{"schema_version":1,"url":"https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHRISTA_WILLE","title":"Christa Wille — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison","dataset":{"revision":"e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349","repository":"twangodev/uwcourses","schema_version":6,"importer_version":"7","projection_id":"52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07","observed_at":"2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00","built_at":"2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00","courses":8951,"current_instructors":5754,"limited":false,"terms":["1272","1264","1262","1254","1252","1244","1242","1234","1232","1224","1222","1212","1204","1202","1194","1192","1184","1182","1174","1172","1164","1162","1154","1152","1144","1142","1134","1132","1124","1122","1114","1112","1104","1102","1094","1092","1084","1082","1074","1072"],"term":"1272","departments":[{"subject":"AAE","count":90},{"subject":"ABT","count":20},{"subject":"ACCTIS","count":36},{"subject":"ACTSCI","count":14},{"subject":"AFAERO","count":10},{"subject":"AFRICAN","count":87},{"subject":"AFROAMER","count":71},{"subject":"AGROECOL","count":21},{"subject":"AMERIND","count":53},{"subject":"ANAT&PHY","count":7},{"subject":"ANATOMY","count":2},{"subject":"ANESTHES","count":8},{"subject":"ANSCI","count":57},{"subject":"ANTHRO","count":95},{"subject":"ART","count":125},{"subject":"ARTED","count":10},{"subject":"ARTHIST","count":121},{"subject":"ASIALANG","count":129},{"subject":"ASIAN","count":109},{"subject":"ASIANAM","count":28},{"subject":"ASTRON","count":38},{"subject":"ATMOCN","count":69},{"subject":"BIOCHEM","count":51},{"subject":"BIOCORE","count":10},{"subject":"BIOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"BIOMDSCI","count":18},{"subject":"BME","count":66},{"subject":"BMI","count":41},{"subject":"BMOLCHEM","count":10},{"subject":"BOTANY","count":69},{"subject":"BSE","count":44},{"subject":"C&ESOC","count":73},{"subject":"CBE","count":48},{"subject":"CHEM","count":101},{"subject":"CHICLA","count":52},{"subject":"CIVENGR","count":133},{"subject":"CLASSICS","count":47},{"subject":"CNP","count":10},{"subject":"CNSRSCI","count":50},{"subject":"COMARTS","count":137},{"subject":"COMPBIO","count":15},{"subject":"COMPLIT","count":11},{"subject":"COMPSCI","count":138},{"subject":"COUNPSY","count":78},{"subject":"CRB","count":19},{"subject":"CS&D","count":71},{"subject":"CSCS","count":40},{"subject":"CURRIC","count":193},{"subject":"DANCE","count":93},{"subject":"DERM","count":8},{"subject":"DS","count":88},{"subject":"DYSCI","count":35},{"subject":"ECE","count":155},{"subject":"ECON","count":145},{"subject":"EDPOL","count":114},{"subject":"EDPSYCH","count":97},{"subject":"ELPA","count":70},{"subject":"EMA","count":53},{"subject":"EMERMED","count":17},{"subject":"ENGL","count":206},{"subject":"ENTOM","count":40},{"subject":"ENVIRST","count":148},{"subject":"EP","count":15},{"subject":"EPD","count":67},{"subject":"ESL","count":16},{"subject":"F&WECOL","count":60},{"subject":"FAMMED","count":22},{"subject":"FINANCE","count":50},{"subject":"FOLKLORE","count":40},{"subject":"FOODSCI","count":43},{"subject":"FRENCH","count":63},{"subject":"GEN&WS","count":145},{"subject":"GENBUS","count":72},{"subject":"GENECSLR","count":17},{"subject":"GENETICS","count":60},{"subject":"GEOG","count":113},{"subject":"GEOSCI","count":83},{"subject":"GERMAN","count":82},{"subject":"GLE","count":48},{"subject":"GNS","count":38},{"subject":"GREEK","count":27},{"subject":"HDFS","count":41},{"subject":"HEBR-BIB","count":13},{"subject":"HEBR-MOD","count":10},{"subject":"HISTORY","count":233},{"subject":"HISTSCI","count":56},{"subject":"HONCOL","count":13},{"subject":"ILS","count":43},{"subject":"INFOSYS","count":9},{"subject":"INTEGART","count":7},{"subject":"INTEGSCI","count":22},{"subject":"INTER-AG","count":18},{"subject":"INTER-HE","count":11},{"subject":"INTER-LS","count":22},{"subject":"INTEREGR","count":16},{"subject":"INTLBUS","count":21},{"subject":"INTLST","count":50},{"subject":"ISYE","count":83},{"subject":"ITALIAN","count":53},{"subject":"JEWISH","count":56},{"subject":"JOURN","count":88},{"subject":"KINES","count":128},{"subject":"LACIS","count":26},{"subject":"LANDARC","count":61},{"subject":"LATIN","count":24},{"subject":"LAW","count":120},{"subject":"LEGALST","count":48},{"subject":"LINGUIS","count":35},{"subject":"LIS","count":89},{"subject":"LITTRANS","count":78},{"subject":"LSC","count":52},{"subject":"M&ENVTOX","count":7},{"subject":"MARKETNG","count":62},{"subject":"MATH","count":153},{"subject":"MDGENET","count":8},{"subject":"ME","count":130},{"subject":"MEDHIST","count":43},{"subject":"MEDICINE","count":60},{"subject":"MEDIEVAL","count":32},{"subject":"MEDPHYS","count":39},{"subject":"MEDSC-M","count":29},{"subject":"MEDSC-V","count":41},{"subject":"MHR","count":68},{"subject":"MICROBIO","count":45},{"subject":"MILSCI","count":16},{"subject":"MM&I","count":22},{"subject":"MOLBIOL","count":6},{"subject":"MS&E","count":59},{"subject":"MUSIC","count":165},{"subject":"MUSPERF","count":126},{"subject":"NAVSCI","count":20},{"subject":"NE","count":44},{"subject":"NEURODPT","count":11},{"subject":"NEUROL","count":7},{"subject":"NEURSURG","count":4},{"subject":"NTP","count":11},{"subject":"NURSING","count":111},{"subject":"NUTRSCI","count":65},{"subject":"OBS&GYN","count":18},{"subject":"OCCTHER","count":39},{"subject":"ONCOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"OPHTHALM","count":5},{"subject":"OTM","count":43},{"subject":"PATH","count":34},{"subject":"PATH-BIO","count":29},{"subject":"PEDIAT","count":26},{"subject":"PHARMACY","count":31},{"subject":"PHILOS","count":77},{"subject":"PHMCOL-M","count":11},{"subject":"PHMPRAC","count":45},{"subject":"PHMSCI","count":60},{"subject":"PHYASST","count":37},{"subject":"PHYSICS","count":88},{"subject":"PHYSIOL","count":3},{"subject":"PHYTHER","count":37},{"subject":"PLANTSCI","count":52},{"subject":"PLPATH","count":35},{"subject":"POLISCI","count":192},{"subject":"POPHLTH","count":58},{"subject":"PORTUG","count":33},{"subject":"PSYCH","count":101},{"subject":"PSYCHIAT","count":22},{"subject":"PUBAFFR","count":54},{"subject":"PUBLHLTH","count":23},{"subject":"RADIOL","count":11},{"subject":"REALEST","count":41},{"subject":"RELIGST","count":90},{"subject":"RHABMED","count":9},{"subject":"RMI","count":24},{"subject":"RP&SE","count":102},{"subject":"S&APHM","count":17},{"subject":"SCANDST","count":73},{"subject":"SLAVIC","count":89},{"subject":"SOC","count":149},{"subject":"SOCWORK","count":87},{"subject":"SOILSCI","count":46},{"subject":"SPANISH","count":83},{"subject":"SRMED","count":21},{"subject":"STAT","count":94},{"subject":"STDYABRD","count":52},{"subject":"STS","count":8},{"subject":"SURGERY","count":25},{"subject":"SURGSCI","count":33},{"subject":"THEATRE","count":91},{"subject":"URBRPL","count":60},{"subject":"UROLOGY","count":5},{"subject":"ZOOLOGY","count":89}],"deployed_at":null},"data":{"instructor":{"instructor_uid":"instructor_b3df29a79c2b932496fbdddd","source":"enrollment","source_instructor_id":"cmwille","identity_basis":"netid","identity_status":"source_identified","name":"Christa Wille","email":"CMWILLE@WISC.EDU","first_observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00","last_observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00","ratings":{"review_count":3,"quality":5,"difficulty":3,"quality_count":3,"difficulty_count":3,"profile_id":"rmp:3037392","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","match_basis":"exact_name","observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:42.909855+00:00","courses":{"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190":{"review_count":3,"quality":5,"difficulty":3,"quality_count":3,"difficulty_count":3}},"bayesian_quality":3.8345093769970395,"prior_mean":3.6596857835465957,"prior_weight":20},"current":true,"courses":[{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","course_id":"BME 315","title":"BIOMECHANICS","credits_min":3,"credits_max":3,"gpa":3.446}],"revision":"e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349","instructor_url":"/instructors/CHRISTA_WILLE"},"history":[{"term":"1272","course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","course_id":"BME 315","title":"BIOMECHANICS"}],"timeline":[{"term":"1272","courses":1}],"term":"1272","courses":[{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","course_id":"BME 315","title":"BIOMECHANICS","credits_min":3,"credits_max":3,"gpa":3.446,"badges":[{"id":"grade-outcomes","label":"Lower grades","tone":"negative","evidence":"Spring 2026 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.42 GPA across 37 letter grades, versus 3.62 for UW–Madison (1283 courses). Requires a difference of at least 0.20 and 30 letter grades. Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.","sources":[{"label":"Grade history and sources","href":"/courses/BME_315#grades"}]}],"description":"Introduction to the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and systems.","discovery":{"term":"1272","offered":true,"history":{"counts":[233,184,87,21,9,2,0],"count":536,"gpa":3.5625,"topShare":77.79850746268657,"firstTerm":"1232","lastTerm":"1264"},"instructors":[{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","uid":"instructor_b3df29a79c2b932496fbdddd","name":"Christa Wille","quality":3.8345093769970395,"quality_count":3,"instructor_url":"/instructors/CHRISTA_WILLE"},{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","uid":"instructor_bfc013c7f70894ba8f46de75","name":"Jake Allen","quality":null,"quality_count":null,"instructor_url":"/instructors/JAKE_ALLEN"},{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","uid":"instructor_ae74ebe9759235b5092dacee","name":"Samantha Kahr","quality":null,"quality_count":null,"instructor_url":"/instructors/SAMANTHA_KAHR"},{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","uid":"instructor_8269624118964c829dede400","name":"Sarah Graham","quality":null,"quality_count":null,"instructor_url":"/instructors/SARAH_GRAHAM"}],"instructorHistory":{"counts":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"count":0,"gpa":null,"topShare":null},"courseComparison":{"counts":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"count":0,"gpa":null,"topShare":null},"claim":{"citations":[{"instructor_name":"Christa Wille","review_date":"2025-04-02 00:55:51 +0000 UTC","review_id":"bae039a86db337d3a03364c0","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwODU1MDI3","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Christa Wille","review_date":"2025-04-28 17:21:47 +0000 UTC","review_id":"bf21e6f84950a0785d9576ea","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDcwOTcx","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Christa Wille","review_date":"2026-01-29 20:52:41 +0000 UTC","review_id":"ba51092abceca55ef2013ebf","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTY0OTEx","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","type":"review"}],"text":"Christa Wille is praised for her passion, kindness, and willingness to schedule alternate hours to answer student questions. Reviewers describe her as caring and effective at making difficult material accessible, though they note that exams remain challenging despite her support."},"reviewFiles":["/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190-0.json"]}}],"reviews":{"items":[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:42.909855+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTY0OTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","instructor_name":"Christa Wille","course_label":"BME315","course_id":"BME 315","course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","review_date":"2026-01-29 20:52:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Willie is one of the chillest professors I've ever had. A friend and I discussed exam answers with her directly after taking the exams. Beware of heavy Matlab content for labs, but otherwise a good course and a great professor. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:42.909855+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDcwOTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","instructor_name":"Christa Wille","course_label":"BME315","course_id":"BME 315","course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","review_date":"2025-04-28 17:21:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Incredibly kind and caring towards students and really wants to foster learning. Tries to get to know students individually and schedules alternate hours if needed to answer questions. Class is difficult but she makes it so much easier. Exams are difficult but you feel prepared from lecture. One of the best teachers I have ever had!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:42.909855+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwODU1MDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3037392","instructor_name":"Christa Wille","course_label":"BME315","course_id":"BME 315","course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","review_date":"2025-04-02 00:55:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Wille is amazing. She does the most to help her students. She makes biomechanics so interesting because you can tell how passionate she is. As long as you do the work, getting a good grade is not that hard. She will always make sure every question is answered, even if it means scheduling alternate hours. Tests can be tough but not unreasonable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3037392","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":3}],"total":3,"page":1,"courses":[{"course_uid":"course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190","course_id":"BME 315"}],"matched":true},"socialImage":true}}