She studies power and is a great example of someone who abuses her power, ironically. 12/10 would not recommend unless doing a case study. She made sure her husband took jobs of actual qualified lecturers as an obvious example of her use of nepotism. Socially awkward. Classroom decorum even worse.

Do not take a class by her. Lectures were dry and her explanations were not helpful. Her tests are worse. Tests had very specific questions about really unimportant things. Other people in the department don't seem to think highly of her as a lecturer. If this had been my first comm class, I would've left the major. Made me hate comm theory.

Heads up, EVERYTHING is on the test, especially bold words, so take notes verbatim and condense them later. She doesn't share her slides. Pretty much half your grade is the final so get credit where you can. Section assignments are easy though. One research paper, midterm, and a final. Your attendance and section assignments worth very little.

You have to work pretty hard to get a good grade in her class. Read all the readings and make sure you catch the small little things. She doesn't offer extra credits and your grades are basically based on 1 midterm, 1 final paper, and 1 final exam. Her exams are also pretty tricky :/

Fairly easy A. Although lecture attendance isn't mandatory, Dunbar's lectures are very organized and help you understand the topic a lot better than just reading the book. The tests weren't that bad if you read the book and go to lecture. The paper was the most difficult part (no clear rubric), but she and the TAs are willing to help.

Dunbar is very knowledgeable on different comm theories and her lectures are clearly structured so you know what material you'll need to remember for the tests. Her tests are pretty complex though and you'll definitely need to study a lot because she tends to pick out weird details about concepts that you'll need to know very specifically.