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Amanda Chicoli PSYC489R Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2022	This is 100% going to come off as a "teacher's-pet-esque review", but trust me in saying that I am the last person to ever interact with or speak to a professor unless a major concern comes about I've now had Dr. Chicoli for two classes - PSYC489R and NEUR305. I genuinely have not met a more bubbly, enthusiastic professor than her. She cares about her content, and cares about the wellbeing of her students. I've dealt with some stuff over the time I've spent with her in these two courses, and she could not have been more accommodating. Time missed out of class? No worry - get back when you need to, here is the recording of the lecture. Just get me the proper documentation, and your assignment that you miss that morning is extended for a day. This is hard to come by, especially being a STEM major. I also have an extracurricular that takes up A LOT of my time; simply by letting her know that there may be conflicts in the future went a LONG way with her. Like other reviews have stated, and as I did earlier, she really really cares about her students. The content is sometimes tricky, as with every upper-level PSYC or NEUR class you'll have at UMD. She makes the lectures more than manageable, presents the information (for the most part) in a concise manner, and her exams are NOT "brain-killers". She emphasizes what we need to know, how to make the connections to other material, and her activities associated with each week help tie the content in to real-world application. I could not recommend her for these two courses more. She has been by far one of my favorite professors here.
Amanda Chicoli PSYC489R Anonymous 05/02/2022	This class is not too difficult, but Dr. Chicoli sometimes has an attitude with students that is hard to look past. She's accommodating sometimes, but she has a passive-aggressive nature about her that I just didn't like.
Amanda Chicoli PSYC489R Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/24/2022	Dr. Chicoli is a wondering professor and human being. I've never left a review before but seeing the current posts describing Dr. Chicoli, I decided I had to come on and say something because some of these low-scoring posts are completely out in left field. She is one of the MOST responsive professors I've ever had, constantly asking for student feedback & actually implementing changes based on what we say. She explicitly spent 15 minutes in the beginning of class after exams reading & responding to reviews; she even changed the format of the exams each time to accommodate our request. Of all the profs I've had at UMD, Chicoli is one of the most understanding and caring ones. If you ask nicely in advance, you can even get an extension on assignments. I think she's flexible like this because yes, there are many low-stakes assignments that you have to keep up with weekly. But again, she understands this herself and is more than willing to work with you. She even said she'd meet with us 1-on-1 to talk over any material or assignment -- this is soo unbelievable nice considering how big the class is. If you have a chance to take Chicoli as a professor, you definitely should. Such a sweet person & great professor.

Amanda Chicoli
PSYC489R

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2022

*This is 100% going to come off as a "teacher's-pet-esque review", but trust me in saying that I am the last person to ever interact with or speak to a professor unless a major concern comes about* I've now had Dr. Chicoli for two classes - PSYC489R and NEUR305. I genuinely have not met a more bubbly, enthusiastic professor than her. She cares about her content, and cares about the wellbeing of her students. I've dealt with some stuff over the time I've spent with her in these two courses, and she could not have been more accommodating. Time missed out of class? No worry - get back when you need to, here is the recording of the lecture. Just get me the proper documentation, and your assignment that you miss that morning is extended for a day. This is hard to come by, especially being a STEM major. I also have an extracurricular that takes up A LOT of my time; simply by letting her know that there may be conflicts in the future went a LONG way with her. Like other reviews have stated, and as I did earlier, she really really cares about her students. The content is sometimes tricky, as with every upper-level PSYC or NEUR class you'll have at UMD. She makes the lectures more than manageable, presents the information (for the most part) in a concise manner, and her exams are NOT "brain-killers". She emphasizes what we need to know, how to make the connections to other material, and her activities associated with each week help tie the content in to real-world application. I could not recommend her for these two courses more. She has been by far one of my favorite professors here.

Amanda Chicoli
PSYC489R

Anonymous
05/02/2022

This class is not too difficult, but Dr. Chicoli sometimes has an attitude with students that is hard to look past. She's accommodating sometimes, but she has a passive-aggressive nature about her that I just didn't like.

Amanda Chicoli
PSYC489R

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/24/2022

Dr. Chicoli is a wondering professor and human being. I've never left a review before but seeing the current posts describing Dr. Chicoli, I decided I had to come on and say something because some of these low-scoring posts are completely out in left field. She is one of the MOST responsive professors I've ever had, constantly asking for student feedback & actually implementing changes based on what we say. She explicitly spent 15 minutes in the beginning of class after exams reading & responding to reviews; she even changed the format of the exams each time to accommodate our request. Of all the profs I've had at UMD, Chicoli is one of the most understanding and caring ones. If you ask nicely in advance, you can even get an extension on assignments. I think she's flexible like this because yes, there are many low-stakes assignments that you have to keep up with weekly. But again, she understands this herself and is more than willing to work with you. She even said she'd meet with us 1-on-1 to talk over any material or assignment -- this is soo unbelievable nice considering how big the class is. If you have a chance to take Chicoli as a professor, you definitely should. Such a sweet person & great professor.

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