American professor of psychology
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Christine Blasey Ford
Ford in 2018
Born Christine Margaret Blasey
November 1966 (age 57)Occupation College professor Spouse
Children 2 Relatives Bridgit Mendler (niece)Education Thesis Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict[1] Doctoral advisor Michael D. Newcomb [1] Discipline Psychology Institutions
Christine Margaret Blasey Ford ( 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 alleged 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]
^ a b 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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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^ 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 .
^ 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.
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