Prof Mireles-Rios truly cares about her students & is very approachable. Although she tends to go off a tangent, ppts are always available on canvas. Graded on weekly reading reflections, attendance, midterm, & final exam. TA was also very approachable & grading was fair. Exams are short essay questions mostly based on your experiences.

Professor Mireles-Rios means well but I found her presentation of the lecture disorganized at times. The expectation for citing and knowing certain materials in the midterm and final included some things that were not covered in the class or in the readings. Her communication with or ability to guide the TA also seemed inadequate.

One of the best professors I have ever had! Her course was a great combination of interesting material, thought provoking assignments, and insightful discussions. Would highly recommend.

Shes a very kind professor but spacey during lecture as if she doesnt know what shes talking about. Lectures are not synched with readings. Busy work here and there. Not as great as Id thought shed be

She does not give feedback on assignments or post grades, so your left the entire quarter not knowing your grade. She does not post lectures on time but at least she was lenient on when assignments had to be turned in. I would not take this class if you prefer professors that grade your assignment and do their work.

Professor Rios is the nicest professor I've ever had at UCSB. I've never felt more comfortable with a professor. Her class was interesting and her exams were straight forward. She's a very fair person and I have a lot of respect for her. She's very dedicated to her job and I 1000000% recommend taking this course with her!