# GARY LUPYAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GARY_LUPYAN--instructor_8afbfa098ba287e9128fee69) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_8afbfa098ba287e9128fee69 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name GARY LUPYAN ### first observed at 2025-12-14 04:50:04.653658+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 12 #### quality 4.58 #### difficulty 2.67 #### quality count 12 #### difficulty count 12 #### profile id rmp:1671297 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00 #### courses ##### course a6d56896c154e639fa25048c ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 4.004803614716622 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GARY\_LUPYAN--instructor\_8afbfa098ba287e9128fee69 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NzIxMTY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH521", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-01-08 23:16:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are interesting, but be sure to take good notes. The tests are unnecessarily stressful because he gives a lot of multiple-part short answer questions to answer in too short amount of time. He also has not reported my grade for the semester two weeks after grades were due. ��Get ready to read lots of long papers written by Lupyan himself.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NjY2MTEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH501", "course_id": "PSYCH 501", "course_uid": "course_a6d56896c154e639fa25048c", "review_date": "2021-04-30 05:56:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Gary is the best teacher I've had at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Psych 521 is also the most thought provoking class I've taken, from which I've learned a ton. 1000% would recommend.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTg1MTM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH521", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-01-02 02:55:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are good. He's good at delivering the material; it's easy to listen and jot down notes (not fast-paced). Sometimes speaks a bit quietly, and slide font size can be a bit small. Pray for a good group for big group project. Exams (some MC, mostly short answer) were fair but needed more time. Just prepare--understand readings, study notes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MzE2MjM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH521", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-22 13:10:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Lupyan is extremely educated and is a passionate professor. Lectures are interesting and stimulating. The exams are comprehensive, so no memorization, but it's necessary you know the material very well. This course is unlike any other Psych course I have been in, and I highly recommend if you're looking for something different!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MjkxODgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH521", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-20 13:55:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Awesome Professor! Very interesting and well run class. He teaches the type of material that you want to know and contributes to the joy of learning.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:38.660906+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4NzUxNDMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1671297", "instructor_name": "Gary Lupyan", "course_label": "PSYCH521", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-10-17 13:00:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "QT", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1671297", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 12 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_a6d56896c154e639fa25048c | PSYCH 501 | ### matched true ## social Image false