# Heather KIRKORIAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/HEATHER_KIRKORIAN--instructor_ff58e21e9a4f9d9cfc9ac961) ## 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\_ff58e21e9a4f9d9cfc9ac961 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Heather KIRKORIAN ### email KIRKORIAN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+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 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/HEATHER\_KIRKORIAN--instructor\_ff58e21e9a4f9d9cfc9ac961 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNzU1MDIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-24 20:14:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While Prof Kirkorian never delivers any lectures, this class is well organized and easy to follow. Lots of little assignments, but never too timely of tasks. As easy as an online class gets as long as you put in the work necessary.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNzQ0NzE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-22 20:37:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Human development isn't really my "thing," but I did learn a good deal from this class. I was bored throughout most of the readings, but the class was still a solid SoHE elective. I might have found the topics more interesting if the class had been in person. Overall, the class was an easy A and about as demanding as you'd expect for SoHE.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNzI0ODgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-20 01:28:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Take HDFS 362 with her! She is amazing.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NDU5NzI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-01-16 13:18:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her lectures are to the point and very interesting. Weekly you will have one activity, one discussion post, one discussion response, and a quiz, lowest grade in each will be dropped each week. Just listen to the lectures and take notes on her provided sheets, fill rest in with textbook and you'll be golden", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjg2Mzky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-20 01:02:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing professor and very fair class. Several extra credit opportunities.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:58.925691+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MDg2MDkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1681619", "instructor_name": "Heather Kirkorian", "course_label": "HDFS362", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-07 17:44:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her lectures are really easy to follow and the "quizzes" are right from the lecture and a little from the book. She organized the class very well and she was always available for questions and explanations. Discussions are interesting and worthwhile.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1681619", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 17 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_215d003d56fbaa10ddadbf86 | HDFS 469 | ### matched true ## social Image false