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Lara Gerassi

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441 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
She models a lot of the skills we learned about in class and grades fairly for assignments. No Exams. The semester consisted of 3 main assignents. The first assignment she gave an option of writing the paper or recording a video of yourself. The second assignment she gave the choice of recording a podcast or writing the paper.
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Classes with Lara Gerassi

SOCWORK 299

Directed Study

1–3 credits

SOCWORK 299 is a Directed Study allowing students to devise a program of study in collaboration with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Marah CurtisStephanie Robert+12 more

No recorded grade history

SOCWORK 441

Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups

3 credits

Develops generalist social work knowledge and basic direct practice skills for working with individuals, families, and groups.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.74 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

Amanda ZuehlkeLara Gerassi+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025
SOCWORK 699

Directed Study

1–3 credits

SOCWORK 699 is a directed study course allowing undergraduates to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Amanda ZuehlkeLara Gerassi+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
SOCWORK 951

Phd Proseminar

1–3 credits

SOCWORK 951 is a PhD proseminar providing a model for applying social theory to social problems.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Lara Gerassi

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample
SOCWORK 999

Independent Reading

1–9 credits

SOCWORK 999 is an independent reading course allowing graduate students to pursue specialized topics under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Marah CurtisStephanie Robert+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026SOCWORK 299Directed Study
Fall 2026SOCWORK 441Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
Fall 2026SOCWORK 699Directed Study
Fall 2026SOCWORK 951Phd Proseminar
Fall 2026SOCWORK 990Thesis-research
Fall 2026SOCWORK 999Independent Reading

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