Marc Hauser, Harvard Professor Accused Of Scientific Misconduct, Not Allowed To Teach In 2011

A Harvard psychology professor whose academic record was tarnished last year when he was convicted of scientific misconduct in a university-wide investigation, will not return to teaching in 2011.

Marc Hauser has been on a one year leave of absence since the allegations came to light. He is scheduled to return to the university in the fall, although not in an instructional capacity. It is not known what his job will be at the university.

Harvard is cooperating with federal probes into Hauser's research as well, the results of which have not been made public.

The Boston Globe has more:

A Harvard Extension School class that Hauser was scheduled to teach last fall was canceled at the last minute. At the time, Hauser said in an e-mail to the Globe that he looked forward to returning to teaching.

"I am deeply saddened and disappointed that I won't be able to teach, but am looking forward to the fall of 2011,'' Hauser wrote.

Neal made the statement after the Harvard Crimson incorrectly reported yesterday that Hauser would be teaching two classes in spring 2012, Psychology 1066: "Origins of Evil;'' and Psychology 2381: "Hot Topics in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience.''

Hauser was found "solely responsible" for 8 occurences of scientific misconduct in his research last year.

Comments

[Brad T Casali]

11:45 PM on 04/22/2011

One note to the author of this article: 'convicted' is not the correct term here in the sentence, "...when he was convicted of scientific misconduct..."

One is not 'convicted' of scientific misconduct. One can be found guilty of scientific misconduct, but the act itself is not a misdemeanor or felony. Hence, one cannot be convicted of it.

[robodawa]

07:07 PM on 04/22/2011

He looks like a life model for a Jack Chick Tract.

[Riyter]

10:26 AM on 04/22/2011

The dean disclosed that five additional pieces of research had been found to have problems, but those were either not published or corrected before publication. They were “problems involving data acquisition, data analysis, data retention, and the reporting of research methodologies and results,’’ his letter said.

I wonder if this had anything to do with human subjects laws (how you use people in experiments) or he's just a bad researcher.

[Howard53545]

04:56 AM on 04/22/2011

I am sad to say that I have his book. Kick this fink out period. He is a cheater.

[TheOnlyOneQQ]

12:06 AM on 04/22/2011

Why do I feel like I should be supporting his research because the information was withheld?

[Mountain Momma]

11:57 PM on 04/21/2011

He can't teach - so what's he going to do? Research? Considering that's what got him in hot water to start, it might be better if he was assigned a full teaching load only, and no research capability.

[redsongia]

11:06 AM on 04/22/2011

I was going to say; punishing a Harvard research professor by not letting him teach is sort of like punishing the janitor by not letting him clean the toilets.

[StinkyBush]

09:07 PM on 04/21/2011

I love stories that tell you nothing. This one is an A++

[Bryan Boru]

09:05 PM on 04/21/2011

Fudging data comes naturally to liberal professors. Just look at the Climategate emails.

[Stephen Stafford]

11:23 PM on 04/21/2011

Dishonesty is equally distributed across political philosophies and ideologies. So is cheating, fudging data, lying and misrepresentations.

That comment really undermines what passes for your sense of honor. Acknowledge that fast, for you are not Jon Kyle and there is no Congressional Record to expunge the post through.

[AdamWest1313]

04:52 AM on 04/23/2011

Ah yes, everything is so black and white. Conservatives are good, and liberals are evil, right?

Keep screaming your liberal boogeyman. It is really funny to watch.