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NU investigates charges over book No consent to use stories, critics say By Robert Becker Northwestern University officials
will convene "a full investigation" into charges that a professor
did not obtain the informed consent of research subjects before including their
stories in his recent controversial book. Critics charged that Northwestern psychology professor J.
Michael Bailey included--without permission--the accounts of several transsexual
women in his latest book, "The
Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism." "I concur," Moore wrote, "and have directed that an investigation
committee be established." In an e-mail to the Tribune, Bailey said he was unaware of Moore's letter and
could not comment. But in an interview in July, Bailey said that the critics of his book are attempting
to censor his research. Angelica Kieltyka, one of the women
who brought the complaint against Bailey, views the university's action as a
positive step. "I think it definitely gives credence to the complaints and the evidence
that we were presenting," said Kieltyka, whose experiences were a mainstay
of Bailey's book. Northwestern spokesman Al Cubbage said the formation of an investigative committee
is the next step in the process of evaluating the complaints against a researcher. Cubbage said "the investigation and the attending details are confidential,
which is standard operating procedure." Bailey's book has become a flash point of controversy surrounding transsexual
research. Relying on interviews with young Hispanics seeking sex-change surgery and other
transsexuals he has talked to over the years, Bailey in his book weaves a narrative
that he says reflects the transsexual experience and is supported by the latest
research on transsexuals. But critics charge Bailey's work is based on outdated research and presents
a skewed--and needlessly lurid--view of the transsexual community that is popular
with religious and political conservatives. Bailey's supporters, however, say his work presents an accurate picture of
male-to-female transsexuality. Bailey also contends his work is based on the best science available. Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-0311180219nov18,1,6363786.story |
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