Reviews of professor Emily Merchant

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is a great merger between Technology and Society!! Learned a lot about US History in terms of labor, gender, race, etc. as well critically used R Studio for Data Visualization. (I recommend having some sort of background to R but still a FANTASTIC intro to R class).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very informative, straight-forward and fun but also takes a bit to learn R to get on pace as a beginner. I recommend some background in R.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Loved this class! Regardless of your gender, if you're pursuing STEM you should definitely take this class. It is really eye-opening to how science operates in the context of Western politics. Although the main focus of the course is gender in science, you will learn about how race and sexuality influence science as well. 4 books, 2 short papers

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easy GE class and very interesting! The big project of the class is writing a short Wikipedia article for a female/non-binary scientist of your choosing. Nearly all assignments are grades based on participation. There are a few group presentations but it's not that important and you make it during class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great class. The professor is very helpful & accessible outside of class, and she explains R concepts SUPER well, even for beginners.
Each week there is an R assignment following along a video, another to do on your own, and a short quiz (open book, online, untimed). 10% participation but you just need to ask or answer 1 question per week.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took Prof. Merchant last quarter and she was great!! Great lecturer. Shes really really nice too :') Very knowledgeable on the topics that she is discussing and makes lectures engaging. Gives clear feedback if you ask for help. 10/10 recommend!