Reviews of professor Julia Showalter

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Polite instructor, however, lectures are heavy/confusing and most assignments are unmeaningful/not useful. I expected to learn much about the environment through research, however, it was mainly from studying for Examsx4, Papersx2, and Final Presentationx1. Not a great class, but not the worst I've ever had. I would choose someone else if you can.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She's alright, can be pretty funny if you get her somewhat off topic. Lecture heavy with some discussion stuff so its better with people you know, 4 exams, 2-3 papers, and a couple of presentations. Nothing special but not bad for sure

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very heavy lecturer. Spends most of the class reading off presentations. Seems to space out and not remember what she was talking about only moments before. Only assigns 4 Exams + 2 writing assignments. The final grade is a presentation on your research. Didn't learn much in the class, but it was an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take her for this class if you get the chance! Very hands-on learning experience and she is so passionate and knowledgeable about the subject. The class does not spend a lot of time sitting through boring lectures in the classroom, but rather spends a lot of time outside actually practicing tree ID. Probably my favorite class I've ever taken

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Showalter was teaching a new class offered so this was a new experience for her and for the students. She was very nice and passionate about the subject. This class was mainly discussion-based with a group project at the end of the course with no tests. I don't know how she is with other classes, but I would take her again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Shes a very kind and understanding professor that has made sure to make things as streamlined and easy as she could for us, labs were fun and easy as long as you put in minimal effort. There wasn't homework but a few assignments that you had time to complete in class or it would be participation for each lab activity.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took the dendrology course with Professor Showalter. She was very funny and entertaining whenever we were in the field. She truly cared and wanted us to succeed, which is nice. I felt like she was very knowledgeable on the subject matter. You will be required to learn a lot of latin terms in the dendrology course, but I feel like it's worth it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is by far the worst class I have ever taken at Appalachian. She is extremely difficult on her grading and her comments are rude. She rambles on constantly about random things and digresses during lecture. Shes actually the worst.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Showalter is one of my favorite professors and I loved her class! She's understanding, funny, approachable and genuine. Her lectures are engaging and include her personal examples from the field and mini group discussions, which was fun. The class had two papers, a group and individual presentation, and easy homework readings/ questions.