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Though many thought or perhaps hoped that the persistent, almost daily wave of accusations of sexual harassment would have stopped long ago, the pace of those coming forward and talking about their experiences has yet to slacken. IU McKinney Professor Jennifer Drobac continues to be sought out by local, national, and international media outlets to share her expertise on this area of law. To date, she has spoken to reporters for more than 70 stories on the topic.

This story broke in October 2017 with allegations of sexual abuse against a movie mogul, followed by the #metoo movement on social media, the retrial of a comedy icon, and a host of others bringing allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against powerful and well-known figures in all walks of life.

Professor Drobac has been interviewed by or written pieces for the following:

• MarketWatch on August 21
• The ABA Journal
• The Associated Press on July 19
• The Indianapolis Star on July 15
• The Indiana Lawyer on July 11
• Indianapolis television station Fox59 on July 9
• FoxNews.com on July 9
• Nuvo on July 6
• The Indiana Lawyer on July 6
• Indianapolis television news station WTHR on July 5
• The Indiana Lawyer on July 5
• The Indianapolis Business Journal on July 3
• The Indianapolis Star on July 3
• NPR on May 25
• WCCO, CBS Minnesota, on May 25. (Professor Drobac's comments begin at the 17:20 mark)
• The Washington Post on May 9
• KCET, the National Public Radio affiliate in Los Angeles, on May 4
• The Associated Press, which appeared in The Washington Post on April 27
• The Washington Post on April 11
• ABA Journal on March 19
• Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting which was reported on by public radio station WFPL on March 5
• Bloomberg Radio on February 14
• Corriere della Sere on February 9
• Two stories: story one and story two, on casino developer Steve Wynn in the Las Vegas Review Journal on February 5
• Las Vegas Review-Journal on February 5
• Bloom Magazine on January 29
• Rocky Mountain Public Radio station KUNC on January 15
• Associated Press on January 11, which appeared in Business Insider, NBC in Chicago, and the Christian Science Monitor
• The Indiana Lawyer on January 10
• MarketWatch on January 9
• Bloomberg BNA on January 9
• Indianapolis Star on January 7
• Indianapolis Star on December 28, which also features an Indiana Law Review article by Kathryn Olivier, '09
• Vox on December 22
• NBC News on December 20
• WGN Radio on December 19
• LinkedIn on December 19
• Capital & Main on December 18
• Knowledge@Wharton on December 13
• The Washington Post on December 12
• KUNC, public radio in Colorado, on December 6
• Wisconsin State Journal on December 5
• WFIU radio Noon Edition in Bloomington, Indiana, on December 1
• Politico on November 30
• WTVN radio in Columbus, Ohio, on November 30
• MarketWatch on November 29
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on November 28
• Variety on November 28
• WNYC's The Takeaway on November 28
• Politico on November 22
• National Public Radio program, "Democracy Now!" on November 22
• How Stuff Works on November 20
• USA Today on November 20
• Vox's "Big Idea" on November 20
• Boston Globe on November 18
• OZY.com on November 16
• Jefferson Public Radio on November 14
• Los Angeles Times on November 13
• The Hill on November 11
• Chicago Magazine on November 10
• WCCO, CBS Minnesota, on November 10
• Wisconsin Public Radio on November 10
• U.S. News & World Report on November 9
• TRTWorld on November 10
• San Francisco Chronicle on November 9
• The Tennessean on November 5
• Chicago radio station WGN on November 5
• Associated Press story on November 3
• KCRW radio in Santa Monica, California, on November 1
• Beltway News on October 30.
• Reuters on October 25
• ArsTechnica on October 25
• Washington Post on October 20
• Morning Consult on October 19
• CNN Money on October 16
• National Public Radio program, “On Point,” on October 11
• CNN Money on October 13
• MarketWatch on October 10
• Movies Cheat Sheet on October 10
• Knowledge@Wharton on October 10
• Investors Hub on October 7

Professor Drobac’s latest book, Sexual Exploitation of Teenagers: Adolescent Development, Discrimination, and Consent Law, was published by University of Chicago Press. Professor Drobac is a Visiting Scholar during the Spring 2018 semester at Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, and Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain and Behavior. She is conducting research for her next book, The Myth of Consent, which she is co-writing with Professor Oliver Goodenough. That work will explore the neuroscience of adult decision making and how the science should influence law reform. She is the R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law at IU McKinney.