I loved professor Truscelli and her lectures! The class felt like therapy most of the time, and I enjoyed the exercises we practiced as well. We didn't have any tests or quizzes, so the papers were graded heavily by the TA's. She's a great listener and wants everyone to succeed in her class, I would definitely take her again.

Nikki was a new professor at UCSB when I took Happiness Comm and she will always be one of my favorites. You can tell how passionate she is about what she teaches and it makes it easy to pay attention and listen/learn. Grading was mainly based of essays, but they were not too bad and she gave plenty of time to complete these. 10/10 professor

Best professor I've ever had, hands down. I never leave reviews but I just had to for Afifi. If you have the chance to take any of her classes, do it! Her lectures are relatable and applicable in real life. She's super nice and you can tell she's really passionate about what she does!

I took her family comm and relational comm last year. I LOVE her lectures and personality too. If you study, you can get a good grade. Study hard and enjoy her amazing lectures!

Afifi has been my favorite teacher at UCSB so far. She's so friendly and approachable. lectures are always entertaining. If you go to class, and pay attention you'll pass

Best prof I've had here Funny, engaging, interesting material, and fair grader. Her classes usually have a midterm, a final, and a paper or 2 but it's all based on interesting material that you apply to your own life Had her for Relational Comm and Family Comm

Very friendly. I took her 3 week family comm summer class so we had 2 exams and a paper. A lot of the material on the test was straight from the powerpoint slides, which she provided. I found the tests to be challenging.

Great professor!

Affifi is hands down my favorite professor. I would recommend her Conflict class and Family class to anyone. You do need to do the work, but the tests and class are fair. Take her class before she leaves UCSB! You won't regret it!

AMAZING PROFESSOR! I love her, she is perfect. Her family comm class is so interesting, and she's so nice and understanding! There were two papers, one 3 page, one 7, which was kind of difficult but REALLY interesting. Her tests were straight forward and not tricky! She is by far one of the best professors in the comm department :)

Prof. Afifi is a quirky woman. She is very hot and has a good sense of humor. She makes class fun by telling stories about her family and engaging her students. Attendence is mandatory (you can only miss 2 classes without penalty). 2 papers and 2 tests. Papers are kind of tough. Tests are easy. Book is not necessary. Would recommend for COMM majors

Loved the class, but she was a tough professor. Engaging and helpful, but tests were difficult and the paper required hours of work (interviewing both parents plus outside research). Read the textbook and all articles in order to pass the tests. Attendance is mandatory and she gives out extra credit.

She's a cheery woman who is very open to discussion in class. Lecture can be boring at times since she talks a lot. Midterm is okay if you study her Powerpoint slides. There is a small essay and also a major turning point paper worth nearly half of your grade that requires interviewing your parents and filling out graphs. Class overall is okay

Loved this class

Tammy is such an awesome professor. MY FAVE! Her tests were not that bad if you attend lecture and skim through the readings. The topics are interesting so it helps. LOVE HER..GO TO OFFICE HOURS and chat! She is funny & interesting.

She is a very nice and fun person, but I didn't think her class was necessarily easy. Her assignments take a lot of work (i.e., in-depth interviews of your family, videotaping a conflict, etc.), however you do gain a lot from her classes!

Absolutely loved this class! She is an amazing professor (best I've had thus far). Encourages class discussion and is always willing to help or just chat. Material is super interesting and applicable to life which is a plus. Tests are fair... pretty easy if you take really good notes and skim the reading. 2 tests (final not cumulative) and 2 papers

She is the BEST! The class was very interesting and fun. Loved her sense of humor. Two papers, midterm, and final.

Tammy is the best professor ever! Her classes are very interesting and easy to understand. She truly cares about her students and does the best to make you succeed in class! You won't regret taking her classes! I wish there were more professors like he in the department.

Took both 124 and 151 with her, and she is WONDERFUL! She is a great teacher and she really cares about her students. Her lectures and tests are very straightforward. Watch out for the paper, though - if you don't have good sources, she'll mark you down!

Tammy is by far the best teacher in the Communication Department at UCSB! I have never had a professor who cared so much about how I did in a class. Her exams and papers are challenging, so study hard. She also leads great class discussions. Taking a "Tammy Afifi" class should be mandatory for ALL undergrads! Best of luck!

Tammy is an awesome professor and very passionate in teaching. I only had her for a 3-wk summer session so it was pretty fast pased & atendance counted, but pay attn, study the slides...you'll for sure pass.she is very helpful if you have any ?s

very good teacher. makes you interested in the subject. took it in the intensive 3 week course in the summer and i loved it! no need for the book and still got an A on the midterm/final. would definitely take another course with her!

Great teacher... she really cares about how you do in her class. The tests are pretty easy (multiple choice and essay)... but the final paper is kind of hard. Going to office hours definitely helps.