Took her for food history and she is a great lecturer. Interesting class and its clear she knows a lot about what she's teaching. Her reader was a much easier grader than her which was kinda annoying cause it was a 50/50 shot on who grades your papers but she's still a g.

Very fair grader, extremely accessible and understanding. Made boring parts of the course material more fun.

Very organized and clear lectures. Only problem is she didn't like that I disagreed with her argument in one of my papers, which i think isnt very creative. But other than that super awesome, I learned a lot and I think everyone should take food history to understand our modern food systems, and how we got here. Never boring for one minute.

Lectures were what helped the most for what we were graded on (2 papers), as they were packed w all the info you could possibly need. She also tried to keep them at 25 min and posted on a schedule. A lot of EC offered (easy stuff), and go to office hours before essays, she is REALLY helpful. Weekly forums, 3 sent. each, just do the work!

The Drug and Alc Seminar sucked due to the amount of writing, reading, and research that was necessary. Prof Jacobson, however, was a great Prof and attempts to make it easier by having multiple steps. Seminars are req for grad so it's a necessary hell sadly but Prof Jacobson is a great choice all things considered.

I took history 175B with professor Jacobson. She is one of the nicest professors I have had in my three years at UCSB. Although the course was a little demanding she was very understand and truly wants the best for her students.

Professor Jacobson is amazing! Her lectures are interesting and she's very responsive over email. There was a lot of reading, but it was enjoyable (who doesn't enjoy learning about food?). Graded on 2 short papers, a final (2 essays), and participation. And she gives participation points for bringing food! Best class I've taken at UCSB!

Prof Jacobson is super friendly but it was a pain having to sign in with a class of 150. She can be a little boring but the content is always interesting. She was always willing to help students with their papers throughout the quarter which was nice. The class was 2 papers, a final, and attendance/participation.

The best professor I've had at UCSB. She is incredibly intelligent, passionate and kind. Both classes ( 175B &D) had 2 take home essays (midterm & final) and a few small assignments here and there. Readings were not necessary but attendance and participation are INCREDIBLY important. She is always willing to read essay outlines before they're due.

Professor Jacobson is a great professor and is very helpful if you need her, during office hours or over email. Her lectures and gauchospace page are incredibly clear and easy to follow - makes note taking and essay writing so much easier! Get ready to read but mostly all interesting and easy reads. Take this class if you love history!

She was a decent professor. I go to lecture but never paid attention and did well. The work comes from section and it forces you to read. 2 papers were graded tough and the final was a lot of prep, but easy. You don't need lecture but the source reader and textbook are a necessity. Not a hard class

Really thoughtful and organized lectures. Class consists of two papers, section participation, and a final. Her paper prompts are pretty confusing and the criteria are a little unclear. Textbook is absolutely mandatory and expensive. Final is two essay prompts and she gives out possible questions a week in advance. Not too bad