Reviews of professor Maranda Ward

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Ward is truly one of THE BEST professors I have had at GW. She not only is extremely passionate about health equity and the biopsychosocial model of care, but she truly cares about each and every student in her class. Thanks for a great semester, Dr. Ward! Looking forward to Foundations of Health Equity with you in the Spring!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed being in Dr. Ward's course. She is very inspirational and her lectures are well planned and the content fascinating. While she does give several hours of homework it always has purpose and is productive to your learning. My in-class experience has been nothing but positive.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but privilege is showing through these reviews. Dr. Ward promotes participation and expects you to put in work for the course you're paying for. Public health is a teamwork-based initiative and her group work is preparing you for that. My dislike is the occasional twist on words when reiterating student input.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ward is a very knowledgable professor! Her dedication towards public health really shows in class. However, be aware of getting code called in class if you are the quiet one/don't participate as much. She will pick on you to answer questions even if you don't want to. She is not that harsh on grading other than on APA citations!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Ward is an amazing professor who truly wants her students to learn. Her lectures are engaging and assignments are reflective of material at hand, not busy work. About 75% of the work is group work which was my only dislike. She is a tough grader but expectations are obvious. Do the readings and go to class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Ward is very knowledgeable! I really liked the class material; however, she tends to cold call on people, which was really stressful for me. If you are passionate about public health, definitely take this course, and make sure you are proficient with APA, as she is a stickler for it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is super knowledgeable professor and is really passionate about the topic. You will learn a lot but there is a ton of homework, it almost feels like a four credit class. You cannot get away with not doing the readings or doing them at the last minute. If you are not passionate about this or organized I would not recommend taking this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Get ready to be called on randomly in class even if you are not prepared. However, will receive zero points for the day even if you made the effort to speak in class but was not called on.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is an incredibly knowledgable and passionate professor who thoroughly covers prominent and often overlooked areas of health, such as analyzing capitalism. There are group papers or individual papers due once a week and a 1 page summary of notes due before class on the readings. Often uses many teaching styles in lecture, including presentations