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'''Christine Margaret Blasey Ford''' (known professionally as '''Christine Blasey''') (born c. 1967)<ref name="auto" /> is an American psychologist and professor in clinical psychology at [[Palo Alto University]]. Her work specializes in designing [[Statistical model|statistical models]] for research projects. She has been a visiting professor at [[Pepperdine University]], a research psychologist for Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry, and a professor at the [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford School of Medicine]] Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.<ref name=PADP/>
'''Christine Margaret Blasey Ford''' (known professionally as '''Christine Blasey''') (born c. 1967)<ref name="auto" /> is an American psychologist and professor in clinical psychology at [[Palo Alto University]]. Her work specializes in designing [[Statistical model|statistical models]] for research projects. She has been a visiting professor at [[Pepperdine University]], a research psychologist for Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry, and a professor at the [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford School of Medicine]] Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.<ref name=PADP/>

With Helen Chmura Kraemer, she is co-author of the book ''How Many Subjects?'' (2015) published by [[Sage Publishing|Sage]]. She is a contributing author to books including ''Handbook of Mental Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents'' (2004) from publisher [[Jossey-Bass]], and ''Psychologists' Desk Reference'' (2013) published by [[Oxford University Press]].


In 2018, she publicly alleged that [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] sexually assaulted her in 1982, in what she described as an [[attempted rape]].<ref name="auto">{{Citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writer-of-confidential-brett-kavanaugh-letter-speaks-out-about-her-allegation-of-sexual-assault/2018/09/16/46982194-b846-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html|title=California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault|last=Brown|first=Emma|date=September 16, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>
In 2018, she publicly alleged that [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] sexually assaulted her in 1982, in what she described as an [[attempted rape]].<ref name="auto">{{Citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writer-of-confidential-brett-kavanaugh-letter-speaks-out-about-her-allegation-of-sexual-assault/2018/09/16/46982194-b846-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html|title=California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault|last=Brown|first=Emma|date=September 16, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

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Christine Blasey Ford
Bornc. 1967
Other namesChristine Margaret Blasey[2]
OccupationPsychologist
Academic background
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Pepperdine University (Psy.M.)
Stanford University (M.Ed)
University of Southern California (Ph.D.)[1]
ThesisMeasuring Young Children's Coping Responses to Interpersonal Conflict (1995)
Doctoral advisorMichael D. Newcomb
Academic work
DisciplineClinical Psychology
InstitutionsPepperdine University
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto University

Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (known professionally as Christine Blasey) (born c. 1967)[3] is an American psychologist and professor in clinical psychology at Palo Alto University. Her work specializes in designing statistical models for research projects. She has been a visiting professor at Pepperdine University, a research psychologist for Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry, and a professor at the Stanford School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.[1]

In 2018, she publicly alleged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982, in what she described as an attempted rape.[3]

Early life and education

Ford graduated from Holton-Arms School in Maryland.[3][4] She subsequently earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] She received a master's degree in psychology from Pepperdine University and a master's degree in education from Stanford University. She has a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Southern California.[5] Her 1995 dissertation was titled Measuring Young Children's Coping Responses to Interpersonal Conflict. Her doctoral advisor was Michael D. Newcomb.[6] In her dissertation, she developed a method to measure coping in young children.[7]

Psychology career and research

Ford "specializes in designing statistical models for research projects in order to make sure they come to accurate conclusions", as summarized by Helena Chmura Kraemer, a Stanford professor emeritus in biostatistics who co-authored a book and several articles with Ford.[8] Ford has written or co-written over 50 journal articles, and several books about psychological topics, including depression.[5] In 2004, her research with psychiatrist Kirti Saxena on clinical trials and study methods was published as a chapter in the book Handbook of Mental Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents.[9] She was a contributor on the topic of pharmacology, to the third edition of the Psychologists' Desk Reference edited by Gerald Koocher and John C. Norcross and published by Oxford University Press.[10] In 2015 she co-authored a book entitled How Many Subjects? Statistical Power Analysis in Research.[5][11] Her journal articles include "Does Gender Moderate the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment & Adult Depression?" and "Acupuncture: A Promising Treatment for Depression During Pregnancy." She also wrote a study focused on trauma as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.[5][12] She published research in 2017 in the Journal of Attention Disorders on pediatric cases of ADHD and responsiveness to treatment with the medication methylphenidate.[13][14]

Ford worked as the director of biostatistics at Corcept Therapeutics, and collaborated with FDA statisticians.[7]

Sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh

In July 2018, after Judge Brett Kavanaugh was reported to be on the shortlist to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ford sent a confidential letter to her Representative Anna Eshoo, who forwarded it to Senator Dianne Feinstein, alleging Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when both were in high school.[3][15][16] In August she took a polygraph test with a former FBI agent, who concluded she was being truthful.[3] The FBI included a redacted version of her letter in the background material provided to the White House and Senate for Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.[3]

On September 16, 2018, after the accusations were made public and reporters started to track down her identity, Ford went public.[16] According to her, the sexual assault took place in the summer of 1982 when she was 15 and he was 17. She told The Washington Post that, with another boy watching, Kavanaugh, intoxicated, held her down on a bed with his body, grinding against and groping her, covering her mouth when she tried to scream and trying to pull her clothes off. She recounted escaping when the second boy jumped on them both and they all fell.[3] To corroborate her account, Ford provided The Post with the polygraph as well as session notes from her therapist written in 2012. The notes do not name Kavanaugh but record her claim of being attacked by students "from an elitist boys' school" who went on to become "highly respected and high-ranking members of society in Washington".[3] Ford's husband recalled that she had used Kavanaugh's last name in her 2012 description of the incident.[3]

Publications

Books

  • Kraemer, Helen Chmura; Blasey, Christine M. (2015). How Many Subjects?: Statistical Power Analysis in Research. Sage Publishing. ISBN 978-1483319544.
  • Saxena, Kirti; Blasey, Christine (2004). "Research Methodology in Clinical Trials". In Steiner, Hans (ed.). Handbook of Mental Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents: An Integrated Developmental Approach. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0787961541.

Journal articles

Personal life

Ford lives in Palo Alto, California with her husband, whom she married in 2002, and two sons.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Who is Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto professor accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct?", Palo Alto Daily Post, September 16, 2018, retrieved September 17, 2018
  2. ^ Blasey, Christine M. (August 1995), Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict, retrieved September 17, 2018 – via ProQuest {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Brown, Emma (September 16, 2018), "California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault", The Washington Post, retrieved September 17, 2018 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Blasey, Ford to wed", The Gazette Maryland, Montgomery County, Archived at: Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online, February 6, 2002, retrieved September 18, 2018
  5. ^ a b c d D'Angelo, Bob (September 16, 2018), "Who is Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh's accuser?", Atlanta Journal Constitution, retrieved September 18, 2018
  6. ^ Blasey, Christine Margaret (August 1995), Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict -, retrieved September 17, 2018 – via ProQuest {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Palo Alto University 2015-16 Catalog (PDF), Palo Alto University, 2016, p. 190
  8. ^ a b "Kavanaugh accuser lauded as 'truth teller'; senator says nomination may see delay", The Mercury News, September 16, 2018, retrieved September 17, 2018
  9. ^ Saxena, Kirti; Blasey, Christine (2004). "Research Methodology in Clinical Trials". In Steiner, Hans (ed.). Handbook of Mental Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents: An Integrated Developmental Approach. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0787961541.
  10. ^ Blasey, Christine; Belanoff, Joseph K.; DeBattista, Charles; Shatzberg, Alan F. (2013). "Adult Psychopharmacology". In Koocher, Gerald; Norcross, John C.; Greene, Beverly A. (eds.). Psychologists' Desk Reference: Third Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199845491.
  11. ^ Kraemer, Helen Chmura; Blasey, Christine M. (2015). How Many Subjects?: Statistical Power Analysis in Research. Sage Publishing. ISBN 978-1483319544.
  12. ^ McBride, Jessica (September 16, 2018). "Christine Blasey Ford: Husband Russell Ford & Family". Heavy.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 46 (help)
  13. ^ "Journal of Attention Disorders Issues Seven Research Articles in December 2017 Edition; journal", Targeted News Service, Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd., November 14, 2017 – via InfoTrac {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ^ Elliott, Glen R.; Blasey, Christine; Rekshan, William (December 1, 2017). "Cognitive Testing to Identify Children With ADHD Who Do and Do Not Respond to Methylphenidate". Journal of Attention Disorders. 21 (14). doi:10.1177/1087054714543924.
  15. ^ "Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford sent accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct". CNN. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Cascade of media reports prompted California woman to go public with Kavanaugh allegations". POLITICO. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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