Professor Abra's lecture style was great. I enjoyed the no slides and it made me actually pay attention and engage in the material. He wants the best for his students and pushes them to do his best. I had a great experience with him and the class material! Definitely recommend this course if your looking for a life applicable comm course.

Gordon Abra the worst lecturer at UCSB. That's because he is an actual Imposter. Only there because of nepotism. Real lecturers were let go to make room for him. Doesn't do his own research, just rides wife's (Dunbar) coattails. Expect egregious abuse of power. Forced a student to retake his course because student was late to the final!

Professor Abra is by far one of the best comm professors I have had. He is so incredibly engaging and makes the class content he is teaching fun to learn. His grading criteria and what he expects from his students is very clear. If you do not go to class you wont do well on final or midterm. Readings need to be done. Very funny personality.

Abra is a very engaging lecturer and professor. The content of this class was truly interesting and I enjoyed learning about the topics. However, he does not use lecture slides. Additionally, his tests are extremely difficult and painfully specific. For context, 22 students last quarter received an F on the MIDTERM and only 11 received an A.

Very interesting lectures. Take Abra if you are actually trying to take advantage of your education. You will learn things that will actually be useful in your life after graduating. You do have to do the readings and attend lectures to do well.

Dr.Abra is seriously one of the best professors I've ever had. He's so knowledgable and makes subjects super interesting. As long as you go to class and do the readings you will succeed.