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Christine Blasey Ford
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Ford in 2018
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| Born |
Christine Margaret Blasey
November 1966 (age 58) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | College professor |
| Spouse(s) |
Russell Ford
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Bridgit Mendler (niece) |
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| Fields | Psychology |
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| Thesis | Measuring young children's coping responses to interpersonal conflict (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael D. Newcomb |
Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (born November 1966) is an American professor and research psychologist. She teaches at Palo Alto University and works at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is known for creating special statistical models for research. These models help make sure that studies get accurate results.
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Early Life and Education
Christine Blasey Ford grew up near Washington, D.C.. Her parents are Paula K. and Ralph G. Blasey Jr. She has two brothers, Tom and Ralph III.
From 1978 to 1984, she went to the Holton-Arms School. This was a private school for girls in Bethesda, Maryland. While there, she was on the regional diving team. She even went to the White House with diver Greg Louganis. They talked about the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
She earned her first degree in experimental psychology in 1988. This was from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1991, she received a master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University. She then earned her PhD in educational psychology in 1996. This degree was from the University of Southern California. Her PhD paper was about how young children deal with conflicts. Later, in 2009, she earned another master's degree. This one was in epidemiology from Stanford University School of Medicine. She focused on biostatistics, which uses statistics in biology and health.
Her Work as a Psychologist
Dr. Ford has worked in both universities and private companies. She is a biostatistician and a research psychologist. Since 1998, she has been a research psychologist at the Stanford School of Medicine. She works in the psychiatry department there. Since 2011, she has also been a psychology professor. She teaches in a special program between Palo Alto University and Stanford.
Dr. Ford teaches important subjects to students working on their doctorates. These subjects include psychometrics (measuring mental abilities), study methods, and statistics. She also helps students with their final research papers. She has also worked as a consultant for several medicine companies. She helped them with their research and data.
She has worked with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She also worked with other experts to discuss how to use statistics in health research. Dr. Ford has written many articles in her field.
Her special skill is designing statistical models for research. This helps make sure that studies reach correct conclusions. She has written or helped write several books. These books cover topics like depression. Her research articles have also covered important social issues and the September 11 attacks. In 2015, she co-wrote a book called How Many Subjects? Statistical Power Analysis in Research.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Ford has received several honors for her work. The Wing, a special club for women, named a conference room after her. This room is in their San Francisco location.
In November 2018, a fundraising effort collected money to create a special scholarship or professorship in her name. That same year, Time magazine included her on its shortlist for Time Person of the Year. On December 11, 2018, Dr. Ford gave the Sports Illustrated "Inspiration of the Year" award to Rachael Denhollander. In 2019, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in Time 100. She was nominated by then-Senator Kamala Harris.
Personal Life
Christine Blasey married Russell Ford in 2002. They have two sons together.
Dr. Ford is a registered Democrat. She has supported political organizations. In 2017, she took part in a local 2017 Women's March. She also attended a March for Science in San Francisco. These events were to express views on government policies.
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