Reviews for EPIB301

Information Review
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/13/2024
Excellent professor. You will do well as long as you put effort in.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Anonymous
01/03/2024
She just gives solid 3 star vibes. You do not need to spend that much time on this class because the content is pretty easy. Negatives are she reads off the slides and she can be passive aggressive. She is pretty fair in grading and exams.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/23/2023
I loved having her as a professor. The old reviews are very confusing honestly I really don't see her doing that especially because this semester she's been nothing but reassuring (to everyone) and has been constantly uplifting her students all throughout the semester with really encouraging announcements.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/12/2023
First things first, I did not enjoy this class. Dr. Dyer was so disorganized, and it was extremely frustrating. Her powerpoints were very long (50+ slides each), and were hard to follow and often repeated information. The only slides that really helped me learn were the discussion slides. I am not sure if she made these, but judging based off the lecture slides, she probably did not. Additionally, she overcomplicated nearly every topic, giving unnecessary, long winded explanations. She also would read directly off the slides in lecture, so I didn’t really find any benefit in attending. Exams were fine, but contained some very specific questions on things only briefly mentioned. There were only about 30 questions on each, so it was easy to lose points. Additionally, she would send out emails that were mostly meant to be inspirational and relatable, but many often came across as unprofessional and passive aggressive, such as the long winded emails about why she can’t offer extensions. It seemed like she was trying very hard to be the "cool" professor, but the lack of professionalism and care in her emails made me respect her less. Overall, Dr. Dyer was a nice person, but very all over the place, and did not provide a good experience for me in this class.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/11/2023
Dr. Dyer is such a kind and caring professor. I loved her energy in class and she makes going to lectures enjoyable. She sends out announcements during the semester which always made me put on a smile. The coursework is not heavy for this class and as long as you pay attention you will do fine. Her lecture slides can be a bit disorganized, but the practice tests and discussion slides are helpful for preparation. She gives out a formula sheet for each test which makes it a bit easier.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/16/2023
Professor Dyer is one of the most energetic fun professors Ive had in public health. In her emails she like to remind students that they are working hard and are very kind. The class itself is very doable and does not require you to go to lectures or discussion. The discussion slides are very helpful, as an overview for the units you are learning.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/11/2023
I loved Dr. Dyer. She's a super considerate professor and I can tell she's really passionate about the subject she's teaching. I think her exams are extremely fair, and you get a formula sheet for the exams so honestly, they're fairly low stress. There's a homework assignment about once a week-ish, a couple projects, and there's a weekly discussion participation as far as points go, but it evens itself out pretty well. I really enjoyed her class overall though!! She really makes an effort to consider our feelings and treats us well.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Anonymous
05/01/2023
I really don't think she's as bad as people say she is. I feel like all of the work was doable, even easy in some cases, and most people don't even go to lecture. I do recommend going to discussion at least, if you don't go to lecture, because I feel like those slides are way more condensed and make a lot more sense. She's pretty funny and always sends us emails with encouragement.
Jamie Trevitt
EPIB301

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/26/2023
The most Horrible heartless professor, I have ever seen. People like her should be banned from teaching!! I would not recommend anyone to take her.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/25/2023
Dr. Dyer is funny and fairly nice, but... chaotic. She has a tendency to rush through lectures and then end 10 minutes early, meaning the rushing was pointless. One time she said she was going to try slowing down and then I think wound up going faster? Anyway, she has long slides with a lot of content on them, but doesn't really say anything that adds to the slides, so you could probably just skip lectures, read those, and be fine. The trick is actually finding the slides you need, cause she's reusing old ones from during covid and they don't always line up with the content covered that week. Ignore the reviews that say open note exams- they're closed note, in person, on ELMS with lockdown browser.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Anonymous
12/18/2022
she seems like a good person but her lectures seem almost pointless to go to. All she does is read off her slides and her lectures seem so unprepared. She has also changed her exams as they are no longer open note. Honestly, not one of my favorite professors at all.
Jamie Trevitt
EPIB301

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2022
I took Prof Trevitt over the summer and she was wonderful! The lecture content was not too bad and exams were based on content for the lecture! There were not a lot of assignments and it was easy to follow through. Highly recommend Trevitt!
Jamie Trevitt
EPIB301

Anonymous
08/03/2022
I am currently taking her EPIB 315 class, and it has been the most frustrating class ever because of her being disorganized and late to upload the lectures or assignments. Also, the syllabus was wrong. The assignments are not based on the lecture. If you have another professor option, take them. I wish someone would have told me that before taking her class.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2022
She is so kind. All her tests were open note and online (including the final), and as long as you reviewed the slides you should be good. Her announcement brightened my day, and honestly love her.
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/18/2022
Prof Trevitt was a great prof! The class was super easy to understand! I took this class over winter break! The exams were very easy!
Typhanye Dyer
EPIB301

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/24/2021
Easy to get an A without actually attending lecture or discussion. Most people take the exams based off common sense and score okay. I was able to score fine without going to lecture, reviewing lecture slides, or attending discussion. All I did was read the relevant textbook chapters before the exam. The assignments were also graded moderately (not too harsh, not too lenient). That being said, if lecture attendance does begin to drop, she will administer "pop quizzes" during lecture. My recommendation is to show up and work on something else just in case. For those who pay attention, she does tend to speak fast and she knows it so be ready but honestly a lot of her slide content seems to be repetitive (not in a good way). Also make sure you skim through her daily announcements about her personal life. They are often lengthy but sometimes (rarely) have relevant information about an assignment or lecture.
Bonnie Richter
EPIB301

Anonymous
04/30/2021
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! Only thing you are graded on is quizzes and exams which are poorly timed. The course load is too high. You will be teaching yourself for the most part.
Lauren Kauffman
EPIB301

Anonymous
02/22/2021
She is terrible, makes interesting content boring. I have her as a TA for EPIB301, which should be a useful and fun class, but she reads off the slides the entire time in a monotone voice, doesn't offer any of her own experience/validity at all and makes paying attention so hard. Don't get me wrong, she knows her stuff, but couldn't present it in a worse way.