# HEATHER KIRKORIAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/HEATHER_KIRKORIAN--instructor_b764b3179fe70f2b71d2b43e) ## 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 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madgrades ### source instructor id 4835446 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name HEATHER KIRKORIAN ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 17 #### quality 4.88 #### difficulty 1.29 #### quality count 17 #### difficulty count 17 #### profile id rmp:1681619 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00 #### courses ##### course 215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 4.22037069380897 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.754 #### graded 507 #### counts * 387 * 60 * 29 * 15 * 8 * 5 * 3 #### sections 66 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url 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THROUGH PRE-ADOLESCENCE | | 1252 | course\_953ba7aa3a5071af11927e0d | HDFS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1252 | course\_63328110446b220eee7ba600 | PSYCH 621 | MENTORED RESEARCH AND SEMINAR | | 1244 | course\_b61c8380f678ebc75fc1ba4d | HDFS 664 | PROSEMINAR: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES | | 1244 | course\_953ba7aa3a5071af11927e0d | HDFS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1242 | course\_953ba7aa3a5071af11927e0d | HDFS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_9f4ea1a8988f81fb0609d5f9 | HDFS 761 | CHILDHOOD AND THE FAMILY: PRENATAL THROUGH PRE-ADOLESCENCE | | 1234 | course\_953ba7aa3a5071af11927e0d | HDFS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_63328110446b220eee7ba600 | PSYCH 621 | MENTORED RESEARCH AND SEMINAR | | 1232 | course\_49e7ac3c8f407b095bf2c2c5 | HDFS 592 | RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES | | 1232 | course\_953ba7aa3a5071af11927e0d | HDFS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_1012e0b6bce4bdda46f01fbb | HDFS 253 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & 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