Current instructor

Bobby Gibbs

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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202 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
He means so well and tries really hard to be accommodating and helpful, but he has a gift of making concepts way more complicated than they have to be. I am sure he knows his stuff, but it does not seem like it in lecture.
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202 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
A kind guy but... 1. has Piazza yet rarely responds to student messages and concerns (highly inaccessible which made upcoming tests/deadlines stressful) 2. Extra credit assignment didn't visibly boost my grade. pointless unless you complete every one 3. HW is confusing (some questions we didn't discussed how to do in class like graphs or drawings)
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202 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Gibbs is so caring and kind. His lectures seem confusing at first. The first time he explains content it wouldn't make sense to me but by the end of the unit I would understand it. He is a professor you have to trust the process with lol. He's newer to lecturing but is improving a lot and made the class content manageable.
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Classes with Bobby Gibbs

CS&D 202

Hearing Science

3 credits

Hearing Science covers physical acoustics, auditory system anatomy and physiology, and psychoacoustics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=62 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 79.7% A/AB (n=64 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Bobby Gibbs

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CS&D 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study is an independent study course arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Margarita KaushanskayaRuth Litovsky+18 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CS&D 899

Capstone Study in Audiology

1–3 credits

Independent work on a capstone project in audiology under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Ruth LitovskyErik Jorgensen+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample
CS&D 999

Independent Studies

1–3 credits

Independent Studies offering advanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Margarita KaushanskayaRuth Litovsky+15 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027CS&D 202Hearing Science
Spring 2027CS&D 699Directed Study
Spring 2027CS&D 899Capstone Study in Audiology
Spring 2027CS&D 999Independent Studies
Fall 2026CS&D 202Hearing Science
Fall 2026CS&D 799Independent Study
Fall 2026CS&D 863Implantable Auditory Prostheses
Fall 2026CS&D 899Capstone Study in Audiology

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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