Reviews of professor Katherine Drabiak

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is a mandatory class for MPH students. Thankfully, Dr. Drabiak's class is enjoyable. Her lectures are some of the few I don't mind listening to, because she isn't monotone. She explains the course material thoroughly and in a manner that makes the concepts easy to understand. I started out not reading the text, but ended up interested in it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Deceptively difficult class. Classes involve case discussions and are interesting (around 10% of grade is participation), but other 90% of class (exams, papers, group project) is graded extremely hard. Professor is an attorney, but course is for public health students. Course is rewarding but much harder than other graduate public health classes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible, never take this course, harshest grading and little to no feedback. Worst professor I've had in my 3 years!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Had little to nothing to base your grade on, but the papers were very clearly graded. She points out mistakes in order for you to correct them. Very tough grader but her critiques are actually good and makes you do better.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Seems like a nice teacher at first but grades horribly!!! Only had 2 exams, pretty tough, with both written and multiple choice. HARD grader, you must do the readings and she grades on participation. DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!!!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Drabiak was an excellent professor and did her job well but was a TOUGH grader!!! She did not give a perfect score to anyone. The class was based on 2 exams, a paper, a group project, and participation points that can really mess up your grades. This class is very similar to Biomedical Ethics and they both use the same textbook.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class was pretty tough, but she honestly works with the students to see what she can do better. Her lectures are more discussion based, so you read the material and talk about it in class, which makes the lectures actually interesting. If you are looking for an easy A, you shouldn't take this professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You have to be a lawyer to do well. Will give you a lower grade if you make an argument she doesn't like. Wish I hadn't taken the class.