Reviews of professor Todd Peterson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unfortunately he's here for research, not teaching. Pop quizzes on extensive material there's no way you can learn by hearing once. Study guides are useless, he lectures off notes and reads them way too fast. Very unclear when explaining things.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Peterson is great. I don't know how he may have been in the past, but I think everyone in my 456 section would agree that he was caring and engaging. The course content is very difficult, so maybe don't take it if you struggled in lower BIO/PSY classes, or change your major. If you engage and TRY, you will learn a lot in this course.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He holds his class online but does not hold any zoom meetings so it is very hard to participate and ask questions. In addition, because of this it is very easy to get lost. It almost seems as though he does not care for his students or their success, it's as if this is his side job. He is not very approachable nor understanding.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Peterson was an overall great professor. His lectures are very detailed, but if you write the notes before class from his PowerPoints (I only used the textbook once) then you will be fine. Pay attention and ask lots of questions. Tell him if he's wrong or that you're confused, he's willing to learn from his mistakes and help you succeed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I agree with a previous poster, Dr. Petersons biggest priority is his research. Hes extremely intelligent and Im sure will do great things within his field, however, he is an awful teacher. Hes never available, avoids meeting with students, and is unapproachable. He is unorganized and doesnt know how to effectively teach undergrads.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While I do not agree with the other ratings on here, I was not a fan of this professor. The work load is very light which I enjoyed, but he grades really tough on his writing assignments. I would work my butt off for each paper and still get an awful grade.