Reviews from Real Students
From Anonymous Student Evaluations
UT Knoxville 2024
The course content was well organized and always surrounded the topics. The workload was never overwhelming and contributed to the content well.
I liked the set up for this course. I enjoyed the discussion days more than the lecture ones. I enjoyed hearing everyone's different opinions on subjects and their experiences with them.
No additional feedback - very understanding professor and encourages class discussion.
Did a great job engaging students in the discussion.
Presented the topics in a respectful way
Very easy to understand, enjoyed teaching style, good time management and made it known that she was accessible to students.
Her teaching style is impeccable. During this class, I felt very engaged and that I was actually learning and applying what I was being taught about!
This professor was amazing. She clearly knew what she was talking about and she articulated it well to the class. The coursework made sense and I really feel that I learned something from this class.
Really great! Never made you feel dumb and invited open conversation
I really like Dr. Petersen's teaching methods. I have had her in-person and online and her knowledge carries through both ways!
The classes were very interesting and I very much enjoyed and appreciated the different perspectives in our reading materials.
The workload was a good fit for me. I really enjoyed the readings and appreciated that they weren't full of difficult jargon.
The canvas was very easy to navigate.
I enjoyed the content of this class, and it helped me understand the way our country operates.
The instructor provided an enthusiastic approach to the material when teaching and made sure to encourage us into discussion about the topics.
The workload was very manageable and the content although sometimes sensitive was very informative.
The course content was well organized and always surrounded the topics. The workload was never overwhelming and contributed to the content well.
She is very intelligent and knows how to ask thought-provoking questions.
I appreciated her patience and teaching style throughout the course!
Dr. Petersen was extremely kind and respectful of our lives as students. She made sure that we were never struggling.
Amazing professor! Made class very interesting and I felt as though I was able to form a relationship with her. Would absolutely take her as a professor again!
It was a very intricate course and I enjoyed it.
The workload for this class was exactly what was needed for students to thoroughly understand the material.
I think she is overall a very good instructor and was there for me when I needed help.
The course itself is great. The workload is a bit much due to the length and academic level of the readings involved, but it can still be accomplished.
The professor did an excellent job at providing feedback and helping with understanding complex topics.
I think the in class discussions were the best part of this class, I felt they kept it exciting and interesting, and kept me wanting to stay involved.
Boston University
Professor Petersen is really empathetic and kind! She makes the learning environment feel safe.
The assignments better helped us understand and conceptualize the course concepts, which served as a study guide for quizzes. The class environment was also encouraging for participation.
Really loved the amount of discussions and how we had a fair amount of small group discussions to go over the concepts, like that it wasn't all just powerpoints and lectures
The class was interesting and good discussion. The instructor was understanding and flexible to your needs.
Very clear and makes everything understandable. Also gives us freedom of intellectual exploration surrounding topics.
Taught the concepts really well and encouraged cool discussions
Created a fair and open environment to discuss the sociological impacts of globalization with great background information (especially in Latin America)
Lectures were comprehensive and developed on what was read in the textbook, discussion posts gave an opportunity to think deeper about the topics learned and share thoughts with classmates
I really enjoyed how engaging this course was, and how the concepts were made to be very clear. The readings all felt relevant, and yet still covered a wide variety of topics.
I loved taking this class. Dr. Petersen is one of the sweetest, nicest, most engaging professors I have had so far. She honestly gives off the vibe that she truly cares about her students, and she is always eager to hear what we have to say and contribute to discussions.
I think that this course was very informational and not in a boring way. All of the topics that were discussed were very important and were taught in interactive way.
Professor Petersen always generated a fun learning environment in which the whole class felt connected and we could all talk about our ideas without fear of being wrong.
Really good class, learned a lot
The class was really great and its the reason I'm taking another class related to globalization next semester
One of my favorite courses I have taken at BU. I am glad I took it.
Loved this class!
I didn't know what to expect at the beginning of the course, but by the end of the year I found myself really enjoying the class. I really liked the way that assignments were set up found that it encouraged me to look for connections and helped me collaborate with my peers in an effective and easy way.
Peer Review of Teaching conducted by Dr. Pamela Leong, Salem State University
“In all, this was an excellent class. The students seemed attentive and eager to participate. Professor Petersen was well-prepared for this lecture on gender. She was clear in her explanations, used examples throughout, and encouraged class participation. Professor Petersen also used Powerpoint and media effectively. In fact, I really appreciated how varied she was in her instructional techniques; there was a freewriting session, followed by discussion, then a lecture that was quite interactive, as it combined Powerpoint slides with bulleted points, visuals (cartoons that illustrated gender, a brief video clip, and discussion). Finally, Professor Petersen seems to have good rapport with her students, and this is aided by the fact that she knows all of her students' names.”