# Nisa Karimi — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/NISA_KARIMI) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_d58cb8064976688987b15e6f ### source enrollment ### source instructor id nkarimi ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Nisa Karimi ### email NKARIMI\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 14 #### quality 2.79 #### difficulty 3.21 #### quality count 14 #### difficulty count 14 #### profile id rmp:2776013 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.301579872674468 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---- | | course\_363262598bdc324aacba41b9 | PLPATH 311 | GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY | 3 | 3 | 3.71 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/NISA\_KARIMI ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | | 1272 | course\_363262598bdc324aacba41b9 | PLPATH 311 | GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_363262598bdc324aacba41b9", "course_id": "PLPATH 311", "title": "GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.71, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Higher grades", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2025 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.88 GPA across 149 letter grades, versus 3.63 for UW–Madison (1320 courses). Requires a difference of at least 0.20 and 30 letter grades. Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.", "sources": [ { "label": "Grade history and sources", "href": "/courses/PLPATH_311#grades" } ] }, { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Large lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 182 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/PLPATH_311#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "PLPATH 311 explores the drivers and barriers of food insecurity and examines solutions to address global food security challenges.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 433, 141, 47, 13, 7, 2, 7 ], "count": 650, "gpa": 3.7153846153846155, "topShare": 88.3076923076923, "firstTerm": "1232", "lastTerm": "1262" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_363262598bdc324aacba41b9", "uid": "instructor_d58cb8064976688987b15e6f", "name": "Nisa Karimi", "quality": 3.301579872674468, "quality_count": 14, "instructor_url": "/instructors/NISA_KARIMI" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "course_id": "PLPATH 311", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "191440ae-11a0-33ac-b199-cac4a1b6e6c2", "source_record": { "entity_id": "191440ae-11a0-33ac-b199-cac4a1b6e6c2", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.3% A/AB (n=149 letter grades)." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_363262598bdc324aacba41b9-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzIwNjE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-07-23 20:59:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor is clearly passionate about her research, but can be passive aggressive at times. I really liked 311 but she was disorganized on canvas and grading took a long time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNDM5NTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-05 17:36:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Nisa was a wonderful and knowledgeable professor. You go over a lot of interesting content and she has field experience that she brings in which helps to exemplify issues and make things interesting! Lots of extra credit opportunities and has clear grading criteria. Almost weekly group projects (in-class). ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzc0Nzkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-22 15:05:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is a kind and passionate professor who truly cares about her students and the topic. Lectures are engaging and she explains assignments clearly in class, so going really helps (she also makes that clear in the syllabus). The homework connects to the lectures and exam content, which helps, & there are many extra credit opportunities that add up!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjc2OTU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-16 03:54:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I think she is a little over hated. I agree that she is a little disorganized, but when I took her class, she was the only instructor, grader, and course coordinator. She is very passionate about what she teaches and is very kind and understanding if you go to her office hours. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTE1NTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-09 06:29:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I find the assignments sometimes has unclear instructions and lectures are sometimes disorganized and not clear", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:13:49.572406+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDk2MjAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2776013", "instructor_name": "Nisa Karimi", "course_label": "311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-08 17:28:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is passionate about the subject but her course can be difficult because she makes things 'exclusive' to lectures and if you miss one she won't be lenient. She also is pretty unorganized and tends to put dates wrong in canvas and is not understanding about it. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2776013", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true