Reviews of professor Katherine Gerst

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took her psych of death class at Front Range. She doesn't know what she's talking about. During lectures she had to Google definitions. Her "lectures" are stale and uninspired - she reads straight from the slides and has a hard time elaborating when someone asks questions. There are no study guides and the tests ask useless, bland questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Gerst was one of my favorite professors I have had at CSU. She is caring and respectful. She desires a personal connection with her students and really cares about what she teaches. I wish I wasnt graduating because I would take her over and over. I used the text book to fill out the study guides, but it wasnt mandatory to read chapters.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Gerst is a great professor! She was really down to earth and made class fun. She definitely cared about her students. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but she did random in-class activities for points.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great professor, cares about the material and the students. Attendance taken randomly once a week. Grading on 3 tests, two papers, and attendance. Gives a specific study guide for test the day before exam, if you do the study guide you'll do well on the exam.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is NOT helpful or understanding. Gave me 30% on an assignment that I proved to her I had turned in on time by showing her the time stamp and it being turned in, yet refuses to give any credit back. Also, was very very rude when I was explaining my physical health issues.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I wish I could give more feedback. The course was fine, but Dr. Gerst was inaccessible. She was slow to reply to email (which is difficult for 4-week online summer courses) and only ever gave feedback one time on an assignment. I was underwhelmed. Everyone I've talked to said she's great in person, but I was disappointed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This Professor was completely unavailable to the students. It was clear she got her materials from another professor and didn't know what she was doing. Was unreliable and unhelpful whenever problems arose. If given an option, DO NOT take her course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I LOVE Dr. Gerst. I've taken a couple of her classes and she is still one of my favorite professors. She is incredibly kind and funny. I never find her class boring because she genuinely cares about what she teaches and tries to get everyone involved and honestly she can be so relateable. She also sets you up for success on her exams!