Jennifer J. Freyd Quote
At times I am flabbergasted that my memory is considered false and my alcoholic father's memory is considered rational and sane. Am I not believed because I am a woman? If Peter Freyd were a man who lived in my neighborhood during my childhood instead of my father, would he and his wife be so believable? If not, what is it about his status as my father that makes him more credible?
Jennifer J. Freyd
At times I am flabbergasted that my memory is considered false and my alcoholic father's memory is considered rational and sane. Am I not believed because I am a woman? If Peter Freyd were a man who lived in my neighborhood during my childhood instead of my father, would he and his wife be so believable? If not, what is it about his status as my father that makes him more credible?
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About Jennifer J. Freyd
Jennifer Joy Freyd (; born October 16, 1957, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American psychologist, researcher, author, educator, and speaker. Freyd is an extensively published scholar who is best known for her theories of betrayal trauma, DARVO, institutional betrayal, and institutional courage.
Freyd is the Founder and President of the Center for Institutional Courage, Professor Emerit of Psychology at the University of Oregon, and Affiliate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington.
Freyd was a Member of the Advisory Committee, 2019–2023, for the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. From 2005-2023, Freyd was the editor of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.
Early in her career, Freyd was a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow and she received a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award. In April 2016, Freyd was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation. In 1989-90 and again in 2018-2019 academic years Freyd was a Fellow at Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Freyd was selected for the 2021 Christine Blasey Ford Woman of Courage Award by the Association for Women in Psychology. In 2024 Freyd received the Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. Freyd received an honorary doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in May 2024.
Freyd is the Founder and President of the Center for Institutional Courage, Professor Emerit of Psychology at the University of Oregon, and Affiliate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington.
Freyd was a Member of the Advisory Committee, 2019–2023, for the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. From 2005-2023, Freyd was the editor of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.
Early in her career, Freyd was a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow and she received a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award. In April 2016, Freyd was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation. In 1989-90 and again in 2018-2019 academic years Freyd was a Fellow at Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Freyd was selected for the 2021 Christine Blasey Ford Woman of Courage Award by the Association for Women in Psychology. In 2024 Freyd received the Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. Freyd received an honorary doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in May 2024.