# Gregory Van Rybroek — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GREGORY_VAN_RYBROEK) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 94468b7d4154126ca413937bb4738a6d21e0c2277f6fa397a6078ad80a32384f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T23:19:01.870283+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\_6d4b012eb67d9a7d09d7f455 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id gjvanryb ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Gregory Van Rybroek ### email GREGORY.VANRYBROEK\@DHS.WISCONSIN.GOV ### 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 7 #### quality 3.71 #### difficulty 3.14 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:2593353 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00 #### courses ##### course 526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083 ###### review count 6 ###### quality 3.83 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 6 ###### difficulty count 6 ##### course 4659324d93459bdfdda706a3 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.672730210034515 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---- | | course\_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083 | PSYCH 401 | PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND SOCIAL POLICY | 3 | 3 | 3.34 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GREGORY\_VAN\_RYBROEK ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083 | PSYCH 401 | PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND SOCIAL POLICY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "title": "PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND SOCIAL POLICY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.34, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Lower grades", "tone": "negative", "evidence": "Fall 2025 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.17 GPA across 195 letter grades, versus 3.63 for UW–Madison (1320 courses). 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I would take this class again in a heartbeat!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQ5ODc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593353", "instructor_name": "Gregory Van Rybroek", "course_label": "PSYCH401", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "review_date": "2024-05-13 16:03:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Super interesting class! If you attend class, the quizzes will be easy. The whole grade is based on four 40-question quizzes. Funny guys!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NTg4NzE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593353", "instructor_name": "Gregory Van Rybroek", "course_label": "PSYCH401", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "review_date": "2023-12-09 18:07:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Psych 401 is fascinating and enjoyable if you let the class structure be a little chaotic. Greg cares a lot about the topics and sometimes his lectures are boring, but his personality makes it significantly more enjoyable. Mike who he co-teaches with is a fantastic lecturer- This class has almost 0 homework, 4 heavy exams, and don't skip class!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2OTk0NDMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593353", "instructor_name": "Gregory Van Rybroek", "course_label": "PSYCH401", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "review_date": "2022-12-06 21:43:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was an interesting lecturer, pretty funny and engaging. Sometimes lectures with him felt really long, but he cares and is super educated and involved with the topic. The class was super interesting, would definitely recommend!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1Mzc1MDkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593353", "instructor_name": "Gregory Van Rybroek", "course_label": "PSYCH401", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "review_date": "2021-12-05 23:48:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "flys through lecture (voice speed not time) is not sensitive to students needs", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:58.170819+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNDI3Nzgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2593353", "instructor_name": "Gregory Van Rybroek", "course_label": "PSYCH401", "course_id": "PSYCH 401", "course_uid": "course_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083", "review_date": "2020-06-11 17:18:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took the class in Fall. Co-teaches the class with another guy, both work as psychologists full-time. Exams are hard, but pay attention to the advice they give you about what to study because it's right on point with the exam materials. He's a little strange and harder to follow than his colleague, but I really enjoyed the class overall!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2593353", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_526f18ca6acb94527ee8f083 | PSYCH 401 | | course\_4659324d93459bdfdda706a3 | PSYCH 601 | ### matched true ## social Image true