Great prof!! Love her stories about her kids. Very helpful. Her notes are better than the text (which is so boring).

..not I want her hot, but I love her hair. Very enthusiastic, helpful. It's kind of misleading because her exams are hard. The course is still easy, and she made it pretty fun. Lots of stories.

Sure, the tests were hard, but everyone did poorly so my 72% got me an A. The projects will also give EASY marks. The class is a joke, but it's fun and interesting. She really loves what she does, and you can do well on the exam if you just read the text.

Elena is super-nice and down to earth and does her best to help you out if you need it. If you actually do your work then you'll be fine. Give her a chance- she's a great lady.

She's very interesitng and entertaining, and quite clear. If she stumbles over a word it's not so bad that you can't figure out what she's talking about. I've never actually noticed her do this. She's a fabulous professor and I would definitely take another course from her.

She is a very good prof. I'm surprised to read bad reviews. She teaches by relating cognitive development to real world examples (much better than just dry memorization of boring facts in a textbook). She does give a lot of assignments but it helps you to keep up and makes studying for exams easier

She is a very nice lady, and she gets really excited about the material she teaches which is nice to see. Very approachable and personable.

I'm surprised she doesn't have a higher rating. Obvious enthusiasm for her subject and reasonably well organized. Lots of interesting case studies mentioned in lecture, so it never felt dull. Tries to get to know all her students. Exams can be tough but always fair.

If you go to her class and write down everything she says, you will do well. The text is a waste of money, but if you feel guilty read the summaries and you are good. Projects are dumb and time consuming but will pull your marks up, choose the video not the research project the marks were much higher with the video

she is one of the nicest profs i have ever had, she is completely fair in all of her grading and is willing to go to great lengths to help us

She is one of the best profs I've had. She's extremely approachable and friendly, and a very fair marker.

Comes off all sweet and nice--which i think she is...but her exams are killer. Can't stand when profs have a big end-of-the-year project AND still make u write a final exam--which she does. Not only that but her exams are mc, short answer, short essay (1 page), and long essay (1-2pages)..ALL IN ONE EXAM. She needs to calm down with all that.

Her class was the easiest 300 I've taken. There was a weekly quiz and the exams are long (MC, short answer and essay) but straight forward and easy. Very easy marker, quizzes were an easy 10% almost always gave full marks if you explained your answer. Definitely recommend this course with this prof for a GPA booster

Shes a good proff but get ready to do a lot of work throughout the semester.

She is so crazy! Very enthusiastic about psychology. There's a huge project worth 30% that takes up a lot of time. Her tests are super hard. Her in class notes are very hard to follow. I wouldn't recommend her.

WONDERFUL! I loved Elena and her class. Lots of peoples say she was disorganized, but everything made sense to me. Doesn't post her notes online so either attend often or have friends in the class and share. If you have a question ask her, she will answer it and she will answer it well. Highly recommend Elena AND this course. :)

Bi weekly quizzes were helpful in understanding important material although did take a lot of time. Attendance not at all mandatory. Exams were difficult because they required random bits of textbook information.

Challenging course- two quizzes and around 60-70 pages of reading per week. Tests are challenging and focus on minute details in the textbook. Lectures were disorganized and boring. Two papers are also required. Not recommended.

I Loved this class. Elena was so excited to teach this class and you could see that she has a passion for what she does. Chapter reading quizzes were helpful. There are many ways to boost you mark in this class with group discussions and 2 assignments. If you attend class and do the reading this class is an easy GPA booster.

Enthusiastic prof but all her classes consisted of us critiquing citations from the book, and exams are very difficult make sure you know the questions from chapter tests cause they are the same ones on the midterms

I like Elena as a person. She seems to be very quirky, smart and passionate about what she teaches. Despite this, her lectures sometimes felt off topic and unrelated to developmental psychology. Her exams are not too hard, but I would've preferred her to cover more of the textbook material in class.

When reading the reviews for Elena, I found them so far from the truth! I loved the set up of her course: 3 midterms, two simple assignments(one page double space review of a study), easy group work sessions that took up class time, and best of all no final!

The best psychology prof I have ever had!

Solid choice for a prof. Very kind and helpful. Exams are not too difficult. Very fair!

Loved her so much. She was so enthusiastic about the material and made it interesting. Her assignments weren't hard and were easy grade boosters. I thought she was pretty clear about what would be on the exams, and she didn't try to trick you. Definitely would recommend!

very enthusiastic and approachable, also really nice. will go and find relevant research to answer your questions, which i found admirable. articles instead of textbook; some are dry but overall interesting enough. word choices in exams sometimes bit weird but fair. TA is v. nice but slow marker. pretty easy - minimal effort can get you at least b+

There is no textbook for this class, so going to class is manatory if you want to pass. She gives a lot of information during lectures so make sure you are writing it down as most of the powerpoints are pretty simple. She tests pretty fair, and there is no final for this class just three mid terms that are not cumlative.

I really enjoyed Elenas class, and she gave us so many opportunities to succeed: 2 easy assignments, 4 group discussions that help you prepare for SA questions in the exams, 3 midterms and no final, and easy online quizzes on the assigned article readings. Her exams were very fair and her lectures were easy to follow. She is also really kind!

Dr. Nic organizes course so that the student has multiple opportunities to succeed from almost bare minimum effort and participation that is actually enjoyable and not difficult/ awkward. Subject matter is super interesting as she is very knowledgeable & pulls from many relevant studies to keep class entertaining. Super kind & encourages questions.

Lovely prof!! Lovely person. Take a course with Elena and get ready to think critically and learn a lot! Would absolutely recommend

Couple assignments and the course was fine but her midterms are made of short answer and multiple choice and there are way too many readings. The readings are on tests and most of them are long and boring, there's about 13. But overall, no textbook which is good and she's generally a good teacher but get ready to read and she's a tough marker.

Her syllabus seemed like there was a ton of work to do, but it really wasnt. The readings were never long and reading quizzes were an easy A. You only met with a group 4 times and it was like a review for the written part of the midterm. You cant just rely on her ppt because they dont have all the information on them. She was a great prof

13 assigned articles to read instead of textbook, 4 group meetings and 2 wrriten assignment- seemed very horrible yet if you attend the lecture and write down word to word what she says & read articles, you get an easy A. I never put an effort for this course and did minimal work, yet it was still fine. Elena def made lecture intersesting as well.

Funny lectures, exams are 50% what she says in class. The other 50% are from assigned readings which are relatively easy, and an autobiography of your choice. I never even read the book and managed to get full marks. Group projects, you meet outside of class, often a nice break from regular lectures, and easy marks but i was assigned lazy partners

Elena was an extremely inspiring and caring prof. She was always more than willing to support me after class ended or within her office hours. She always makes interesting connections to the real world and research. Class is very fair if you are actually willing to put in the work, as any class should be. Take her.

Elena has a lovely way of speaking that makes her lectures super engaging! Her course content and the studies that she makes you read are actually interesting and relevant, especially with respect to Indigenous issues and LGBTQ+ issues. The workload was not the most I've seen from a class but the deadlines are very firm.

Elena is excellent at explaining concepts and provides many examples to help you understand. Her lectures are vague and could use a tad more information. The course included many small tasks that comprised a good portion of your grade, which made it easier to get a high mark. My only complaint was that she tested too much on readings. Way too much!

Elena was one of the best profs I had this online semester. There is no textbook, just lectures and readings. Though there are a lot of readings, I found them much more digestible than textbooks. Her lectures were also very well done and straight to the point. She offers lots of opportunities for grade boosts too as assignments are fairly simple

Elena is a very approachable and kind-hearted professor. 223 in Fall 20 had 3 non-cumulative midterms, 2 papers, 13 academic paper readings, an autobiography reading, and 10 zoom group meetings. Her lectures were asynchronous and each was about 20 minutes long. Follow the recommended schedule on the syllabus for a fairly easy A.

Dr. Nicoladis was my fav prof this term. This was the easiest psyco course I've taken. Tests are extremely fair considering it's open book. Most assignments you can get full marks, or nearly full. Her lectures were Google Drive videos and usually around 20 minutes. Zoom group meetings is a nice interaction in this age of quarantine and isolation.

Elena is very kind, understanding and empathetic and this shows in her interactions with students, the structure of her course, as well how she communicates the content in her lectures. No textbook but some pretty boring papers, many small assignments, and lots of free participation marks. Explains concepts well- important to write what she says.

Elena is a solid prof, kind, gives good lectures, and is engaging. The course content is also really interesting. My only issue with the class was group discussions and question write-ups. There are also lots of assignments worth small amounts of marks, so just be ready to do lots of little things.

This has been by far my favourite class ever. If you put in work you will do well. But it also doesn't require an excessive amount of work. Lots of smaller assignments but they are fairly easy to complete. Take this class with her!!!!!!

There were weekly group assignments as well as many small assignments to raise your mark. The midterms tested half the readings and half the lecture notes. The lecture notes were pre-recordedand very straightforward. Stay on top of the readings, lectures, and attend the weekly group meetings and you will be fine.

For online classes it was a lot of work load. The midterms were open book and based on lecture and readings and weren't too hard. There was two assignments that were pretty easy. There is group meetings ever Wednesday and self evaluations for easy marks. There was a lot of discussion posts that you have to keep track of and was hard to remember

She was a good prof, no textbook but a ton of articles to read!!

Probably my easiest class last semester! Lectures are short and the work load is manageable. Elena makes sure to get to the point and I believe she is pro-student, meaning that she really cares about her students' success. The assignments weren't too difficult and there were a lot of opportunities to improve your grade.

I really enjoyed taking 223 with Dr. Nicoladis. She made her lectures short and sweet and assigned case studies to read instead of a textbook. Her class wasn't very hard but I still feel like I learned a lot.

I loved the way Elena taught psyco223. She had us read actual experiments, and encouraged us to think for ourselves to resolve questions, instead of saying this is what is right, this is the only answer. I loved the atmosphere of critical thinking that she created in the class!! 100% would take another course taught by her.

One of my fav profs. You can tell she genuinely cares about her students and their wellbeing. Mondays we had an optional live question period and Wednesdays we had mandatory live group discussions. There were lots of opportunities to improve grades, and she was straight to the point.