Table. Characteristics of Faculty Accused of Sexual Misconduct (N = 125).
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Faculty sex | |
| Male | 122 (97.6) |
| Female | 3 (2.4) |
| Targeted sexa | |
| Male | 8 (6.8) |
| Female | 108 (91.5) |
| Both | 2 (1.7) |
| Targeted clinical traineesb | 24 (19.2) |
| Institution type | |
| Private | 45 (36) |
| Public | 69 (55.2) |
| Community | 11 (8.8) |
| US News & World Report top 50–ranked college or universityc | 42 (33.6) |
| Academic position | |
| Instructor or staff | 14 (11.2) |
| Assistant professor | 10 (8) |
| Associate professor | 16 (12.8) |
| Professor | 64 (51.2) |
| Chair or director | 17 (13.6) |
| Dean | 4 (3.2) |
| Specialty | |
| Medical | 34 (27.2) |
| Psychology | 30 (24) |
| Research | 40 (32) |
| Dental | 6 (4.8) |
| Nursing | 4 (3.2) |
| Other | 11 (8.8) |
| Type of misconduct | |
| Sexual assault | 37 (29.6) |
| Sexual harassment | 70 (56) |
| Consensual relationships | 16 (12.8) |
| Exploitation | 2 (1.6) |
| Duration of behavior, yd | |
| ≤1 | 34 (36.6) |
| 2-5 | 31 (33.3) |
| >5 | 28 (30.1) |
| No. of individuals targetede | |
| 1 | 48 (44) |
| 2-5 | 43 (39.4) |
| >5 | 18 (16.5) |
| Outcomef | |
| Sanctioned | 11 (8.5) |
| Disciplined | 38 (29.2) |
| Terminated | 27 (20.8) |
| Resigned or retired | 64 (49.2) |
| Remained in academiag | |
| Same institution | 30 (60) |
| Different institution | 20 (40) |
a
Data on targeted sex not available for 7 faculty members.
b
Trainees included clinical students, residents, and fellows.
c
Based on 2019 ranking of the best colleges and universities.
d
The exact dates could not be identified for 32 faculty.
e
The exact numbers could not be identified for 16 faculty.
f
Categories were not mutually exclusive. For example, an accused faculty member could have been sanctioned and terminated or disciplined and later could have resigned or retired.
g
Of the 50 faculty who remained in academia, 6 had been terminated by the first institution and 15 had resigned or retired.