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Incidents at American Museum of Natural History

Total: 2


Incident 8611

Status: Resolved
Role: Researcher
Position: Curator
Discipline: Life Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2020
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote: "A scientist who is a leading expert on leeches was fired this month from his curator’s post at the American Museum of Natural History after the museum found that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student who was doing research under his supervision.

The museum cited the research adviser, Mark E. Siddall, for having violated a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between museum staff and mentees who are under their academic supervision."
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Incident 7209

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Curator
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Anthropology, Paleoanthropology
Specific Discipline: Anthropology Paleoanthropology
Outcome Year: 2016
Outcome Category: Official Warning / Reprimand, Resigned
Quote: Found to have violated policy related to supervisory relationships. Warning. Resigned
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