Reviews of professor Moriah McSharry McGrath

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
participation and attendance matter. lots of reading to be talked about in class, come prepared. she was unclear about what she wanted in the assignments and grade you down for it. always seems like she's shooing you away when asking questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. McGrath created a very welcome learning space that allowed for frequent group interaction that had a purpose rather than pointless group activities you find in some other classes. Her dedication to the practice of community development is clear in her passion as well as her dedication to her students. I would recommend this class to anyone!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm shocked at the bad feedback because I had an amazing experience with McGrath! And I'm taking her again next term. Fall 2020 was my first term at PSU and because of covid we met via zoom. There is a bit of reading which is normal for an upper division course and a final paper. You are req to meet with her during office hours which helped a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class is a disorganized and confusing. She never really teaches you what she expects you to know, or much of anything so youll be lost. Pointless assignments piled high. If you ask her a question youre directed to ask a classmate. Publicly posted essays due halfway thru term. No study guide for final exam. Obsessed with APA citation. Two faced.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She really wants the students to get to know each other, so she has a lot of group work and discussions. She takes attendance and is clear that participation is a good portion of your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Toughest grader in the state of Oregon! You will get a headache taking this class so stock up on aspirin!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I dug Dr McGrath's teaching style. She is def type A but that works for me. I wish I could take her again and again. I can't believe anyone would score her low, she is sincere and legitimatly cares about our success. She gave us many different ways to earn points which all but ensured an A. Fully dive into this class and you will get a ton!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was chaos. Constant fast paced group work. She wants very specific answers. You'll get difficult layered projects only to be given new pertinent info the day before they're due, requiring night before revisions. Didn't receive grades until WEEK 7! Disrespectful. Meanwhile, student workloads pile up, taking time away from other classes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The class was very hard to follow and confusing. Instructions for each reading summary was not located in the actual tab, but buried deep in the syllabus. I emailed asking her, but she referred me to the q+a forums saying she had "already answered this question". She offered little to no help. I would not recommend taking this class or professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Moriah is a hard grader and is very organized. I would not recommend her she is not accommodating to students and does not accept late work for any reason.