Reviews of professor Pamela Van Dyke

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The nicest, funniest, best professor. I had it 8am but did not mind going because it was such a chill class. She lets you collaborate on all assignments and we are taking a group final.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Others have mentioned patient confidentiality issues, shifting due dates, and lack of feedback; I wanted to confirm those. Additionally, she didn't notify us of an important assignment (SONA credits) until the middle of November. Strong lack of professionalism when speaking on serious topics. Avoid if you can. If not, you need the online textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She knows her management and has years of amazing experience to back it up. While course content didn't feel like the class priority, her stories taught us just as much. I looked forward to her TuThurs 8am all the time! Crazy!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Horrible professor. Tests are based on 100s of slides over weeks yet are only 35 questions. Makes it impossible to study for them as she gives you super vague study guide. She is rude when she feels threatened. All students questioned her after first test and she backfired aggressively. Pointless long paper and group project. AVOID IF YOU CAN

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, I had a subpar experience. The class itself is tedious and asinine, which doesn't help. PVD didn't communicate her expectations or grading criteria clearly. She also didn't respond to anyone's emails the entire class period, which made it difficult since I took it as a June mini-term. She never graded any of the assignments before finals.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I do not think Van Dyke is fit for teaching abnormal psyc. She glosses over more complex concepts in her lectures. It's all surface level things I already know. I did not learn anything all semester. The class is fairly easy, but she ruined my favorite subject, now I don't know as much as I should about psychopathology as a future therapist...