What year

are you?

Senior

psychology

Female

Senior

IDS

Male

Senior

Hospitality
Business
Accounting

Male

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
What was most effective about
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
this lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
5
5 I liked it, i thought she was very she really seemed passionate
enthusiastic and fun to listen to about what she is studying and it
made her interesting to listen to
5
5
5 Very professional and presented The style of presenting. The
material well.
material was interesting. I wrote
a paper on Adderral and
psychosis so I am intrigued by
the lecturers study.
3
3
4 Confident
The enthusiasm

Male

Freshman

Biomedical
Science

Female

Freshman

Criminal
Justice
IDS
IDS
History

Female

5 Excellent

Female
Female
Female

5
4
4

5
4
4

5
4
4

5
4
3

5 Great Lecture
4 I liked it
4 I felt that she was very
passionate about her area of
study. Very knowledgeable and
explained what she was
studying effectively.

Junior

Human
Female
Development
and Family
Studies

Junior

Hospitality
Business

Female

5 I thought Taz was really

enthusiastic and engaging
overall. She was easy to relate
to and I enjoyed listening to her,
which made it easy to take
notes. Also she had a visually
stimulating powerpoint
presentation which made it
easier to take notes.
4 This is a different side of
anthropology that I am actually
wanting to go to class and listen
to someone lecture about. It was
interesting and a field that is
highly evolving.

Freshman

Accounting Female
and Spanish

Senior

Criminal
Justice

Sophomore

Junior
Senior
Senior

What is your What is your

major?
gender?

Male

Rate the
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overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
5
5

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

4 Very good. I enjoyed the

material that was covered and
took away a lot from the class
time.
5 She was great! Definitely knew
exactly what she was talking
about and you could tell that she
had a passion for her research.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

Yes because she is engaging as none

a speaker and her lectures
would be very fun to attend
Yes. I know material would be
well presented and she cares
about what students can and will
learn.

The relevance of the topic.

Yes if it pertained to my major or Great job

requirements.
Yes! interesting subject.
Great lecture

The fact that the research

subject, adderall, relates to
college students. She really
knew how to keep us involved
and teach us something.
The examples

Yes. I think it would be a very

interesting class and definitely
not a boring one. It would be
one to learn useful information
in.
Yes, very interesting

It was informing
This is a topic I knew a little
about through friends and what I
have seen on CNN (or other
news channels) but I liked that
Taz was going about the study
in a different approach.
I liked Taz's personality.

Taz was funny and not dry. She

started off the lecture by telling
us to admire her necklace
before she took it off in order to
use the microphone. Honestly I
believe I was on my phone until
she said that. It caught my
attention because normally our
classes aren't exciting. I have
only missed 1 day all semester
of this class and it's a struggle
getting there every day but after
Taz spoke I can't wait until her
book comes out. We have had
other guest lecturers as well but
something about Taz that really
interacted with the class and
made anthropology a class I
wanted to be at.
5 This is the best guest lecture we How excited, passionate, and
have had so far. Taz was
relatable Taz was.
engaging and interesting and
the subject really applied to all of
the students in the class.
5 I thought the lecture was very
Learning more about aderral
group discussion oriented. The and ridilin.
guest lecturer was able to
connect lecture and college
student's lives.

Yes I would..
yes she is interesting
Yes. If this was anywhere near
my area of study I would be very
interested in taking more
classes with Taz

I would definitely take a class

with this instructor. Her
personality had me captured
and she conveyed her
information in a way that was
easy to understand

YES!!! I wasn't planning my

When does your
escape route every five minutes. book come out?

I would if I ever had a reason to

take another anthropology class.
She would be my first choice.
She is interesting and relatable
and she seems really nice, too.
Absolutely, she really seemed to
be passionate about the topic
and would be a very engaging
teacher.

I really enjoyed
this lecture and it
was actually really
interesting!
GREAT lecture.
Maybe include
drawbacks on
taking the drug.

What year
are you?

What is your What is your

major?
gender?

Junior

Hospitality
Business

Female

Rate the
Rate the
overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
4
5

Freshman

Journalism

Female

Junior

IDS

Female

Freshman

Hospitality

Female

Junior

advertising
Female
management

Freshman

Psychology/Pre
Male
Med

Junior

IDS

4 I thought it was kind of cool. I

always enjoy guest speakers.

Freshman

Public Policy Female

Junior

psychology

Female

Freshman

Actuarial
Science

Female

3 Western medicine isn't the only

practice of medicine that is
effective and you have to be
respectful of others caution to
western medical practices
5 I loved the lecture. I was
interested and Taz kept it very
interesting.
5 I really enjoyed the guest
lecture. The way Ms. Karim
engaged the class was very
welcoming!

Senior

Psychology

Female

Sophomore

English

Female

Male

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
5
5 She was lively and kept the
audience in attention. It was a
nicely educated lecture and it
was informative. Also the topic
picked was an interesting one.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

Learning about the use and

abuse of Adderall and how the
media portrays it. In college you
hear a lot about it from students
and peers so it was insightful to
learn about it from an
anthropology point of view
5 I don't even like anthropology
how it was so relatable to the
but she made it super interesting class
5 I really liked her Medical
Anthropology lecture. I enjoyed
her ice breaker of classifying
what was a disease and what
was not. It made me look at
diagnosing things in a different
aspect which is what
Anthropology is suppose to do.
5 I thought the guest lecture was
extremely informative. Taz
Karim was very good at
engaging in the class and I was
intrigued in what she had to say.
I learned a lot.

Yes, she was really engaging

and it was not a boring lecture. I
have sat through many guest
lectures and this was one of the
best because she was awake
and smiling and kept the
audience wanting to learn more.
yes she was very passionate
about her subject which keeps
you interested
The pace she went . It was easy Yes! Because I am interested in
for me to follow along.
perusing a medical profession,
her insight would be greatly
appreciated and interesting.

I enjoyed talking about the

Adderall use on Twitter because
that is so strange to me that
people want everyone to know
they are taking it. That seems so
strange to me because usually
people try to hide their
medication use.
5 I thought this was the best guest her tone and sense of humore
speaker, ever. she was very
engaging and her tone as well
as the ease of her powerpoint
grasped my attention and held it
throughout the entire class.
4 She did a good job engaging the I enjoyed the discussion on
class and keeping things
ethical issues related to drugs
interesting.
and the discussion on whether
these drugs really work in a way
that people portray them to
work.

5 It was highly enjoyable. Taz

made the class fly by.
5 Taz provided a super interactive
lecture. Her enthusiasm was the
most engaging part of the
lecture.

Yes, she seems like a great

The guest lecture
teacher with an intriguing lecture was great!
style.

yes, she is very intriguing

Yes, I am a pre med student and

I believe that medical
anthropology should be a
requirement for all pre med
students because doctors are
not always well equipped for the
social aspects of the medical
field such as communication and
cultural differences in medicine.
The presentation as a whole and I might because I like instructors
how it caught my attention to
that know what they are talking
learn.
about
The topic it was something I had Yes the topic and the instructor
never thought about and tots
were both interesting. She took
change or open my mind to
something that could've been
other ways to heal sick people
lame and made it cool
It kept me very interested. And I
liked the insertion of movie clips
because it changed things up.
Once again I enjoyed Ms.
Karim's attitude and the way she
involved the class. Her
enthusiasm during lecture was
very much appreciated. Her
attitude also allowed me to focus
my attention and really absorb
the material.
Hearing about her research.

Yes. It was fun to learn about

medical anthropology.
Yes , I would take a course with
this instructor. I would take a
course because Karim's student
involvement was very good and
for me that is important for
success. Boring instructors
loose students.

Yes, I enjoy her energy and

charisma.
The material was definitely
Yes, I feel like she was definitely
interesting and I truly feel like I a wonderful presenter and I
learned a good amount from her would love to take an actual
presentation that I did not know class with her.
about ADHD.

she's great!

Overall, great
presentation!

Definitely one of
the best lectures of
the entire class

What year
are you?

What is your What is your

major?
gender?

Senior

Interdisciplinary
Female
studies

Freshman

Criminal
Justice

Rate the
Rate the
overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
4
5

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
4
4
4 They seemed really enthusiastic
about anthropology and enjoyed
speaking to others about thr
subject.
4
5
5 I thought it was really good. I
learned more than I thought I
would about the ADHD subject
in anthropology. The different
ways to look at it were pretty
interesting as well.

Female

Communication
Female

5 Taz was great, she wasnt like

the usual guest speakers, which
have the class scared to ask
questions.

Freshman

Computer
Science

Male

Junior

Psychology

Female

5 She was able to keep my

attention throughout the whole
presentation. Some of the other
guest speakers weren't as good
at this.
3 It kept me interested in the topic
which most lectures are hard for
me to keep interest

Junior

Food
Female
Industry
Management

Freshman

Interdisciplinary
Female
Studies

Sophomore

Pre-Nursing

Female

4 I enjoyed the guest lecture

because it explored a new area
of anthropology that I have not
learned much about but am very
interested in. It was interesting
and engaging and it related to
my major.

Junior

Psychology

Female

5 Very well presented and

organized. Can tell they spent a
good amount of time and effort
to make everything go smoothly
on presentation

Freshman

psychology

Female

4 It was a really great lecture. She

had lots of energy and kept it
interesting

5 Taz was a great speaker. She

really kept us all interested and
engaged in conversation and
questions.
4 She was engaging and tried to
relay a lot of information in a
way that we can understand
what she was talking about.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

The fact that anthropology can

be so interesting and hearing
what it is useful for.
I liked how the topics that you
covered in your lecture were
about a variety of things, even
though they all related to each
other. It was interesting
because it didn't just focus on
one aspect the whole time. It
made it easier to pay attention
and actually learn something.
What I liked most about the
lecture was that Taz was able to
connect this to a movie
(Limitless) the majority of the
seen to see how much of instant
gradification we as americans
want and need.
I found this presentation
enjoyable because I was able to
relate to the part about Adderall.
I know many people that have
used it without a prescription.
I liked the material and new
concepts I learned

The material was very

interesting.

I enjoyed the content because

Medical Anthropology is a
discipline that is often
overlooked. She did a good job
of explaining what people in the
field do.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Yes, I would. It is easier to learn

from those who are passionate
about a subject and show
enthusiasm
Yes. She was able to make the
subject actually interesting. She
spoke well and wasn't monotone
or boring. She was able to
make some jokes and kept the
subject interesting while still
making her point and teaching
us something.

Additional
comments:

I really liked this

lecture and it was
a great break from
the normal boring
class lectures we
usually have to
listen to.

Yes i would take a class with

this instructior because with the
hour she was there she made
me enjoy the the topic as well as
understand it.

If it was necessary for my major,

but I don't have to take very
many of these type of classes
for my major.
Can't say because I'm not able
to completely see what the
course would be like as the
professor
yes, she was very engaging and
kept things interesting

I would because I'm considering

going into Medical Anthropology
as a focus in my major. Also, the
instructor seems like she enjoys
her studies and would translate
her enthusiasm into an
enjoyable and interesting class.
I enjoyed most learning just
Yes, I believe she has a lot to
generally about medicine and
offer in terms of knowledge. She
culture and how they intertwine. would excel as a medical
I believe this area of
anthropology professor because
anthropological study deserves of all her experience and
more attention because it is so research.
prevelent today as the world
becomes a more diverse place
culturally and with medicine.
I liked how relatable the lecture I would definitely like to take a
was. There are definitely things class like this with this instructor
in this lecture that college
students should know, such as
the abuse of Adderall and other
topics.
How she seemed so upbeat
Yes because she seems like
about it all like she was really
shed be good at keeping the
interested
class upbeat and explaining
concepts in a easy to
understand way.

How can I pursue

Medical
Anthropology at
MSU if it is not
offered as a
major??

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Criminal
Justice

Male

Rate the
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overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
4
5

Junior

Economics

Male

Freshman

Biosystems
Engineering

Male

Senior

Undecided

Female

Freshman

Kinesiology

Female

Senior

IDS in Health Female

and Society

Junior

biochemistry Female
and
molecular
biology
Social Work Male

Freshman

Media and
Info

Male

Sophomore

Elementary
Education

Female

Freshman

EnvironmentalFemale
Studies and
Sustainability

Senior

Computer
science

Male

Freshman

RCAH

Female

Junior

Spanish

Female

Sophomore

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major?
gender?

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
5
4 I thought it was very informative.
I didn't know much about
adderal other than some people
use it to focus. I thought it was a
relatively new drug. The lecture
was very interesting and I feel a
little more cautious about
staying away from adrenal.
5 I learnd too much from this class
I love it.
5 Very energetic and interesting to
listen, did very well engaging the
class in discussion and
thoughts.
5 I loved this guest lecture. I
thought it was engaging and
relevant.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

I liked the part where we

showed whether we thought a
certain problem in live was a
disease, such as homelessness,
baldness, bad grades, cancer
and other things. It was
interesting to see how some
people viewed certain things as
a problem and others did not.

I would because she was very

energetic and really engaged
the class in an exciting way.
Also her presentation was very
attention grabbing so it kept me
paying attention to what she was
saying.

I would love to
hear another
guess lecture like
this one and
strongly suggest
that this lecture be
brought back next
year for the
students.

Yes I like her. She is really good

Lecturer had lots of enthusiasm
and made the topic interesting.

I would take a class with this

Very interesting
instructor because she made the lecture
topic interesting.

I enjoyed that the lecture slides

were not text heavy but rather
picture heavy. It can be quite
distracting to try to sift through
dense text while also trying to
listen, so keywords and relevant
graphics were great.
5 I enjoyed the guest lecture and I I really enjoyed her enthusiasm
learned a lot about medical
and knowledge of the topic . She
anthropology . I am now thinking was very personable and
of taking her class.
friendly .
5 Taz was very engaging and
I enjoyed Taz's excitement to
enthusiastic about what she was talk to us about her research.
presenting. The topic was
interesting because ADD and
ADHD and the use of Adderall
are controversial.
5 Intriguing topic.
I have more of a medical
interest, so this more applicable
to me.

Absolutely. She is an engaging

speaker and goes at a good
pace-- not spending too long on
a simple idea but really pulling
things together quickly so that
the class is thinking from the
start.
Yes, because I enjoyed her
Keep up the good
enthusiasm and I was not bored work and good
during her lecture.
luck with your
dissertation.
Yes! Because she is a great
speaker and her lecture was
very interesting.

5 She was very interested in her

topic and really gauged the
class well into her lecture by
asking questions and and telling
stories.
5 YOU ARE AWESOME

I enjoyed her passion for her

work and field of study that she
showed throughout the lecture.
It made the presentation very
enjoyable and memorable.
ADHD

Of course I would. She seems

very nice, interesting, and fair.

5 I really enjoyed the guest

lecture. It was a new topic that
we have not introduced before
so having someone come in
who was specifically medical
anthropology was really nice.
She had very interesting topics
and made it relatable.
5 GREAT! I loved the lecture and
found it interesting!

How engaging and good

speaker she was.

How "relatable" it was to people

our age. Since most college
students do know a lot of people
who take the drug
5 Great. I'd like to hear more. I'd
Engaging the class. Interesting
prefer that over my current class topic that all students can
:)
directly or indirectly relate to.
5 Easy to listen to

Exposure to different type of

anthropology.
5 Taz was full of energy and made The speakers enthusiasm and
the topic very engaging and
presentation.
interesting to listen to!

YES! Signed up for her medical

anthropology this summer after
the lecture.
None

OHHHH yeah she is really cool

I have an
internship with you
lol
Yes I would, I was kept engaged N/A
and payed attention the whole
time. She was very personable
and had topics that people could
relate to.

Yes! Great topics and great

energy. She kept me focused
and interested
Yes. I would not, by choice, take Keep up the good
another anthropology class as I work!
am an engineering student. But I
would certainly consider it.
Yes, because easy to listen to
and explained things well.
Yes! Very exciting and does a
Great job!
great job relating the material to
the students' lives.

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major?
gender?

Rate the
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overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
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5

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quality of
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materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
What was most effective about Would you take a class with this
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
this lecture?
instructor?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
5
5 Very upbeat and excited about It was relatable
Yes because she kept me
what she was lecturing about
interested in what was being
said.
4
5
5 I loved her guest lecture. She
I enjoyed how you could sense Yes. I would take a class with
was very enthusiastic and was by the way she talked about her this instructor because she was
able to keep my attention on the topic, how much she really
so happy the whole time and
lecture.
enjoys what she does.
kept the lecture entertaining.
5
5
5 She was enthusiastic and
I liked how she engaged the
Yes, she was very excited to
knowledgeable. She was very
audience and kept us interested teach
engaging with the audience.
in the topic with surveys and
thought- provoking questions.
4
4
5 I thought the guest lecture was I like when she got the class
Yes I would take a class with
very interesting. She was very involved and we she talked
this instructor. I have already
enthusiastic and had a great
about personal experiences. I
looked into her class over the
personality. She was really
also liked the discussion about summer. I can tell she's very
good at keeping the class
adderall.
supportive and really does care
engaged. Overall, I thought that
about her students. She is also
she was really good and the
passionate about what she
material was very interesting.
teaches.
4
5
5 I thought the lecture was great! I enjoyed the speaker the most Yes, because I like the fact that
The material presented was very and how she was so engaging. she is passionate about what
interesting and informational.
Her passion for what she was
she teaches and her passion
The speaker was very engaging talking about made the lecture a would make the material easier
and seemed passionate about
lot more interesting and
to learn.
what she was talking about.
genuine.
5
5
5 Really fun and awesome! very
learning about medical
Absolutely! Shes super fun!
engaging and fun to listen to!
anthropology
5
5
5 She was very nice and out
She kept me interested and
Yes, she was very interested in
spoken.
didn't have such a monotoned
feedback from students. I like
voice.
instructors enjoy that from
classes.
5
5
5 Overall, I was impressed and
I like how she picked an issue
Yes, most definitely!
learned a lot.
that is so popular amongst
college students so it was easy
to relate.
5
4
4 The lecture was insteresting
Focusing on the current problem yes, she explains her topic clear
throught out the whole class and and experiences
and understandable
realating the subject into current
ANP lesson make sense.
3
5
5 I thought it was very
The anthropological concepts
Yes to learn more about medical
educational.
discusses.
anthropology.

Junior

Hospitality
Business

Male

Sophomore

Psychology

Female

Junior

Animal
Science

Female

Junior

Social Work

Female

Junior

IDS
Female
(Government
Advocacy/
Psychology)

Freshman

Anthropology Female

Junior

IDS - Health Male

and Society

Sophomore

IDS

Female

Freshman

pre-Nursing

Female

Senior

POLITICAL Female
THEORY
AND
CONSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY
Supply
Female
Chain
Management

5 I learned a lot about a subject I

wasn't very familiar with. It was
engaging and kept my attention
the whole time.

Junior

Neuroscience Female

Junior

IDS human
capital and
society

Female

Junior

psychology
and premed

Female

4 She was very friendly and

engaging. Made the topic as
interesting as they could be to
me.
5 I really liked the guest lecture.
Taz was thorough and her
information was intriguing yet
easy to follow. Very interesting
concept.
4 My overall impression was that it
was very interesting. It was nice
to look at anthropology through
another perspective.

Senior

Communication
Male

Freshman

That the information was

actually relevant to college
students and it gave me a
different perspective on the
subject.

Additional
comments:

She was
awesome!

You're great!

Great lecture

Thank you I
enjoyed it!

Definitely she made the topic

very interesting while still
presenting the relevant
information!
Yes! She's very engaging and I
feel like if I took a class with her
I'd learn a lot.

I enjoyed learning about the

topic. Taz has done a great job
with her research project in that
it is relevant and very interesting
to my generation.
I enjoyed most how this is
relevant to what I want to do
with my life, since I am premed.

If I was an anthropology major

or going into the health
profession, I would definitely
take this class with taz.

No, probably not. Mostly

because I'm not interested in
taking more anthropology
classes. However, this instructor
would be a good one.
4 Taz had a lot of energy and was Her ability to relate Biomedicine Yes, she was prepared and had
very detailed in how she
and Medical Anthropology to
a great attitude
presented the information. It was real life relatable scenarios.
engaging and fun.

Overall, it was a
really good
presentation full of
lots of good
information.
Great Lecture!

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are you?

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major?
gender?

Female

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Rate the
overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
5
5

Freshman

No
Preference

Sophomore

Anthropology Female

Sophomore

Supply
Male
Chain
Management
IDS
Male

Freshman

Interdisciplinary
Male
Studies in
Social
Science

Junior

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
What was most effective about
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
this lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
4
5
5 Great lecture! It was very
The atmosphere Karim
interesting and Taz Karim was
provided. It was very laid back,
knowledgeable and obviously
yet informational.
invested in the topic. It's nice to
hear someone lecture about
something they have a personal
interest in. This fact kept me
engaged in the lecture.

5 I thought it was very interesting

and it got my attention by being
about something that is so
relevant in the lives of students
and that might even affect some
of us personally.

IDS - Health Female

& Society

Sophomore

NEU

Male

Junior

Criminal
Justice

Female

Junior

IDS

Female

Freshman

human
Female
resources
management

Freshman

Anthropology Female

Senior

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

Yes. She seems to have a new, Overall, great

excited interest in the topic and lecture!
helped peak my interest in
Medical Anthropology. I would
not mind sitting through many
more lectures given by her. She
also seems like someone I could
talk with on a personal level,
which is needed during some
courses.
Yes, the instructor made the
lecture very interesting and I
have a further interest in
learning more about the history
of medicine and what defines an
illness.

I liked the activity in the

beginning where we talked
about what things were
considered a "real illness" or
not. This got me to think about
illness in a way that I never had
before.
I was very interesting and I
The discussion about ADHD
Yes, because he isn't boring and
learned a lot.
because it is common in college. keeps everyone interested in the
material
She is fun, her lecture was well Her personal story and how it tie I would but, I am a senior and
organized, she was engaged
to the subject being discussed. she don't teach any senior level
with student.
classes
My overall impression of the
I enjoyed how she researched a Yes. The instructor was very
guest lecture was extremely
topic that is interesting to almost engaging and knowledgeable
informative and interesting. She every college student, medical
and kept me interested in the
seemed very knowledgeable on anthropology and the use of
topic for the full hour and 20
the subject she was explaining. I Adderall. It was interesting how minutes. She would be a great
thoroughly enjoyed every
she mentioned the different side professor!
subject she talked about and it effects and how most of its
was one of the first times all
effects are through our mental
year that I was shocked by how processes. I also loved how she
fast the class flew by.
engaged the class! She kept
asking different questions that
kept our eyes peeled and our
mind's interested.
I really enjoyed Taz's
I can't think of one specific thing Definitely! I'm interested in
presentation! She was very
that stands out the most, I was medical anthropology and
engaging and upbeat.
very interested in the whole
ethics, but I don't need anymore
presentation. It was very easy
electives.
interesting and easy to follow.
Speaker had very good
The information that was most
I personally would not because I
presentation skills, seemed
relatable to a college student
am more interested than natural
interested and active, and the
was the most interesting.
sciences than social sciences.
presentation material was very
relatable.
I thought the guest lecture was That it related to college
Yes I would. I thought see was a
great! It was well put together
students very well.
good speaker and knew how to
and kept the class interested.
keep the class interested and
not bored.
She did a really good job, she
I enjoyed how enthusiastic she Yes, she shows that she loves
made the material seem more
was when presenting the
the material and engages the
interesting
material
class
I really enjoyed the lecture, and The information I got from the
Yes sure! I believe she is so
learned a lot. I did not think of
lecturer. She knows her stuff
good and know a lot about
the medical stuff from the
very well!
anthropology, and she is so
anthropologist's perspective
active and engaging.
before. It was engaging. Also,
the way the lecture was
presented was really engaging
and good.
It seemed like it was well
The topic itself
explained and also explained in
a way that made the topic
interesting.

None

She is an excellent
instructor, fun
too!!!
Best of luck! You
are doing great,
you will succeed!

Very active and

exciting
presentation, good
job!

The lecture was

really good and I
really enjoyed it! I
hope I attend
another lecture
with her

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2 Great speaker, the I understood
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4
5
5 I thought the lecture was very
interesting and relevant to many
college students today. I also
found the speaker to be
engaging and enthusiastic about
both the subject and her
presentation.

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5 I thought the guest lecture was

really educational as well as
entertaining.

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Female

3 very informative

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IDS
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and
molecular
genetics
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No
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Preference

5 I liked the guest lecture. I

thought it was interesting and
relevant to what is going on
today at MSU.
5 It covered interesting and
contemporary ideas about
current problems, it was
informative and eye-opening
5

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College in
the Arts and
Humanities

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the
speaker:
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5

Female

What was most effective about

this lecture?

Her personality was alluring for

sure.

Additional
comments:

For sure, i feel like i would learn

so much.

I truly enjoyed how passionate,

involved and interested the
speaker was. It was clear she
enjoyed her work and I think that
is really unique to see and made
the presentation all the more
interesting for me.

I would definitely take a class

with this instructor. She is clearly
very interested and passionate
about what she does and I have
a lot of appreciation for people
like that. She engages the class
and talked about things that we
can relate to. I thought she did a
wonderful job.
I really enjoyed the way the
Yes, she seemed passionate
speaker engaged the class in
about her work and sharing it
discussions and surveys so that with others
we could relate the information
back to our individual lives
learned something new
yes she seemed to enjoy
teaching and made the material
interesting
I enjoyed that it was engaging
I would! She seems very
and had relevance.
knowledgeable and she seems
like she is a good teacher!
the relevance to college
students

5 Very good. She was very well

able to portray her information in
an organized fashion and made
good points.

The topic. It was very interesting

to learn a little about Western
medication and what it means to
have access to it. Especially
with peers and the use of
Adderall.
5 I thought the whole discussion
I enjoyed how the subject we
was very interesting. The
delt with was aderol because it
speaker was very entertaining
is a topic that we as college
and kept the audience engaged. students are exposed to. It
That particular class was very
seems like everyone is taking it
enjoyable.
to "focus" and so hearing facts
about it was very interesting.

5 I thought she explained her

material very well even though it
was dense and there were a lot
of aspects. I thought it was very
well thought out and that
adderrall is very prevalent on
campus and should be talked
about and not ignored so I'm
glad she is doing this as her
dissertation.
5 The lecture was very very
engaging and provided new
insight into a very interesting
topic. It made me want to learn
a lot more about what she was
doing.
4 The guest lecture is relaxed than
a regular lecture, although both
of them are related to academic
topics.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

I really liked when she played

the advertisements because I
thought the Adam Lavigne ad
was hilarious. I thought it was
presented in a very tasteful and
anthropological way.

The personality of the lecturer.

She was not nervous, (or didn't
appear to be) put all her facts in
a logical sequence, and was
clearly in control of her subject.
It was easy to stay focused.
The ppt slides. To be honestly, a
new kind of ppt slides display
makes me pay more attention
on the lecture.

Yes, she's very informative,

clear, and concise and the
material is really cool

Yes, she is very charismatic and

passionate about that she does.
She makes the material more
interesting with the way she
portrays it as well.
If I was going into the field of
anthropology, I would definetly
take a class with this instructor.
She is very entertaining and I
think the lectures would be very
interesting. But I'm a business
major so I wouldn't take a class
with this instructor because of
the field I'm going in.
Yes, I found the information
presented to be very interesting
and important in today's society.

Yes I would, it seems like there

would be a lot I could learn, and
the topic was very interesting to
me.

No, I am not in ANP major.

Great job and

good luck with the
rest of your
studies!

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5
5 I was really intrigued. The
lecture made me think about
illnesses and health in a
different way as well as the use
of adderall.

Sophomore

Communications
Female

Sophomore

human bio

Female

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Economics

Male

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Economics

Male

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Senior

Hospitality

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Female

Senior

Interdisciplinary
Female
Studies in
Health and
Society
Biomedical Female
laboratory
science

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Female

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Criminal
Justice

Male

Junior

IDSHEALTH &
SOCIETY

Female

Junior

Interdisciplinary
Female
Studies

Freshman

Female

5 My overall impression of the

guest lecture and the material
covered is the perspective of a
very vivid concept dealt with in
college, and it explained that
more into detail. I think the
overall topic of stimulants is
extremely controversy. But
explained it overall as an
increase diagnosis and
comparison with anthropology in
an medical aspect
5 Interesting. Liked the caparison
to Limitless. Very good speaker,
confident.
4 I was impressed, it was
thorough and well-prepared
5 I loved our guest lecturer and
how passionate she was about
the topic. It really translated
through to her lecture.
5 The lecture was interesting and
it broadened my view on culture
and medicine.
4 Very imformative and
interesting.
5 She was a very great lecturer
and kept the class interested.

5 It challenged a lot of what I knew

about ADHD and how it
perceived as well as the drugs
that go with it.
4 I really liked how she explained
everything.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

I enjoyed the way that she

presented. I was really
interested the entire time. I also
related well with the topic (not
because I take the drug, but)
because I have heard about
people using it.
I am very interested in exploring
ADHD and diagnosis and why
its increased and the whole rage
over stimulants. So I enjoyed
learning more facts about it.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Yes. She was really interesting

and I think I would be able to
focus well during her lectures.

Additional
comments:

I really really
enjoyed it. I wish I
could have heard
more.

Yes, based of the lecture i was

very interested throughout class
and it sparked my side of
interest.

The information on Adderall.

Yes, she seems very
Interesting, since it plays such a enthusiastic in her subject.
dominant role in today's society.
The detail and
Yes
I really enjoyed the discussions
on the ethics of "brain steroids"
and the effects it has on today's
society.
How media influences medicine
and the diffusion of medicine
knowledge.
I enjoyed the information on the
research about Adderall.
I enjoyed her engagement with
the class.

Most definitely.

I enjoyed that the presentation

showed multiple viewpoints

yes, she seems interesting and

is very engaging

I loved the whole concept of

Medical Anthropology and was
excited to learn about it.
5 I thought that the guest lecture The part that I liked the most
from Taz Karim was a very good was seeing everyone's opinion
lecture. She did a good job in
on what was a disease or not,
keeping everyone in the
the most interesting one to me
audience's attention by asking
was "homelessness".
questions during the lecture. I
also believed that the material
covered was interesting, so that
also helped.
5 IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
AND THE GUEST LECTURE
KEPT THE CLASS INTRIGUED
AND WANTING TO LISTEN TO
THE INFORMATION BEING
TAUGHT.
3 It is always great to learn new
Learning about the subject at
information with and a fresh
hand and listening to someone
face.
new.

I would like to but I can not since

I will be graduating this
semester.
Yes, the material seems very
interesting.
Yes, because i was very
engaged and enjoyed the
concept.

Yes, I loved the way she went

about her lecture.

Very nice
experience!

I would take a class with this

instructor, of course it would
have to matter what the class
was but I believe she could be a
good teacher.

Keep doing what

you do, us
students can tell
when professors
have a passion for
teaching!

Yes because, there were so

manty examples, pictures and
videos on the slides and that
helps me to better understand
most material.

N/A

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Media &
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Male

Senior

IDS

Female

Sophomore

IDS Health
and Society

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Junior

social
sciences
Business

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major?
gender?

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ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
4
5
5 Taz Karim is an excellent
professor. I really liked the way
she engaged students in the
class.
5
5
5 I really enjoyed it. I think the
topic was easily relatable and it
provided me with details that I
didn't know about.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

I liked her explanations about

student's consumption of
medications in order to keep
themselves awake to study.
The topic overall. She presented
it really well and it made me
want to engage in the material.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

Sure! I would take a class with

None
this instructor. Unfortunately, I
already covered all my elective
classes
I don't have a passionate love
for anthropology, but I liked the
way she presented the material,
so maybe I would depending on
the subject!
Yes- she presented the material Great lecture!
in an interesting way and
seemed generally interested in it
No but only because my major
has nothing to do with what she
teaches.
Yes! I thought she was really
funny and all of her lecture
material was really interesting
because I am going into the
medical field.

5 She spoke really well and

effectively explained the
material.
4 It was interesting!

I liked how there were several

specific examples mentioned.

5 I thought the lecture was really

interesting, and I thought Taz
did a great job of keeping the
whole class engaged.

I really enjoyed the beginning

part where she asked a if we
thought certain things were
considering 'illnesses.' At the
end of her lecture I probably
would have changed about half
of my answers because she
really made me think about
things in a different viewpoint. It
was really interesting to see how
fast my perception of things
could change.

Most definitely. She was very

friendly, easy to talk to, and
definitely showed that she knew
what she was talking about.
Perhaps if it was a different
subject or more medical based.

5 The speaker was very well

spoken, and had a great
understanding for the concepts
she was presenting to the class.
5 Taz was a good speaker. She
I honestly liked the questions
showed enthusiast about her
asked at the beginning of the
work.
lecture. It was a good seg way
and it was thought provoking
5 Taz was very interactive and
The lecture was on material that
had a great "stage presence" if was relevant to our lives as
you will -- very enthusiastic
college students and her
about her material and good at examples and stories were
engaging the class in
relatable.
discussion/opinions.

Female

5 Kept my attention

Background info on adderrall

Yes

Male

4 It went really well. She gave a

lot of important anthropological
issues that were relevant to the
class.
3 I thoroughly enjoyed this guest
lecture, Considering my major is
Human biology and
Anthropology it really grasped
my attention because it was
what im looking to go into.
5 I really enjoyed learning about
medical anthropology. It helped
to be reminded of major terms
that we have discussed in
previous lectures and I have
always found medicine an
interesting concept. I thought
that she spoke well about what
she specialized in and felt she
really got through to me about
medicine in anthropology.

She spoke really well.

Yes, she was very engaged and She gave a great

seemed like she knew a lot
guest lecture.
about different aspects of
anthropology.
I would take a class with this
instructor, Taz was very well
spoken when lecturing and was
very defined in explaining.

Junior

Human
Female
biology,
Anthropology

Senior

Advertising

Female

I enjoyed her discussion

questions the most.

I enjoyed most was how the

lecture showed every side and
how scientifically harmful it
actually is to take prescription
pills when you dont have that
symptom to take.
I really enjoyed learning about
the history of ADHD and how it
has changed over the years and
how they diagnosis from the
1970's too today.

Yes. Sometimes staying

attentive in a 10:20 lecture is a
difficult task, yet Taz made it
easy to stay engaged and
awake.

I would take a class with this

instructor because she really
understood what she was
speaking about. Anything that
has to do with medicine I have
always found interesting.

I really enjoyed
your presentation
and I'm glad you
were chosen as a
guest speaker for
this class!
Definitely my
favorite lecture in
here to date.

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What was most effective about
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
this lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
3
4
2 I thought the guest lecture was The material covered was
informative and professional.
interesting to me.
4
4
4 Very informative.
I loved how she kept use
engaged in the lecture and had
us do a check list of what we
considered disease to be.
5
5
5 I was very interested as well as I liked the way you explained.
impressed by the overall
presentation.
5
5 I really like the lecture and
I like how the topic seemed
thought is was very interesting. really relevant to us and this
In my opinion the best guest
generation.
lecture of the class.
3
3
3 Guests were interesting and
I learned much about culture
they gave me much new
information. And they made the
class more active.
5
5
5 A very refreshing view on
Everyone was really interested
medical anthropology. Really
in the concepts and we were all
visuals during the presentation able to relate to the concepts
for those visuals learners. No
mentioned. The speaker was
matter the aspect you follow,
phenomenal.
you were able to take points
from each view point.
5
5
4 I really like Taz. She's very
Taz explaining her own research
funny and I think her research is and how it affects us as college
very interesting. I would
students and her personal
definitely take a class that she
experiences I found most
teaches.
interesting.
4
4
5 I thought Taz was a very
I enjoyed when she examples of
energetic and lively person who her friends and her classmates
seemed interested in the subject using adderall. I felt like I could
she was explaining to us. I liked really relate to those stories
how she tried to engage our
because I have friends who take
class in discussion and gave
adderall before exams and finals
examples and stories that I
and I don't necessarily agree
could relate to in my own college with those decisions.
experience dealing with
adderall.

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Psychology

Male

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Physiology

Female

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Human
Biology

Female

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Physics

Male

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Anthropology Female

Junior

Psychology

Female

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anthropology Female

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Human
Female
Resources
Management

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InterDisciplinary
Male
Studies

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Hospitality
Business

Female

Junior

economics

Male

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Social Work

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5 Very interactive and kept the

flow of the class attentive. Need
to offer more opportunity to ask
questions and discuss certain
points. Overall good lecture
which protrays a glimpse at
medical anthropology.
4 I really enjoyed the lecture and
dr. Taz made it very easy to pay
attention. The topic was
interesting too!
5 I like the way the instructor
explain things, the organize of
this lecture is wonderful
5 She was very knowledgeable in
the topic that she was talking on
and she was very interactive
with the group as well.

Her enthusiasm for the subject.

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Yes he was easy to follow.

Additional
comments:

Keep up the good

work!

Yes, She knows how to keep

her audience engaged and
informed.
Sure, I enjoyed the lecture very
much.
I would because she is a strong
speaker and would be able to
keep peoples attention like she
did.
Yes. Overall she is a nice
woman

Yes. They provided modern

examples everyone could relate
to. Especially using media,
specific medications, and
photos.

I would and I would recommend

it to everyone. I really like her
energy and her passion and I
think that is key to a great
instructor.
Yes I would because you were
very happy and lively and I liked
how you tried to incorporate the
class into your discussions and
how you used examples from
your own life to show how you
relate to the subject. I like when
professors do that because it
keeps me interested and it helps
me to stay interested in the
subject matter.
Yes. I will for sure not be bored
therefore I will be more engaged
into her class.

Overall, I thought
the presentation
was well organized
and I was very
interested in the
subject matter
because it's a
common topic in
college life.

None.

The information, her enthusiasm Yes, she made things interesting

and finding out things I never
and was very knowledgeable in
knew before
the topic
every parts of this lecture

Yes, I like the way this instructor Thanks for the

explain things.
wonderful lecture.

I liked how her research is on a

drug very well known and used
by college students. It's crazy to
think that just 10 years ago only
few students knew about this
drug and were using it and now
a very large population of
students are using it on a daily
basis with or without the
prescription

Yes I would because she seems

like a fun and enjoyable person
to take a class with. It seems
like her class would never be
dull.

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Female
Development
and Family
Studies

5 I loved Taz's lecture! Her lecture

helped me become more
familiarized with medical
anthropology, seeing as how I
had no background knowledge
of it.

Junior

Social Work

Female

5 She was very entertaining

Freshman

Human
Biology

Female

Junior

Junior

Community Female
Governance
& Advocacy
IDS
Female

Junior

Finance

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Psychology Female
&
Neuroscience

Male

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quality of
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materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
5
5 I LOVED it! It was very
interesting and Taz is very
engaging when she speaks! I
have no interest in medicine or
the medical field at all, but she
had me wanting to be a medical
anthropologist!
5
5
5 I thought she seemed nice and
intelligent.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

The uniqueness of Taz's

research, and again her
presence when she speaks.

Yes--she made me interested in

a field I think is boring, so that
shows me that she'd be a get
instructor to teach me.

I hope Taz does

the TED Talk! I'd
love to see it, she's
great!

I enjoyed her energy and

passion for the subject matter.

Yes I defiantly would because

she seems very kind and
helpful.

I enjoyed exploring the idea of

Adderall being used as a
"focusing pill." I knew that
people used Adderall
recreationally to focus but I
didn't know how much it was
used, especially by college
students.
I liked how fast talking she was.
She was really fun to listen to.

YES!! She has so much

personality when she teaches
and she had more to her
presentation than just words on
a slide.

Great job! Taz

Karim I would love
to have you as
instructor.
Awesome job Taz!

Possibly. I am on adderall for

ADHD and some of the things
she said really bothered me. For
instance, in high school I was
not on adderall and was a 4.0
student. I am on it to help my
extreme impulsivity. Her lecture
made me feel like all my issues
were made up and that adderall
was not helpful, even though
everyone who knows me knows
when I take it or not.
Very well prepared, and made
How she included us in the
Yes, she is very engaging and
N/A
the presentation itself very
presentation.
seems to be able to relate the
enjoyable, and was able to
subject to whatever major the
relate it to the whole class.
student is in.
Very informative
The topic was very interesting. I would not because I do not
need another class related to
antro for my grad requirements.
Very nice, and informative.
I enjoyed the information that
yes she seems very interesting overall did a very
was presented
good job!
This was an overall enlightening I enjoyed the speaker and how I would take a class with this
I enjoyed this
experience that involved an
she was able to communicate
instructor. She was interesting to lecture and was
interesting topic. I have heard
her message to students. I was listen too and could clearly
able to walk away
about the problem with this
locked into what she was saying explain topics. She seemed very with new
substance among college
from the beginning to the end of knowledgeable in her subject
knowledge.
students however I did not
the lecture, which is impressive area and was enthusiastic about
realize how big of an issue it
for a speaker to retain the
the students learning.
was on a national scale. I have audience so well. I also
heard of students using Adderall appreciated the passion she
to correct various attention
showed towards her topic. She
disorders and to focus better in wasn't simple presenting for the
school but was shocked to find sake of her graduate program
out how widely this drug is used. but was truly invested in her field
This was an interesting guest
which showed in her
lecture that was a nice change presentation.
of pace.
I thought the lecture was
I enjoyed the way examples
I would take a class with this
Thanks very much!
engaging, well organized, and
were used to demonstrate some instructor. Taz seemed
very informative. I appreciated
of the points made, such as the genuinely enthusiastic about her
the use of photos, videos, other video of Adam Levine. It was
work and about the presentation
media, etc. as examples of the also interesting to hear people's itself. She kept the class
concepts presented. Taz was an opinions about that video during engaged and interested, asking
excellent lecturer and managed the class discussion afterward. thought-provoking questions and
to hold the class's attention
presenting the material in a
throughout the presentation.
clear, concise format.

What year
are you?

What is your What is your

major?
gender?

Female

Rate the
Rate the
overall
quality of
presentation:
the
speaker:
4
5

Rate the
quality of
lecture
materials:

Rate the speaker's Rate the speaker's

What was your overall
ability to explain
ability to engage impression of the guest lecture?
anthropological
the class:
concepts:
5
4
5 I thought this was the best
(maybe not the most interesting,
but best quality) guest lecture so
far in this class. The speaker
was very good at explaining the
information and terms.
5
5
5 I really enjoyed it. The topic was
interesting. The lecture was
interesting and kept my
attention.

What was most effective about

this lecture?

Would you take a class with this

instructor?

Additional
comments:

I enjoyed that the speaker kept

the audience engaged and
involved in the lecture.

Yes, I think I would not only

learn a lot from this instructor,
but I think she would do a good
job of making her students enjoy
learning what she teaches.

It gave me a background about

medical anthropology. It also
gave me an example that was
easy to understand how it
related.

Yes! I am actually signed up to

take her ANP 204 class. I was
already signed up before her
guest lecture but now I am
excited because the topic is
interesting and she makes it
easy to connect real life issues
to medical anthropology.
Yes I would, she is passionate
about her topic and I like that.

Whether or not
there is a
difference between
ADD and ADHD
was unclear in this
presentation.
The lecture was
great! I am looking
forward to my intro
to medical
anthropology
course.

Junior

Psychology

Sophomore

Interdisciplinary
Female
Studies in
the Social
Sciences

Freshman

psychology

Female

5 I loved her enthusiasm. I like

I like that she talked about a
how outgoing she as and
subject I can directly relate to.
relatable. I would take her class.

Junior

Sociology

Male

5 I enjoyed it very much. She

engaged the class very well in
the material she presented.

Sophomore

Psychology

Female

Junior

Psychology

Female

5 She was a good and

enthusiastic speaker who was
excellent at teaching her
information in a way that wasn't
super boring.
5 She was warm and energetic.
Her energy made me want to
pay attention. She was
engaging.

Freshman

Anthropology Female

5 She is humor.

Freshman

Hospitality

5 Very impressive and Taz Karim

knew the material very well.

Female

Her way of interaction with the

class was very enjoyable. The
organization of her powerpoint
was different from others
therefore it was a good change.
I liked talking about Adderall
because I know a lot of college
students use and abuse this
drug so it was interesting to me.

Her necklace was

very cute, to bad
she had to take it
off.

Yes, because I think I can learn

a lot from her even though my
major does not require
medicine. It would be very useful
information for me.
Yes, she was cool and you
could tell she knew what she
was talking about.

That it was a close to home

Yes I would, when she speaks
topic. Yes, crack dealing in the she is engaging and passionate.
Barrio is interesting but the fact
the adderrall usage is a thing we
are familiar with in our personal
lives makes it that much more
interesting.
Almost all the part.
Yes, because I like it.
I really enjoyed her
class.
I really enjoyed the Adderall
Yes, very intriguing speaker and
discussion on Twitter because I good discussion
did not know that many people
used it to enhance their studying
and performance abilities.