FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A law professor’s research-based writings on adolescent development and the sexual exploitation of teenagers are the topic for an upcoming lecture at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Professor Jennifer Drobac, the R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, will present a lecture on her latest book, “Adolescent Development, Discrimination & Consent Law: Sexual Exploitation of Teenagers.” The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. on March 1 in the Inlow Hall Wynne Courtroom, 530 W. New York St., on the IUPUI campus.
The professor’s research and latest book, published by The University of Chicago Press, examines the increasingly common problem of maturing adolescents who are harassed and exploited by the adults in their lives. It considers the neuroscience and psychological evidence of adolescent development to learn why teens are vulnerable to their adult harassers.
“Not only is Professor Drobac a tremendous scholar, she’s also an exemplary educator,” said IU McKinney Dean Andrew R. Klein. “She was won awards for her teaching, and I know her students appreciate how she uses her scholarly pursuits to enhance their classroom experience.”
Professor Drobac became a Fulbright Specialist in 2015. She is the recipient of the 2010 Sylvia E. Bowman Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2005 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award. Drobac was named a John S. Grimes Fellow in 2006 and 2009 and a Dean’s Fellow in recognition of scholarly excellence in 2005-06.
A reception and book-signing in the atrium at 6 p.m. will follow Drobac’s lecture. The event is free and open to the public, and it carries 1.0 hour of CLE with a registration.