit Mendler (niece)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
Institutions
ThesisMeasuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict (1995)
Doctoral advisorMichael D. Newcomb[1]

Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (/ˈblɑːzi/ BLAH-zee;[2] born November 1966)[3] is an American professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine.[4] She specializes in designing statistical models for research projects.[5] During her academic career, Ford has worked as a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.[6]

In September 2018, Ford claimed that then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in Bethesda, Maryland, when they were teenagers in the summer of 1982.[7] She testified about her allegations during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination later that month.[8]

  1. ^ Blasey, Christine Margaret (2015). Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict (Thesis). University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL). doi:10.25549/usctheses-c17-511717.
  2. ^ "Professor Christine Blasey Ford Opening Statement -- Full Video -- (C-SPAN)". YouTube. C-SPAN. September 27, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Berzon, Alexandra; Gurman, Sadie; Elinson, Zusha (September 19, 2018). "Portrait of Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Thorough, Guarded, Accomplished Academic". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Weise, Elizabeth (September 17, 2018). "Who is Christine Blasey Ford, the professor accusing Brett Kavanaugh of assault?". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mercury was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Price, Dave (September 16, 2018). "Who is Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto professor accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct?". Palo Alto Daily Post. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Brown, Emma (September 16, 2018). "California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018. Her work has been widely published in academic journals.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Testimony27Sep2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).