Typhanye Dyer

This professor has taught: EPIB301, EPIB301H, EPIB399, EPIB610, EPIB630, EPIB788, EPIB898, EPIB899, HLTH301, SPHL601, SPHL602

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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 SPHL602 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/11/2023	Extremely unprofessional and disorganized. Dr. Dyer is knowledgeable in her field, however, when interacting with graduate students she does not know how to behave in a professional manner. After having years of experience in academia, one would think she would treat students with respect; instead, she lashes out at students and angrily sends emails (a hate email that you write but should never send). In our class, she created a hostile environment after sending an email calling out students' character. Regarding the material taught in SPHL602, it was basic epidemiology but taught in such a confusing and disorganized manner that it made it more complicated than it is.
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.
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 SPHL602 Anonymous 01/18/2023	Reiterating the review below re: Dr. Dyer's unprofessional and abusive behaviors. In my 17+ years of academia, I have never been spoken to so unprofessionally and harshly by a professor as we were in Dr. Dyer's email that was sent to a class of 90+ students. A handful of students asked questions that were appropriate to ask regarding the exam, and Dr. Dyer blew up on the whole class and took away the partial credit she had promised leading up to the exam. This behavior was not merited nor expected of a senior faculty member. Months later, I am still appalled. The course is passable, and obviously required for MPH students, but I hope for everyone's sake that she no longer teaches it. I heard from so many of my peers that they were considering dropping out of their MPH program because of Dr. Dyer's treatment -- she should not have the power to impact aspiring public health professionals that way in the first semester of their graduate program. As mentioned below, exams are no longer open note and are in-person using lockdown browser. There are 3 exams (1 for epi and 2 for biostats) and roughly bi-weekly homework. We were permitted to have an index card to write notes on for the epi exam and a sheet of paper for the biostats exams, but the professors changed their mind about it every week throughout the semester, so there's a chance this won't be allowed in the future. Good luck out there, y'all.
Typhanye Dyer SPHL602 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/23/2022	Dr. Dyer is not only unbelievably disorganized, she is beyond unprofessional. Her energy is all over the place and when she lectures you don’t actually know what’s going on in her class. I thought it was just me until I started asking other people in the class if they knew what was going on and everyone else was just as flustered by her teaching mechanisms. She talks down on younger students, particularly those in the accelerated program, and will suddenly flip a switch despite attempting to be the “cool” teacher all semester. She just reads straight from her slides with no added information so if you can read, you can skip class. I also didn’t appreciate her saying “things” and “stuff” rather than using the actual terminology needed to learn this material. She loves to talk about herself and thinks she’s funny. I can tell you more about her than about epidemiology. She sends lengthy emails with no relevant content to the class, solely about her personal life. I wouldn’t mind this if I was actually learning anything relevant to the course from her. When you take this course, it’s in an old classroom in the SPH building set up like a small auditorium. I need to point out the classroom is outdated because there’s not enough outlets in the class to make test taking efficient. The desks are also smaller than a MacBook Air so having a sheet of paper and a laptop is just uncomfortable (and not possible with one desk) when test taking. Someone pointed this out and asked if our exam could be taken in another large classroom so that we could have enough room to write and use our laptops or if we could just do paper exams. This question angered her and she took away partial credit for our math on her exam. I think professors and faculty need to do a mock exam in that classroom and determine if it’s fair for students to test in that room in its current state. It’s due for an upgrade and having partial credit taken away for such a fair question was absurd. The following morning at 7AM we received a scathing email from her following the exam review. As quoted below and relevant to this review of her: “Hello Everyone: Hope you rested well. Me...not so much!” “We WILL have a few paper exams...not 95 of them. ..because...well...paper. Some of us care about the environment” “you can have your scratch paper. ONE sheet...because it will not be graded with the exam, so use front and back. You can bring it up and hand it in if you'd like but it is not necessary. In other words...there is no partial credit.” “those of you with empathy know that last night was unnecessarily cruel, childish, unacceptable and an embarrassment to the SPH. You are OUR students...whether you are in my department or not...we take pride in admitting you to the various programs...and I see some of the accelerated students have forgotten they're in graduate school (kinda).” “The behavior exhibited last night was deplorable.” “I am hearing from your TA's that there was chatter in one class and they suggested if you need to have a conversation you could do so outside...and someone actually left? This is unacceptable.” “This is not cute behavior...would your parents be proud of said behavior? I doubt it. It was embarrassing. We were having fun...I was being light and accommodating...but I see that some don't know when to stop.” “this is MY CLASS! Mine! When you teach yours then you can have all the paper you want and allow your students to take exams in a separate classroom so they can spread out as needed and kill as many trees as you want” “I don't care if you lay on the floor to have enough room to write. Stand in the back and write on the wall and have your computer on the floor next to you for all I care.” “I'm from the mess around and find out generation (X)...and YOU done messed around...and thus...YOU done found out.” “I am sorry that a few of your classmates' behavior has resulted in the ENTIRE class being thrown under the bus. My Zen vibes were mistaken for something I can't even put a name to. So if you're upset...thank your little friends.” Little friends = accelerated students The level of unprofessionalism she displayed during her half of the course wasn’t very “cute behavior” or “zen” of her. Thankfully, this is my only course with her. Her email had me in a state of shock for weeks and had me questioning this program entirely. I couldn’t believe the university allows this kind of behavior from professors. I never experienced anything like it at the community college I started at nor at my undergrad university. Just simply unkind and felt like a power trip.
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.
Typhanye Dyer SPHL602 Anonymous 09/26/2022	She is one of the best professors I've had at UMD. She knows how to teach, provides plenty of relatable and in-person examples, and really shows her personality throughout lectures. I never would have expected to enjoy my 4:15-6:15 epi lecture so much :) Her tests and homeworks are completely reasonable.
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.