July 2023 Courage in Action

In late 2021 the Center for Institutional Courage (Courage) hired its first Postdoctoral Research & Education Fellow, Dr. Sarah Harsey. Harsey has accomplished a great deal in her time at Courage, publishing numerous articles and op-eds with a focus on DARVO. She and I have also collected a large set of data designed to answer new DARVO questions and we have already presented some of our findings in conferences and shared with our readers via the Courage Brief and here through Courage in Action. We are currently working on writing several scientific articles and look forward to sharing more updates soon.

I personally wish we could keep Dr. Harsey for much longer, but she has received a faculty job offer she could not refuse. Harsey has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor of psychology position at Oregon State University-Cascades which she will start this September. Until then, she will remain Courage’s postdoctoral fellow.

I am excited for Dr. Harsey, and I am also proud that her fellowship experience at Courage was on the path to a position where she can continue her important research, including DARVO research, and work towards institutional courage for all. I asked Harsey to share her thoughts about her upcoming transition; she wrote: 

My postdoctoral fellowship at Courage has given me an incredible opportunity to explore critical social issues with real-world impacts, like sexual violence, through rigorous scientific research. The work I have done during my time at Courage helped equip me with the experience, perspective, and skills that OSU-Cascades was looking for. I am immensely grateful for Courage and I am proud to have been part of something that helps make the world a better place.

 Congratulations, Dr. Sarah Harsey!

Jennifer Joy Freyd, PhD
Founder and President
Center for Institutional Courage