[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTk1MDI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2021-11-05 01:33:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are extremely disorganized, I often left lecture confused as to what I was supposed to be learning. Moser assumes too much background information from students. Very disrespectful when students ask questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0Nzk2MjM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2021-05-14 23:44:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Moser has no business teaching an honors course. She refuses to answer questions during review sessions and class, and instead tells students to look it up in the book. I will have to retake Genetics because I didnt learn anything in this class. If you care about your GPA do not take Biocore.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzc0MjU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2020-11-05 17:57:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amy hardly teaches concepts in class, she is unable to clearly get the point across and you leave class confused as to what you were supposed to learn. You have to read every page of the textbook she assigns if you want to even have a chance at understanding how to complete the problem sets. She is dismissive in response to many student questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDI2NjA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2019-11-17 01:51:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Disorganized lectures, presented at a more advanced level than necessary or understandable. Can't ask questions in class without being openly derided, and then the answers aren't clear anyway. Never clearly defines what she's talking about. I stopped going to lecture and just read the textbook to pass. In-class p-sets graded for participation.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDAwMTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2018-01-06 13:31:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Horrible professor. Lecture speed is too fast and unorganized, too much background information assumed, doesn't have lecture notes, unclear presentation of concepts. Follows the textbook closely, so reading is very helpful. Study the learning objectives and read the book and you'll be fine on the exam; I didn't study lecture notes at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyNDY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:25:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ineffective lecturing style was consistently scattered and assumed far too much background information for an intro-level class. If students came in to ask questions, Moser openly taunted and made fun of them--both privately and to their peers in class. She was awful both professionally and personally, perhaps the worst professor I've ever had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyNDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:23:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"There were multiple lectures where we left and saw her explaining things to the TAs.  Material wasn't clearly explained or organized. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:54.826926+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyNDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2085975","instructor_name":"Amy Moser","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:22:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't think disrespect has ever been a problem with a professor I've had in the past, but I definitely felt disrespected by Amy Moser. Maybe if she could perform a decent lecture I wouldn't be so harsh, but the combination of disrespect and incompetency makes her a terrible professor. No redeeming qualities. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2085975","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:09.770965+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY5NjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3073994","instructor_name":"Brian Kirkpatrick","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2025-12-21 21:51:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian was a good professor; he has a lot of knowledge and gave solid lectures. Tends to read of slides and provide example problems that were solved instead of giving time to do them. a few lectures were never brought up on the exam, and some were heavily focused on, but his content was not too difficult","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3073994","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY5NjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2025-12-21 21:47:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Evelyn is fine, but boring. She reads slowly off the slides and that's about it. Makes it hard to focus in lecture so the textbook is a good supplement since most of the content is from there. Takes off random points on exams but overall the ecology exam of 381 was not hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjkxMzEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2025-12-16 20:54:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her slides are purposefully confusing just so people do not skip lectures. Her grading is based in nothing, written all in pencil and impossible to read, and you will lose 0.2 points because she feels like it. No study guides or practice exams. She is terrible with technology, boring in lectures, and overall not a good prof. I don't rec. Biocore.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjYyMDc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2022-12-30 02:01:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"It is difficult to learn from her slides. They are often loaded with text and it becomes difficult to know what is actually expected from you on the exams. I still suggest taking 381, but it will be a lot of independent work. There are no practice exams available, no note cards, and she usually answers students questions with another question :/","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjAyMTUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2022-12-20 16:36:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Howell is such a frustrating teacher to learn under. Her grading criteria is stringent and not based in anything, just her objective opinion of the assignment. Her lectures are boring and are often screenshots of the textbook. She is difficult to access during her office hours and can be condescending to her students during office hours. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQ2OTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2021-12-24 03:40:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Evelyn was an okay professor. She could definitely use some help with technology as she sometimes messed up her slides, but it didn't ruin lecture. Her lectures were sometimes boring, but the material wasn't too hard and you don't have to read the textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDI2NTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2019-11-17 01:36:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice person, but lectures were boring, disorganized, & frustratingly fast to the point that it was almost pointless to take notes, although the ecology content is easy. Lecture notes are detailed & thorough which helped for the exam. Grading criteria on p-sets/exams are not very clear, kind of harsh. In-class problems are graded for participation.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDAwMTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2018-01-06 13:22:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice person, but mediocre professor. Lectures are boring, content is random facts loosely interconnected, and lecture notes are unorganized. Exam content is difficult to predict and can be graded ridiculously harshly. Textbook is a total waste of money and time. Material is easy, but grading is picky. Not the quality I would expect in honors class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzU1MjU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2017-12-29 10:34:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Howell had very detailed lecture notes which was helpful for when I was sick or couldn't make class. However, her lectures were often boring since she talked so fast that I wasn't able to handwrite. I usually printed her notes and annotated them. She is a very nice person and willing, and excited, to answer any questions that you might have.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjE2MTM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2016-12-24 03:11:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't waste your time reading the textbook for the ecology unit, everything on the test is lecture only. She lectures way too fast but posts the lecture notes online before lectures, so you can make it work. The material itself isn't that hard, she put me to sleep during almost every lecture and I still did fine.  Sign up for peer mentoring!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyNjMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:33:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not my favorite professor but adequate at presenting material. Requires dedication to stay awake, but if you can manage that you'll make it. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MzE0MDU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-01-21 01:57:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clear speaker with fair expectations. Posts lecture notes online. Material was boring and not too difficult (esp if you took AP Bio). Do NOT buy the EcologyEvolution text! It's quite useless (exams based only on lecture), pricy, and can't be resold to bookstore. The Genetics text is more useful, but try to get the cheaper International version.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:01.303863+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDY0Njcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319454","instructor_name":"Evelyn Howell","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2014-12-13 13:14:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Decent class, obviously rushed and trying to cram far too much material into a short period of time. Lectures are awful for note-taking, because she gets sidetracked on something useless, and then speeds through important things. Refuses to put lecture slides up after class. Cannot make Iclicker work either.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319454","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY5Njcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2025-12-21 21:53:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Irwin was fantastic; he is the best of the 381 professors. His evolution unit was captivating and he made me excited to go to lecture, and his exam content of evolution was not too difficult. He did spend multiple lectures talking about Darwin and his life which is not very relevant to the course or exam but he still made it interesting","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQ3MDAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2021-12-24 03:43:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Irwin was overall a pretty good professor, but he definitely spent too much time on Charles Darwin trivia facts and not enough time on some of the harder material. It's evident how passionate he is about the material and it wasn't too difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDAwMTg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2018-01-06 13:41:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor. Passionate, engaging, gifted lecturer, and clear presenter of ideas. Too much time spent on Darwin trivia (which was not tested on exam). Some annoying typos and lack of clarity on lecture slides, especially on the calculation problems. Do not bother reading the textbook. Very interesting and caring prof; would take again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjE2MTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2016-12-24 03:19:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Started off really well with explaining concepts clearly and posted all of his lecture slides, but he wasted a whole lecture talking about Darwin trivia and ended up falling a lecture behind, so he unfortunately went way too fast in the later lectures and ended up skimming over some of the harder things to learn.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjA3MTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2016-11-16 23:23:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not the best teacher. Lectures are not relevant to test questions. Does a poor job of making important points clear. Spends an inordinate amount of time on unrelated and trivial subjects (Darwin's detailed history,) while neglecting to focus on important concepts that are tested in this class. Also takes FOREVER to reply to emails. Adequate at best","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyNzQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:38:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"He obviously cares about the success of his students. If you have a chance to take a class with Goldman, do it.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:43.900198+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDY0NzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1595849","instructor_name":"Irwin Goldman","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2014-12-13 13:24:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clear, engaging, and fun. Obviously knows his material, posts excellent resources for studying, gives very good problem sets. Knows everything there is too know about Charles Darwin, and can sometimes go overboard with that, but it's fun. Would take another class of his. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595849","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:50.717547+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDY0NzQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319455","instructor_name":"Phil Simon","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2014-12-13 13:21:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Incredibly unclear lectures, hardly ever explains important terminology, and expects considerably too much background knowledge.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319455","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:50.717547+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzODI2NzI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319455","instructor_name":"Phil Simon","course_label":"BIOCORE381","course_id":"BIOCORE 381","course_uid":"course_52a1055a4196c042b145bf49","review_date":"2014-11-17 00:11:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Simon is a nice guy who obviously knows the material well, but struggles to present it in a consistent and comprehensible way. Often spends little time introducing terminology and just sort of jumps right into the concepts. Reading the book and doing the practice problems will be a lot more helpful than attending lecture, so find time to do it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319455","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0}]