Current instructor

Joel Hill

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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PHAR101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is such a great professor! He was knowledgeable, helpful, funny, and overall created a great environment in the class.
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Classes with Joel Hill

PHYASST 610

Clinical Prevention and Community Practice I

1 credits

CLINICAL PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE I addresses prevention and population health concepts.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 3.65 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2011: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2012: 3.86 GPA, 97.4% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

Joel Hill

No recorded grade history

PHYASST 699

Independent Study

1–3 credits

PHYASST 699 is an independent study course where students engage in directed projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.91 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Joel Hill

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample
PUBLHLTH 714

Global Health Field Work Fundamentals: Engagement, Ethics, Policy, and Methods

2 credits

Graduate-level course covering global health studies, ethics, research methods, and travel planning.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

Joel Hill

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026PHYASST 610Clinical Prevention and Community Practice I
Fall 2026PHYASST 699Independent Study
Fall 2026PUBLHLTH 714Global Health Field Work Fundamentals: Engagement, Ethics, Policy, and Methods

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