This professor is amazing. She's genuinely the only professor i've had at UCSB this far where I actually enjoy and prefer to attend all her lectures. You can see the passion for what she teaches shine through. Sign up for her class! i highly recommend studying past quizzes and slides to prep for her tests.

Had her for Fall Quarter 2024 and it was one of those classes where I could be super tired, but I would still go to her lectures because they were so interesting! She makes it easy for you to succeed if you just put in the required effort (which is not that much). Take her for developmental psych!!!

this class was super easy with one midterm and non-cumulative final. the prof was so approachable and nice and the lectures were very engaging. attendance wasnt mandatory but the lectures were always full bc wertz is awesome :)

LOVEEEE HER explains topics in really engaging ways and the content was interesting. Tests were fair and the course load is light just a weekly reading, quiz, and discussion. Also her research through the LILAC lab is super interesting and you can tell she's passionate about the subject! 10/10 recommend

An incredible professor!! Her lectures are very interesting and engaging. Super easy to reach outside of class. Could not recommend her class more. There are weekly quizzes (unlimited attempts) and weekly discussion boards (no word count minimum). Her exams use quiz questions(word for word) and are theory based. Super passionate and knowledgeable!

Dr. Wertz is an amazing professor, and I absolutely LOVED her class. You can tell she has a true passion for what she is teaching. There are weekly online quizzes that you can take an unlimited amount of times, one midterm, a final, and an article summary assignment near the end of the quarter. The final is non-cumulative as well. Highly recommend!