Christine Blasey Ford

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Christine Blasey Ford during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27, 2018

Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (born November 1966 ) is an American psychologist and professor at Palo Alto University . She is a biostatistician who specializes in the design and biometric analysis of clinical studies and other forms of evaluation of (therapeutic) interventions (intervention evaluation). In addition to teaching, she works for various (pharmaceutical) companies.

Ford stated that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually abused her in the summer of 1982, and confirmed this on 27 September 2018 the Judiciary Committee of the Senate . Kavanaugh was nominated by Donald Trump to succeed Anthony Kennedy for the United States Supreme Court .

Life

Christine Blasey Ford first attended the Holton-Arms School - a private school for girls only - in Bethesda , Maryland . She graduated from this school in 1984. After graduating from school, Ford studied psychology from 1984 to 1988 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where she did her Bachelor of Arts. From 1989 to 1991 she studied at Pepperdine University in Malibu , where she did her Master of Arts in clinical psychology .

From 1991 to 1996 she attended the University of Southern California , to where educational psychology and research design ( research design to study). At this University she received her Ph.D . The title of her doctoral thesis from 1995 was: Measuring Young Children's Coping Responses to Interpersonal Conflict. (“Measuring the coping strategies of young children in interpersonal conflicts”). She then initially taught as a visiting professor at Pepperdine University. From 1998 to 2004 she worked as a research psychologist at Stanford University , department for child psychiatry research and at the same time (1998 to 2002) as a psychologist at the Children's Health Council in Palo Alto . From 2004 to 2012 she was a Research Psychologist at Stanford University - Department of Psychiatry Research.

In addition to teaching and research, she worked for various companies (sometimes at the same time), from 2006 to 2012 as head of the statistics department for Corcept Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company founded in Menlo Park , California in 1998 . From early 2012 to late 2013, she was a consultant for Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company founded in 1992. From July 2013 to September 2013 she was a consultant for the Brain Resource Company (BRC), a company founded in 2000 and based in San Francisco.

Allegation against Brett Kavanaugh

During the Judicial Committee hearing, Ford responds to questions from Senator Dick Durbin . She is sure that Brett Kavanaugh sexually abused her.

Ford incriminated Brett Kavanaugh, the candidate for the vacant seat in the Supreme Court of the United States , on charges of sexual assault, which she described as attempted rape . She initially sent her allegation against him in an anonymous letter to the Washington Post . The incident is said to have occurred in the summer of 1982. At about the same time, she sent a letter with the same content to Democratic Congresswoman Anna Eshoo . On July 30, 2018, Ford sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein , Democratic Party , via Anna Eshoo's office , in which she described the incident again (from her point of view): On September 16, Blasey Ford finally revealed herself and made public statements told the press about the incident.

After disclosing her identity, Ford identified the second young man who was in the room where the incident allegedly took place as Mark Judge, a writer. In an email to the Senate Judiciary Committee , Mark Judge said he could not remember the incident and said he was unaware of such behavior by Kavanaugh.

After Donald Trump had spoken positively about his candidate Kavanaugh for days afterwards, but not about Ford, he doubted their credibility in several tweets on September 21, causing a storm of indignation. On September 27, 2018, Ford faced the questioning in the Senate and reiterated their allegations. When asked by Senator Dick Durbin , Ford said she was "100 percent" sure that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually abused her. During a campaign rally on October 3, Donald Trump mocked the witness and attempted to parody the hearing.

As a result of their appearance, Ford was massively threatened by alleged Trump supporters and was forced to change residence several times.

Private

Ford lives in Palo Alto , California with her husband, Russell (Biddle) Ford, whom she married in 2002, and their two sons . She is a member of the Democratic Party .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Palo Alto University - Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Meditation and Psychology Emphasis - see Affiliated Faculty
  2. ↑ Palo Alto University - 2015-2016 Catalog, p. P. 190
  3. ↑ Heavy September 17, 2018: Where Did Christine Blasey Ford Go to High School?
  4. ↑ Palo Alto University - 2015 - 2016 Catalog, s. P. 190
  5. ↑ Palo Alto University - Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Meditation and Psychology Emphasis - see Affiliated Faculty
  6. ↑ Corcept Therapeutics - Home
  7. ↑ Heavy September 18, 2018: Christine Blasey Ford: Husband Russell Ford & Family
  8. ↑ Emma Brown: California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault. In: The Washington Post . September 16, 2018, accessed on September 19, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Mercury News September 16, 2018: Brett Kavanaugh accuser, a Bay Area professor, speaks out about her sexual-assault allegation
  10. ↑ CNN Sept. 17, 2018: Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford sent accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
  11. ↑ Heavy September 17, 2018: LOOK: Full Letter From Christine Blasey Ford Accusing Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault
  12. ↑ faz.net September 18, 2018: Trump's preferred candidate Kavanaugh has to go back to the committee
  13. ↑ Mercury News September 16, 2018: Brett Kavanaugh accuser, a Bay Area professor, speaks out about her sexual-assault allegation
  14. ↑ Mark Judge's letter of September 18, 2018 to the Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. ↑ spiegel-online from September 21, 2018
  16. ↑ CNBC September 28, 2018 (in English)
  17. ↑ Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser
  18. ^ Cenk Uygur: How the Right-Wing Weaponize Their Followers. The Young Turks , February 3, 2019, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  19. ↑ YouTube - Today's news September 17, 2018: Christine Blasey Ford: Husband Russell Ford & Family
  20. ↑ Heavy September 18, 2018: Christine Blasey Ford: Husband Russell Ford & Family
  21. ↑ Gazette.Net February 6, 2002: Blasey, Ford to wed
personal data
SURNAME Ford, Christine Blasey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blasey, Christine; Ford, Christine Margaret Blasey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 1966