Contact: Maridith Geuder
Carolyn R. Phinney
A former university researcher who won a landmark 1997 legal decision regarding the disclosure of academic corruption speaks Nov. 11 at Mississippi State University.
"Whistle-Blowing in Science and Academe" will be the title of Carolyn R. Phinney's 3:30 p.m. public presentation in the third-floor faculty lounge of Colvard Union. Her visit is sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at MSU.
Phinney, an Orinda, Calif., resident, is a former research psychologist who became the first known person in the field of science to prevail in a lawsuit involving fraud accusations against another scientist. She received a $1.6 million judgment against the University of Michigan, where they both worked, for having retaliated against her in violation of a whistle-blowers' protection act.
For the past 12 years, Phinney has been a national advocate for the public disclosure of academic corruption. In addition to testifying before a congressional commission, she has worked closely on the issue with senior staff members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Science Committee.
Her MSU address will include a historical overview of scientific whistle-blowing, highlights of her Michigan lawsuit and suggestions for ways universities can better uphold scientific integrity.
For more information, telephone Carolyn Adams-Price at (662) 325-7658.