It is September of 2022. I recently wrote an email to the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) about NSF’s lack of policy around sexual harassment. “LACK OF POLICY?” you exclaim. “I thought NSF had the best policy to prevent sexual harassment!” You wouldn’t be alone in thinking NSF was a magical agency thatContinue reading “Hoping for Federal Agency Change on Sexual Harassment”
Category Archives: Academia & Society
Pushing for change in academia
I wrote the following email to all members of my department. I share it here in case anyone else is living in a space that would benefit from having the difficult conversations about racism that we all need to be having. The system WILL NOT CHANGE unless those of us who benefit from the systemContinue reading “Pushing for change in academia”
Contingency Plan for COVID Geocognition Research Lab
Geocognition Research Lab Contingency Plan for COVID Updated Aug 25, 2020 Space Planning Where possible, lab members will work from home. Lab members wishing to work in the lab must get prior approval from the lab PI. This will include providing a schedule for when you intend to be in lab. If a lab memberContinue reading “Contingency Plan for COVID Geocognition Research Lab”
NOT A FLUKE: THAT CASE OF ACADEMIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, STALKING, VIOLATIONS OF DATING POLICIES, VIOLATIONS OF CAMPUS PORNOGRAPHY POLICIES, AND SIMILAR VIOLATION IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT!
6/7/19: Thanks to the amazing team at METALMARK WEB & DATA (https://metalmarkweb.com/), a new searchable online database is now available: https://academic-sexual-misconduct-database.org. Last Updated: 7/25/18 670 documented cases and counting… Related Posts: SEXUAL HARASSMENT – DEAL WITH INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE Sexual Harassment in Academia – Not Just Words What I learned from a week of slogging throughContinue reading “NOT A FLUKE: THAT CASE OF ACADEMIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, STALKING, VIOLATIONS OF DATING POLICIES, VIOLATIONS OF CAMPUS PORNOGRAPHY POLICIES, AND SIMILAR VIOLATION IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT!”
Research to Publication: Materials to Guide the Manuscript-Writing Process
I am teaching a new course this semester (Fall 2018) called Research to Publication. Hopefully, the students in the course will all write a manuscript by the end of the semester and submit it to either their co-authors or a journal! Stay tuned…I have promised a party if the course works… I would like toContinue reading “Research to Publication: Materials to Guide the Manuscript-Writing Process”
The Academic Sexual Misconduct and Violations of Relationship Policies Database
6/7/19: Thanks to the amazing team at METALMARK WEB & DATA (https://metalmarkweb.com/), a new searchable online database is now available: https://academic-sexual-misconduct-database.org. Updated 9/15/18 to be crystal clear that I include violations of relationship policies within the database. Over two years ago, I started tracking academic sexual misconduct and violations of relationship policies. I started theContinue reading “The Academic Sexual Misconduct and Violations of Relationship Policies Database”
National Academies Report on Sexual Harassment Released Today!
The National Academies’ Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) is releasing their report on the impact of sexual harassment in sciences, engineering, and medicine. Watch the release live and find links to report and summaries here: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/shstudy/index.htm
A REMINDER: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN ACADEMIA IS NOT “UNUSUAL”
I have been quietly documenting sexual harassment cases in academia for over two years. In that time, I have created a database containing over 650 confirmed cases, plus over 80 cases undergoing investigation, in courts, or with hidden outcomes. Sexual misconduct in academia is the norm, not the other way around. Want to learn aboutContinue reading “A REMINDER: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN ACADEMIA IS NOT “UNUSUAL””
Sexual Harassment and The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
It took me two hours (time I should have spent working on a grant proposal…), but I unearthed FIVE (5) confirmed sexual misconduct and ONE (1) ongoing investigation of sexual misconduct perpetrated by members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. (1) 2015: Geoff Marcy, Berkeley. RESIGNED, NOW EMERITUS FACULTY. http://www.buzzfeed.com/azeenghorayshi/famous-astronomer-allegedly-sexually-harassed-students *Member ofContinue reading “Sexual Harassment and The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine”
Lots of university administrators commit sexual harassment and assault…Even Title IX staff…
Complete as of March 16, 2018. For the most up-to-date list of cases and to see additional cases across institutions and disciplines, visit NOT A FLUKE. It has been two years since I began compiling cases of academic sexual misconduct perpetrated by faculty, staff, and administrators. This seems like a good time to post aboutContinue reading “Lots of university administrators commit sexual harassment and assault…Even Title IX staff…”
GEOCOGNITION RESEARCH LABORATORY 