Two classes w Prf. Sadr my last semester before graduating and I wish ALL my Psyc classes had been with him! Learned SO much. Amazing guy. SUPER smart, interesting, funny, approachable. (HOT!!) Obviously cares a lot and does everything he can for you to learn and do well. Super interesting lectures and really useful course. Really opened my eyes.

Yes, he is intimidating. Yes, he can make you feel uncomfortable. Yes, sometimes he calls out students. HOWEVER, this guy knows his stuff, and by the end of the term I learned to love it. It is not hard if you take good notes from the textbook and class. If you actually want to LEARN then take this class!

So far, so good - prof really knows the subject, but you have to study hard.

Had him for Psyc 1000 - excellent prof!! A bit intimidating at first, but if you're there to learn, you're in the right place. If you're there to get an easy A.... not the right class. Must attend class, as not everything on the exams are on in the text, and he does not post his notes.

best prof I've had yet.

Ignore comments about Sadr not loving his job. Sadr is a serious professor, with a slightly dark sense of humor that slips through the serious face he puts on. His tests are reasonable, but you MUST read the text very clearly and actually want to learn in order to do well. Check his history at Uni of MA in the USA, their comments are more accurate.

Super intelligent and interesting. He cares about his students and want them to learn and win. Mybe difficult for average students but smart people appreciate and enjoy his class

If you want a free ride, don't take Sadr's class. But if you are truly interested in the way our mind's perceive the world I would definitely recommend it! The material is interesting and thought stimulating, but he won't hold your hand through it. He is very logical and his sense of humour is refreshing!

Took his class last semester. A tough class, those who didn't put the work in would be hard pressed to pull off a decent mark. If you use the literature the way he recommends you'll benefit. Great teacher, but a hardass.

Very boring to listen to in lecture. he trys to sneak in some jokes but they end up going unheard because he is so serious and scary. this guy can spot you with a phone at anytime and does not hesitate to single you out and always brings up how you need to have better study habits. the class would have been more interesting if not so scary.

Best psyc class ever! Lectures are interesting!! He does have a lot of expectations from his students! But it is in your best interest! Learned a lot! Be prepared to have a quiz every class!! Learned so much!!

Very good prof. He cares about his students as long as you actually want to learn. Read the assigned readings before class and you will get an A. His tests are fair. This class is easy if you are willing to listen and read.

OK, ill be honest and hope this helps, he is hard, but fair. first, you need to read the material and chapters before coming to class, read it his way, or else you will have a hard time understanding. he is boring, but sometimes makes great jokes. hes actually approachable and he loves to help, trust me and try it. and dont act like a kid :)

Professor Sadr has no tolerance for distractions - texters beware. Mature students (and people paying attention) will tend to notice more of his sense of humor. He is very approachable (although intimidating at first) and actually does smile. I'd definitely take another class of his.

He seems to really care about the success of his students. You will do well if you actaully attend and are prepared for class. I enjoyed his method of teaching so much that I took 2 classes with him.

I really enjoyed Javid, he's a very smart guy and I'm convinced that he really does like teaching. If you reasonably expect to succeed, you need to go to class! Look at his ratings from UMass if you want a more accurate representation of his quality as an instructor. Make sure to take good notes from the textbook and you should be fine.

Give him a raise, and me a beer.

"God exists and he's Canadian."

VERY smart, VERY clear, VERY funny, VERY helpful, VERY fair, VERY friendly, VERY honest, VERY interesting and VERY VERY CUTE!!!!

I have very happily taken two classes with him. He is very serious about you getting a proper education in whatever subject he is teaching and he delivers. He is extremely smart, clear, helpful, and experienced. If *you* are not very serious about it, *do NOT register*. Do not try to fake it or coast along because you have zero chance of passing.

He comes off as hard and strict but he just wants students to put in the work if they expect a good grade. His tests reflected the course material really well and he is genuinely funny.

At first I thought Dr. Sadr was going to be horrible, he came off cocky and rude, but as lectures went on he was actually really funny and awesome! I only wish he was teaching a class next semester I was able to take... Awesome caring professor! Loved him!

Be prepared to work VERY hard, put in a LOT of hours outside class reading and studying, pay attention in class, take notes, study for all the quizzes. If you don't, kiss your GPA goodbye. All his classes have been serious and very challenging but always worth it. There's no better prof at the U of L. But you will suffer if you expected an easy A.

Excellent class. Amazing prof! I'm SO happy I took this class. Tests were clear + fair, lectures were super interesting. Mind blowing experience to finally find a prof like this. A real funny super genius AND so good at teaching + explaining, answering questions, taking time outside class, making the content mean something, + just caring. THANK U!

"Easy" cause expectations are clear and he's an excellent teacher. More than anybody his tests show exactly how much you learned. "Fair" like your brutally honest friend tho, cause you get slaughtered when you slack off.. either you know your stuff or there's NO way to guess. I dropped 36% one midterm from skipping one week of class and readings.

Absolutely brilliant prof. No comparison. Very interesting class. Very challenging, hard work, high standards, but completely worth it if you're serious and willing to put in a lot of time and effort consisitently every single week. Get so much out of every class I've taken with him. Love this guy.

Best, smartest, funniest, most caring prof I've had in years or ever. So organized, clear, clever how he teaches each thing. SO smart & funny. Most of all, cares SO much more than any prof how EVERYONE is doing in the class every day, helping you thru lecture, hours of help outside class, going over exams, quizzes, answering questions. THE BEST.

Such a unique course. So happy and lucky I signed up on a whim. Dr Sadr is the best- smart, thoughtful, creative, serious but funny and obviously cared so much about all of us in the class. Challenging tough course- in a good way because so rewarding, you learn so much. Great mix of neuroscience, psychology, science, art, film craft. He's the man.

Top notch guy. Work hard and you'll learn a lot. Stay classy, Dr. Sadr.

Excellent teacher and very cool guy. #1 prof for any Psych or Neuro class- I'm on to my 4th class with him now. Have to consistently work hard to do OK but like he says- learning is not different from working out your body. Don't take his classes if you want to fake it and slide by- because he probably cares more about your education than you do.

Took this one a long time ago but it still sticks with me like I keep connecting it to life all the time and using what I learned. Like even now with raising our puppy or just so much better study skills and focusing. He is really good and he really cares. That sexy voice is just bonus. :D

He's really good. Highly recommended. You need to work super hard, tho. Very serious class, serious challenge, but totally loved it, learned SO much. Totally interesting and unique---both the course and him. Great teacher and really teaches you to think.

His lectures literally changed my life and how I look at the world and understand the people around me and myself. And probably saved my life countless times since I stopped texting and driving. Took this class on a whim and I'm so glad I did. His chapters were great reading and his lectures were just as clear, accessible, relevant and interesting.

Best prof ever. Sadr's teaching style is unique, and he is very helpful and friendly. If I didn't like my major so much I would have changed it to Psych just to do research with him!

Super good prof. Completely willing to meet and go over concepts you don't understand. Can't manage to go three hours without your cell phone or laptop? Don't bother signing up for this class you will be called out for it as it goes against what you are learning in this class, but he gives you fair warning first class so it's your own fault.

Amazing person. Feel lucky to have found a class like this and such a great prof. Learned so much and have a lot better insight about things in psychology and every day life. He's very organized and clear and a natural teacher. Friendly and very generous with his time, very easy to talk to for extra help, questions in class, that sort of thing.

Should be teaching my other profs how to teach. First time in four years I have had a class where on one hand you actually have to do hard work to learn content properly and can't ever slide by on powerpoint handouts and on the other hand the prof is so committed too to explain everything perfectly at every lecture and answer everyone's questions.

Good guy. Smart, funny, cares about doing a good job himself I guess and help you do your best too. Real good about answering questions in lecture, (its actually kind of scary how much this guy knows about and he's clear how he puts things, better than the readings on their own), which lets there be some good discussions even in a big class.

Sadr comes off tough. If you actually listen in his lectures you'd understand that "easiness" is all a perspective. Things are "easy" if you put in the time and effort to understand the material. TIME AND EFFORT. Seriously, show up and pass? Do you actually learn anything if you do that? Great prof. Opens your eyes to the process of learning!

He's a cool dude.

#1 BEST Psych Prof. GENUINELY cares you learn and succeed and connect the content to real life. First ever prof or teacher to really teach me how to study and read carefully and take notes, now I'm doing better in ALL my classes. Very funny, VERY smart, great about answering questions, FAIR and CLEAR exams, daily quizzes. WARNING: way too yummy!

Friendly. Aproachabl. Funny. Great lectures, answering qs. Cares SO much about students success! Have tobe honst, I was still in intro mode 1st few weeks-didn't do hot on 1st midtrm. :( Office hrs, propely reading pprs, notes in class, asking qs-jump to an A-. :D Wish I had frm th start but learnd 4 nxt time AND already doing bttr inmy othr classes

This class isn't going to be easy. But you need to get it out of your mind that easiness even matters. Work hard and you will do well. This professor is one of very few who teaches you right. He will challenge your thought process and knowledge, but he has the info to back himself up and he teaches you a lot about learning and is there to answer u.

If you want to know how to learn and apply yourself to the rest of your university education, this professor will show you how. He was more than willing to meet with me when I had questions and would thoroughly answer them. This man completely changed my approach to learning/studying beyond what any other prof. has done.

Professor Sadr is probably the best prof I've had at U of L; he really knows his stuff and he explains concepts and expectations clearly. You get what you work for in his class; he doesn't baby his students, so expect to put in the hours, but also expect to learn a ton! 10/10 would recommend. Definitely taking another class from him!

When the semester first started, I was a little worried about how things would go since he seemed like he was on a power trip or something. It turns out, he actually just really cares about students learning properly instead of simply regurgitating material. I'd highly recommend this class to anyone who actually cares about learning.

Incredibly good teacher & good caring person. Not only super smart, funny, clear, inspiring & all that like everyone says but also genuine, generous & respectful. You will not learn only the content but learn to study, think, read & learn. Probably because he has so much integrity you can not fake your way through class like the haters want.

His lectures and readings he's written/selected are better than "thought provoking", they've been life changing for me and many friends who have taken as many classes as he offers. He's able to find the smallest things from daily life and in the course of an hour or a chapter expand them into the most amazing lessons about life and brain and mind.

Javid seems incredibly down to other and no bs. Along with a great sense of humor he is incredibly easy to understand.. as long as you catch him right from the beginning of the lecture.

THE most amazing lectures and the best chapters by far. Hugely eye-opening. Excellent discussions in and out of class. Excited to take more advanced classes with him next year. VERY STRONGLY recommended for serious students of psych or neuro. (I am both).

He's tough, but is exceptionally consistent. Attending class is a must, as part of the tests are drawn specifically from lecture material. He's hilarious -- many of the jokes are difficult to hear, but if you get em they're always good. This class is a more difficult psyc course, but doing the readings and being attentive is enough to do well.

#1 best prof you can find for any psyc class, hands down. And maybe the best and most caring human being I've met in years. Insanely smart, funny, and interesting. Find someone else if the plan's to skip class, not read, not study and squeak by. Whole point is he's trying to get you your money's worth and keep you from wasting your time on earth.

Really really great guy. Super interesting & important class and he did an amazing job of explaining things & answering Qs. You still have to do *your* part and read & study before & after each lecture. Quizzes every day help u get into that routine & self-assess. (There are no "pop" quizzes.) Not a lot of reading but u *actually* have to do them.

He is straight And well planned

Incredible lectures, inspiring, thought provoking, real world utility. Absolute genius, like you can't imagine, unbelievably knowledgeable, very original thinker, astute, and so good at explaining anything, completely fascinating as a scientist and a person. Organized, consistent. Real straight shooter, honest, straightforward, and very caring.

Very caring and warm person. Very organized and professional. Very intelligent and knowledgeable. Very funny and engaging. Very clear and concise. Very approachable and accessible. Very good planningmanaging class time class discussion. Very experienced, consistent and reliable. Best practices - No distractions, no powerpoint, no nonsense.

Wonderful brilliant guy and totally the highlight of the whole course. I have literally photocopied his two chapters to give my friends and family back home over Christmas. Looking forward to more classes with him as the single instructor. Best thing about 1000 was finding out about him because I don't think his courses would have been on my radar.

Such a caring, thoughtful, interesting and dedicated person, it shines through in everything he says and does, in his compassion, his professionalism, and in everything he's written for the course. Truly committed to real education, to really improving students' lives and well-being. Brilliant, funny, warm, deep and refreshingly genuine. The best.

His lectures BLEW MY MIND. And his chapters are EXCELLENT. By FAR the best professor, speaker, writer, teacher I've had after three years, in any department, Psych, Neuroscience, whatever. WAY smart, clear, organized, and very funny, interesting, accessible, intuitive and helpful in/out of class. BAD/FAKE students should find somebody else.

Javid is tough no doubt, his exams are insane. He however will help you to academic success if you just listen to him. Hes a super smart and knows how people learn, so he has a lot of good info. His lower level classes can be a bit patronizing but he does his job well of instructing .

On the personal side, he's a very genuine person, accessible, funny, honest, and seriously cares about students success. On the professional side, he's clearly an off-the-charts genius but also very organized, totally fair and straightforward, clear, and obviously very experienced and hardworking. That's a great combination and very rare to find.

More than any prof I've had, prof Sadr is a genuinely inspiring human being. Unbelievably knowledgeable, smart, clear, professional, committed to real student success, caring, funny, approachable. Literally life-changing lectures, ideas, insights and gold-star advice for real life. Read the chapters before lecture and you'll see this very clearly.

Easily the best prof I've had at this uni for any class in any departmnt. If I could have learned from him starting first year or if the techniques and skills and knowledge he teaches could be shared with kids in high school or earlier, school would just work so much better and life in general would be completely different. Thank you, sir.

Just an all around brilliant, professional, caring individual. Completely redefined my educational experience and outlook in so many ways and my work ethic and sense of self-efficacy and real personal accomplishment. His Sensation & Perception was one of 3 courses I took with him & had an incredible impact on my remaining Psyc/Neuro course work.

Such an excellent class, such an awesome prof. Learned so much, more than any other class or prof, things I still think about + use + teach other people every day, about film + about the mind. Wonderful way to finish my degree. Just study properly, take good notes, + listen to the guy. Make sure to take the perception class first, the prereq.

A very inspiring, brilliant, caring man. I'm literally shocked how much he cares about our learning, success & safety. I see bad reactions only frm students who-for all their classes/profs-want to get thru without ever reading anything or so phone addicted they can't sit still & listen to even th basics-which is what the whole class is about.

Life-changing experience. Literally. Sure he's smart, funny, professional and whatever else but that's not even the point. I think its that he know exactly what he needs to teach and when and how to teach it and knows when you have and haven't learned and how to help you each moment. First time ever I was taught what learning is and how to do it.

The Best. Hands down. First 2-3 weeks I had some adjusting becasue I never had any real teacher or prof like this in real life except the movies (Dead Poets Society!) and I know I had years of bad habits-and bad attitudes, I won't lie-to unlearn. After that I haven't stopped wishing that all my profscourses could be like this.

Seems intimidating at first, but if you genuinely care to learn he is amazing. Answers questions so in depth, his lectures and understanding of things is honestly mind-blowing. Not only does he help students learn HOW to learn, I have made some major life changes after listening to him speak. Hilarious, caring, honest, and ready to help. 10/10.

Best course and best professor/teacher I've ever had these last three years. Like everybody says, he's the real deal- and you have to be too, so I learned more than any other course AND learned how to learn and learned what learning is- so much more than even classes supposed to be about education & learning. Excited for his Perception next year.

Highly recommended. He's one of the only profs who seems in every way dedicated to their students's well-being, success, growth, education, critical thinking and even their safety in and out of class. In writing and lectures its obvious he has the skills, experience, honesty and sensitivity to help on that journey. And that passion is contagious.

THE. BEST. Hands down. Gave THE best lectures in this class and the best readings. And th content is so important-literally life and death important-for real life and he makes it accessable, relevant, crystal clear and so engaging. Still loving the chapters and rereading. Merry Christmas Professor Sadr! And thank-you! See you in Cognition class! ;)

Personally his lectures and writings have been literally life changing for me. I specially appreciate how calm and professional he is, focussing on content, explanations, real world examples, connections and the learning environment he facilitates and models. Inspires me also because he cares so much about every student's success and wellbeing.

his lectures and chapters are *literally* life changing.

Learned so much in his class valuable in real world. Mostly down to profs lectures and good readings and his style and attitude because thats been rare in my other psych classes. So the work pays off. Sadr has become my #1 choice for any kind of real human psychology courses thats practical, scientific, unbiased and relevant. Super smart and funny.

Fantastic prof. Students looking for easy marks rate him poorly, however his teaching style should be adopted across any educational platform. Hes quirky and extremely intelligent, and doesnt necessarily care about the right answer as long as you understand the material, which requires reading and understanding the material he assigns. Great prof

He's like 10 years ahead of the curve on everything and so important and lifesaving to listen to at this time in the world. Or I can say it like this: It was months ago and still alomst everyday I'm quoting him and his lectures to my friends and family and making copies (legal I hope!?!) of hsi chapters to give to people to help them - 'nuff said!

Major breakthrough in my ADHD impacts on my school work thanks to this Prof and his amazing lecture style and teaching techniques. Totally removed distractions from lecture and helped me focus on readings and notes and by end of first month I was doing so much better in all my courses, better than any semester so far. Clear and fair exams too. A+!

Actually for 2330. Best course of the year. Learned more that any recent NEURO/PSYCH class even with semster getting cut off. Exams were so clear and simple and lectures-I read the book and think its all good and interesting then I go to lecture and see how much I misunderstood on my own and how cool the content is. He's a lifesaver. Great teacher.

I was scared but I had got bad advice from friends online I found out later weren't really doing the work. He's very professional and decent and seriously cares about learning and best strategies. Content blew my mind on a weekly basis and his 4850 was the same. You got to be disciplined about studying every week and getting rid of all tech though.