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LAUREN RITERS

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Raw average: 4.15/5 from 52 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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ZOO101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Riters was the best of the three lecturers. She is very passionate about the material and covers all the necessary exam information. Attend every single lecture, as her test is the hardest one out of the four. Attend her office hours and the learning center to do well in this course.
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BIO101 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Riters was the second Bio 101 prof. She went through slides way too fast and all her lectures were disconnected from each other. It was like reading a textbook but in lecture form. It was very hard to take notes while following along because of the amount of text on the slides. She had the hardest of the exams so study hard for that one
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BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Second of the three professors that teach Bio 101. Lectures were very informative and she has accessible office hours. Test questions were very hard, worst of the four exams during the semester. Study a LOT for her exam (Learning Center, textbook problems).
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BIO101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Cared a lot about continuity between her organization of class and Prof Thoma. She even reopened a lecture quiz after recieving feedback that it was confusing. She is clearly passionate about what she teaches, but this would also lead to confusing tangents in class. Although I wish Thoma taught all semester, I did not mind having her.
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BIO101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Straight forward exams, posts full slides, passionate about her topic
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BIO101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Such a sweet woman. You can tell she cared about us and wanted us to do well. She related her topics to modern-day things and kept the class engaged. Told you exactly what you needed to know, and didn't throw any surprises on the exam. My favorite of the Bio101 lecturers!
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Classes with LAUREN RITERS

NEURODPT/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 674

Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Seminar

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A seminar exploring the neuroendocrine underpinnings of behavior across species through primary literature.

No offering record · Fall 2025

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Lauren Riters

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2025NEURODPT/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 674Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Seminar
Spring 2025BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2025ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2024ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2024BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2024ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2023ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2023ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2023BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2023ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2023ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2023ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 299Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2022ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2022ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2022ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2021NEURODPT/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 674Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Seminar
Fall 2021ZOOLOGY 199Directed Study
Fall 2021ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2021ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2020ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2020ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2020BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2020ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2020ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2019NEURODPT/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 674Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Seminar
Fall 2019ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2019ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2019BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Fall 2018ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2018BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2018ZOOLOGY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2018ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2018ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2017NEURODPT/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 674Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Seminar
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 299Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2017BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2017ZOOLOGY 199Directed Study
Spring 2017ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2017ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2017ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 299Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2016BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2016ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2016ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2016ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2015NTP 675Special Topics
Fall 2015ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2015ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2015ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2015BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2015ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2015ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2015ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2014ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2014ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2014ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2014BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2014ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2014ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2014ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2013NTP 675Special Topics
Fall 2013PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2013ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2013ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2013ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2013BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2013ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2013ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2013ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2012ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2012ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2012ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Fall 2012ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2012BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2011BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Fall 2011ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2011ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2011ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2011ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2010ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Fall 2010ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2010BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101Animal Biology
Spring 2010ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010ZOOLOGY 699Directed Studies in Zoology
Spring 2010ZOOLOGY 962Seminar-ethology

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