Professor Houston cares deeply for her students and is an all-around great person. The class lectures are typically engaging, but it depends on whether your class feels like participating or burying their head in their laptops. Highly recommend taking COMM 160OD or 168, they are both great classes.

she chill highkey and the TAs are good. lectures kinda simplistic and boring, takes 20 mins to cover 5 mins worth of content. but it aint bad

It was my second time having Professor Houston after taking COMM88 two years ago. Her teaching style made the class more memorable, making the course materials easy to understand. For those who write negative reviews on her, ignore them; maybe you guys are putting 0% effort into your work, or you don't care about the classes she teaches.

Terrible professor, amazing TAs. Lectures are boring and useless since she just rambles and posts slides anyway. Do NOT email her—she won't help. The TAs are incredible and the only reason I understood anything. The group project is easy, so as long as your group isn't useless, you'll be fine. Take this class for the TAs, not for her.

I took Comm 88 with Houston and I didn't like her then, but taking this class and interacting with her more. Hanged my opinions. In a smaller setting, she seems to be much more attentive and engaging with her students, taking time to talk to them after class and getting to know them. I would definitely take another class with her in a small setting

Professor Houston is my favorite professor at UCSB. She is so caring and truly wants her students to succeed. I cannot recommend this class enough- I have taken her back-to-back quarters and her class never disappoints!