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Marty was great and I loved this class. Entire class grade is made from 2 exams and a paper, so study for the exams! Need to go to lectures as lectures are not recorded and exams are solely comprised of lecture content. Lectures are very interesting and Marty brings in super cool guest lecturers too.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures can be long but Marty is super experienced and has lots of interesting stuff to share.Rate My Professors ↗
I took both Pophealth 502 and Pophealth 471 with Dr. Kanarek, 90% of lectures are overlap between the two classes. Lectures are recorded and attendance is not mandatory, I have never attended lecture. Hard to reach outside of class but very understanding. Easy A, tests super straightforward and paper guidelines clear.Rate My Professors ↗
Really easy class, you are just graded on 2 midterms and a final paper. I found that the tests are worded pretty poorly, but are overall easy. He did expect us to know the names of all the guest lecturers for the tests. As long as you followed the rubric you got a 100 on the final paper.Rate My Professors ↗
Expect very little work outside of class. Professor Kanarek wants you to learn and become more interested in environmental health, not slam you with busy work. He has great guest lecturers and sometimes gives lectures, too. You probably won't interact with him a ton due to all of the guest lectures, but he is funny and sarcastic.Rate My Professors ↗
I'm very glad I took this class. If you go to the lectures and review your notes you should get an A. He is a very nice guy and is very passionate about teaching. He is obviously very respected in his field and all of the guest lecturers are great too.Rate My Professors ↗
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POPHLTH 699 is an independent reading course providing advanced training and information on specific research problems under department staff supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited samplePOPHLTH 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research under individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | POPHLTH 699 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | POPHLTH 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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