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Something Was Wrong

S25 Ep21: Answering Community Questions with Dr. Nicole Bedera, Dr. Kathryn Holland & Dr. Jacqueline Cruz

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.1 • 26K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, campus violence, gender-based violence, psychological trauma, victim-blaming, discrimination, gender inequality, harassment, and hostile campus environments.

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-Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/

-Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1

-Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579

-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268

-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C

-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students’ experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040

-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190

-Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575

- Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences and discusses topics that may be upsetting.

0:05.9

This season discusses sexual, physical, and psychological violence.

0:10.4

Please consume the following episodes with care.

0:13.3

For a full content warning, sources, and resources for each individual episode, please visit the episode notes.

0:21.5

Opinions shared by the guests of the show are their own and do not necessarily represent

0:26.0

the views of Broken Cycle Media. The podcast in any linked materials should not be misconstrued

0:32.3

as a substitution for legal or medical advice. Thank you so much for listening.

0:38.2

You think you know me, you don't know me well at all.

0:44.3

You don't know anybody till you talk to someone.

1:05.2

I'm honored today to be joined by Dr. Nicole Bedera, Dr. Catherine Holland, and Dr. Jacqueline Cruz. We are here to discuss

1:13.3

Title IX and dig in deeper to this season and the themes that we've heard from survivors

1:18.7

and answer some listeners submitted questions. You'll recognize the doctor's voices from

1:24.6

the expert episodes this season, and we're so thankful to have them back for this

1:29.3

special episode. Welcome back, everyone. Thanks for having us. Happy to be back. Thank you for having us.

1:35.7

As a reminder, Dr. Nicole Bedera is a sociologist and leading expert on sexual violence

1:42.1

and institutional betrayal. She's the author of On the Wrong Side,

1:46.3

how universities protect perpetrators and betray survivors of sexual violence.

1:51.8

Her work examines how universities respond to reports of sexual harm

1:55.8

and how those responses often create additional layers for trauma survivors.

2:02.8

Through years of research and survivor interviews, Dr. Bedera has identified patterns that show these outcomes are not isolated failures,

2:09.1

but part of a broader structural problem. Dr. Catherine Holland is a social psychologist who

2:14.9

studies how campus environments shape survivors' experiences. Her research looks

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