Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the former working group representatives Katherine Friedman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Joy Gaslevic, J.D., Associate Dean, University of Baltimore School of Law, for their contributions to this paper. The authors would also like to thank Jeena Thomas, Program Officer; Teresa Frasca, Program Officer; Frazier Benya, Senior Program Officer; Ashley Bear, Board Director; and Abigail Harless, Senior Program Assistant, at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the valuable support they provided for this paper.

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We thank the following individuals for their review of this paper: Lisa García Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley; Erin Butcher, Brickler & Eckler; Elizabeth Hillman, 9/11 Memorial; Sarah Nesbitt, Know Your IX; Parveen Parmar, University of Southern California; and Molly Zlock, University of Virginia.

Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the paper, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this paper was overseen by Eric Larson, University of Washington and Ed Lazowska, University of Washington. They were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of the paper was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authors and the institution.

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Suggested citation: Boyd, L., Hutchison, E., and Tuttle, C. 2023. Preventing and Addressing Retaliation Resulting from Sexual Harassment in Academia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27362.

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