Christine Blasey Ford
Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (/ˈblɑːzi/ BLAH-zee; born November 1966) is an American professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in designing statistical models for research projects. During her academic career, Ford has worked as a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.
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Ford in 2018 | |
Born | Christine Margaret Blasey November 1966 (age 57) |
Occupation | College professor |
Spouse |
Russell Ford (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Bridgit Mendler (niece) |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Thesis | Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict |
Doctoral advisor | Michael D. Newcomb |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
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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. She testified about her allegations during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination later that month.