S01E32 -- I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. Listener Feedback Episode related to Departmental Creepers and What YOU can do to protect yourself and others.

Summary: In this episode, Jenny and Chris discuss the issue of department creepers and what listeners can do address such behavior. This episode was based on an anonymous email to the hosts. Sans Tommy, the hosts discuss not only the problems created by creepers in a department or lab but also how departmental politics can create challenges in reporting including power dynamics within the learning hierarchy. Given his experience in university and policy enforcement, Dr. Silver discusses how such environments create a hostile working or learning environment, what a person can do to protect themselves and others, and methods for avoiding retaliation in reporting. The hosts discuss why some students, faculty, or staff may be hesitant to report and the moral imperative to report such behavior to the appropriate authorities and ways for dealing with department politics and one’s fear of retaliation. Finally, the co-hosts suggest that listeners read the campus policies and procedures in addressing such behaviors.