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treats students like elementary school kids, every assignment is busy work, barely taught anything. one assignment was literally about going online and finding when people misuse "i" instead of "me" and "me" instead of 'i"Rate My Professors ↗
Literally the worst class ever. So much unnessary work, and waste of time.Rate My Professors ↗
I enjoyed having her as a professor. As long as you are attentive to details on the assignments you will get a good grade. She is always understanding and available to help. A one-week extension was available for every assignment. She is very prompt responding to emails. I learned a lot from her course and enjoyed the asynchronous aspect of it.Rate My Professors ↗
When trying to ask a question she just refers you back to the instructions or syllabus when I'm trying to have a conversation with her to actually understand. Her and the TAs were kind of condescending with the way they left feedback or if you had a question about your grade. Attendance for weekly group chatsRate My Professors ↗
I'm annoyed I could not critique her on the course evaluation. It is a class about the internet yet sources are from the 2010s. I got a 1/3 on an assignment because I had a small typo on my pdf file name. Once you get points off you get max 2/3 when fixed so its not worth. I genuinely learned nothing. Easy A if you do the work but waste of time.Rate My Professors ↗
She didn't offer ANY opportunities for critiques in course evals so I'm here instead. This class teaches you what the professor wants you to know from her ancient outdated internet opinions which are in no way relevant of remotely interesting. Hated every minute of every assignment of this class. RUN while you can.Rate My Professors ↗
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In-depth treatment of a specific psychology topic with an emphasis in the social sciences.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.71 GPA, 88.7% A/AB (n=115 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2023Individual study for students completing senior honors theses as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Individual study for students completing senior honors theses as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Undergraduate thesis course involving research, critical evaluation of psychological studies, and completion of a professional senior honors report.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study is an independent mentored study with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Research course involving independent experimental, observational, or statistical investigation under staff supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 501 | Depth Topic in Social Science |
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 692 | Undergraduate Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | PSYCH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PSYCH 691 | Undergraduate Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PSYCH 692 | Undergraduate Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PSYCH 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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