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RICHARD PETERSON

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 1 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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PHMSCI401 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This guy is a terrible guest lecturer. He has no organization and has no idea how to explain concepts. Stay away.
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Classes with RICHARD PETERSON

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2016M&ENVTOX/ONCOLOGY/PHMCOL-M/PHMSCI/POPHLTH 625Toxicology I
Fall 2016PHMSCI 990Research
Spring 2016M&ENVTOX 990Research
Spring 2016PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2016PHMSCI 990Research
Fall 2015M&ENVTOX 990Research
Fall 2015PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2015PHMSCI 990Research
Fall 2015PHMSCI 999Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2015M&ENVTOX 990Research
Spring 2015PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2015PHMSCI 990Research
Fall 2014M&ENVTOX 990Research
Fall 2014PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014PHMSCI 990Research
Spring 2014PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2013M&ENVTOX/ONCOLOGY/PHMCOL-M/PHMSCI/POPHLTH 625Toxicology I
Fall 2013PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2012PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2011PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2011PHMSCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2011PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2010PHMSCI 558Laboratory Techniques in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Fall 2010PHMSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2010PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2009PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2008PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2007M&ENVTOX 990Research
Spring 2007M&ENVTOX 990Research
Spring 2007PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2006M&ENVTOX 990Research
Fall 2006PHMSCI 699Advanced Independent Study

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