Recording: Duaa Altaee Discussing Sexual Harassment with University of Michigan HR (NIH Grant Project)
In 2015, Duaa Altaee, a University of Michigan research coordinator, spoke with Human Resources after reporting sexual harassment within the Department of Radiology on an NIH-funded research project. Duaa initially reported the conduct to the lead research coordinator, who referred the matter to Vice Chair of Research Dr. Isaac Francis. Dr. Francis concluded that the reported conduct met the criteria for sexual harassment and referred the matter to Department Chair Dr. Reed Dunnick.
Dr. Dunnick subsequently met with Duaa Altaee. During that meeting, he referred to Duaa as “racially ambiguous.”
In the recorded conversation with Human Resources, HR stated that no formal investigation would be conducted (at the 3:40 mark) and later repeated that position during the same conversation.
The recording provides a contemporaneous account of the University's response to Duaa Altaee's report of sexual harassment within the context of an NIH-funded research project.
Selected Reporting
- Bradley Foerster Submits 140-Exhibit, 1,121-Page Documentary Chronology to FBI for Supervisory Review of the Investigation Involving Dr. Bradley Foerster, Dr. Myria Petrou, and Duaa Altaee
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology: 139 Exhibits on NIH R01NS082304, University Proceedings, and Federal Investigation — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Send Ann Arbor Officials Documentary Chronology on AAPD and Related Federal Investigations — No Response Received
- Timothy Lynch Documentary Chronology: 63 Exhibits on University of Michigan Office of General Counsel, University Investigations, and Law Enforcement — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Documentary Chronology: 8 Exhibits Document More Than Two Years of Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid — No Response Received
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.