A professor who left Purdue University following an accusation he gave a nude photo of himself to a teaching assistant was hired as an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia in January.

Glenn Parker is one of two Purdue professors accused of sexual harassment in a claim leading Purdue to recently pay a $200,000 settlement to an Indiana woman.

On Wednesday, UGA suspended Parker's position after questions about his past were raised by OnlineAthens.com/Athens Banner-Herald.

"Today the School of Public and International Affairs became aware of recently published information concerning Dr. Glenn Parker's previous employment," said Janis Gleason, executive director of marketing and communications for UGA.

Parker is an unpaid adjunct research professor associated with SPIA.

Gleason wrote in an email that Parker "was immediately suspended pending the review of this matter, during which time he will not be present on campus nor have any contact with UGA students."

Parker did not return a call to OnlineAthens.com/Athens Banner-Herald for comment.

Christine Alwan, the teaching assistant who accused the professors of sexual harassment, said Parker gave her a fully nude photo of himself.

"Glenn Parker gave me the picture in a classroom full of undergraduate students while I was a TA," Alwan wrote in an email.

She added she and her lawyers still have copies of the photo.

Alwan said another professor at Purdue, David Brule, made sexually explicit comments to her.

Both incidents allegedly happened during the 2014-2015 academic year.

She filed complaints with the United States Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The case didn't make it to court before Purdue University reached a $200,000 settlement last month with Alwan.

Brian Zink, senior director of news and information at Purdue, said in a statement to OnlineAthens.com/Athens Banner-Herald: "With respect to the underlying EEOC charge, Purdue acted swiftly to address the conduct well before the charge was filed. The matter has been resolved, and out of respect for the confidentiality of all parties involved, the university will have no further comment."

Parker began working in the UGA political science department on Jan. 1, according to a list of faculty appointments published on the UGA provost's website.

His hiring was approved in November.

Records of courses offered at UGA in the last semester do not list Parker as a professor.

At Purdue, Parker was a distinguished professor of political science since 2003 and a professor of economics since 2005.

He was also a distinguished research professor at Florida State University from 1992 to 2003, according to a copy of his curriculum vitae published online.

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