I hate him. He can't explain anything clearly. He can't even speak clearly. His exams are horribly difficult!! Questions make him really angry. And he goes through powerpoints for his lectures but does it too fast. Also each page has like 10 terms and he does not post all the powerpoint online. You have to study until your eyes bleed to pass!!!Bewa

i give him a low rating i lost interest in the class and stoped going

nice professor to some students, knows his materials...yet tests are hard even when effort is put in to studying... and fun...also, he does not like to explain things when question is asked, however likes to talk about random things...not recommended. THIS CLASS is psy 402 not psych 802 at Harvard University. very hard! Very rude.

abara loves to say look in the book and look in the syllabus. We ask questions because we need help not for some over pay teacher to tell us to look in the book and syllabus. yes he is a teacher not a professor. but cant teach at all. The mean was 30 out 50 in our midterm. YES HARD midterms

This guy is crazy. he will make you want to call the blue project. Stay away from this guy. he is very hard. midterm are very hard. I am going crazy. going to call the blue project

cant teach. mean of the test was 25/30.A rude man from SF. DO NOT TAKE!

DO NOT TAKE! this man has no idea on how to help students learn and enjoy learning. i put in hours of studying to get a D. I hope to pass the class! He never helps, wastes timein class, makes you feel stupid and brain dead. He has stupid jokes and thinks hes funny and people like him. My last semester at the school was sreadful thanks to him.

First off as is said WAY to hard midterms, by any standard. Spends half of class droning about drinking Worst thing is that your grade seems to be dependent on how he is feeling at the time. I put an hours worth of effort on studying for the midterms and for Ds Do yourself a favor and take someone else.HE IS RUDE Lecturer! 31 out 50 mean on exam

stay away from this professor, he is very rude,He has no respect for his students, he doesn't know how to teach. I have no idea how get hired at CSUN. around five people in my class decided to file a complaint against him. if anyone else wants to file a Complain against him, they can go to the office and file the form.

Amazing that the last person said that Dr. Abara is rated to harshly.Yet they did'nt seem to leave high marks either-hmm?Dr Abara plays favorites, is funny at times, until he insults you in a mocking way.Making him unprofessional!He curves grades as to not draw attent to himself for failing every student.Passing with an A is do-able after curving.

WORST teacher I have ever had. Unwilling to help. MOODY. Favors the guys in class. He thinks his teaching style is perfect regardless that half the class is failing. Says "I don't know" to questions asked in class at least 3 times a day. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!

I must agree with the majority of these ratings. He loves to talk about drinking margaritas and his teaching style is not effective, or at least I don't consider reading from a power point very useful. He did make rude comments to more than one student, which I found less than amusing. I got a B but i do not recommend at all.

1. he does not teach psy 345 as the comment below stated! 2. WORST PROFESSOR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD. HE MAY KNOW THE MATERIAL, BUT MAYBE HE SHOULD LEARN HOW TO TEACH BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO BE A PROFESSOR OF A COLLEGE COURSE. THERE IS NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THIS BAD PROFESSOR, AND YOU WILL GET A BAD GRADE. UNLESS YOU TEACH YOURSELF!

Worse professor I ever had in my life! He is a nice guy, but the worse professor EVER!!! Some people are smart, but simply can't teach!

He is a nice person, but perhaps in the wrong job? He knows his stuff, but it seems that people do not understand him. He also gave remarks about rating him here and on the faculty evaluation sheet CSUN gives us, I thought that was inappropriate to tell students, because we should be free to tell the truth as we see it.

I do not recommend him, he is not very helpful. He made an interesting class boring!

If you can take somebody else!!!

I would NEVER take him again. Do yourself a favor and STAY AWAY!!!!

I totally agree with the last comment. And I have to say I was in the top of the class as well, and still do not think he was a good professor, nothing personal. Sorry but I have to be honest and advise people to NOT take his class.

I got an -A, and still think ge is not a good prof. Stay away if you can!

Does not reply to e-mails, rude to students and seems way too worried about how students rate him on this site and on the CSUN evaluation sheet. Do not take him!

Awful professor, not professional. Stay away!!!

one of the worst professors i have ever had. the tests are beyond ridiculous!! they are based on things he never even spoke of. bring him a diet coke and he might like you.

You either really ignore the risk you are facing by being in his class, or really don't care about the situation. Biology must not be taught like sociology that you just write down and memorize.the materials are not presented in a conceptual way.

Taking His classes are big danger! Very confusing lecture,(unrelated slides with unrelated lectures are mixed to make you nervious) very complicated tests.

He is the worst Professor EVER. Super unfair and careless. I took two classes with him cuz didnt have any option and learned absolutely nothing. Do not waist you time!!

he is arrogant and has anger management issues. He seems nice and funny but soon you realize that he is stalling so as to not teach. If you want to learn, do not take his class. He falls way behind his syllabus, grades unfairly and talks down to students who ask challenging questions.

He is the worst teacher I have ever had. He calls out people to embarrass them and manages to do this every class. I do not know how he is a psychologist. Clearly does not care about anyone. Creates a very hostile environment. Half the class failed his 1st test. Gives e.c. but assigns questions that are hard to answer so no one gets credit.

He is horrible at getting through class material and tries to cram everything in one class session before the exam. Exams will have random questions about things never covered. Many people do horrible on the tests. There's no other assignments except the exams. Attending class is important only for random points. Not recommended!

Not recommended! You will always be lost in class. Goes on tangents. Covers barely anything in a longgg class and expects you to go read about it for the exam. Not easy to pass and won't know what your grade is the whole time. It's horrible.

Terrible professor. Does not teach. Just talks to the class in an inconsistent and unclear manner. Does not take the time to clarify anything. Goes off topic. Questions on exams are random and hard. I am a straight A student and feel like his class is the only class I will fail. Everyone does bad on his tests. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!!

terrible professor. Does not teach. Just talks to the class in an inconsistent and unclear manner. Does not take the time to clarify. Goes off topic. Questions on exams are random and hard. I am a straight A student and feel like I will fail his class. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!!

He really doesn't care about his students and it shows. Always makes fun of people and talks about himself. To top it off his tests are harder than any test from my upper division courses. I really was looking forward to taking this class and now I am just happy its done with.

worst teacher in my three years in college. He is very RUDE. I thought he was funny in the beginning too. Until I noticed his jokes consisted calling out students and insulting them. In addition to this his tests questions come from no where. Even if you read the book twice and attend lectures u will do bad on his tests. It horrible. Never again.

GOOD LUCK because thats exactly what you need to even get a B in that class. My god is he a bad teacher. You will leave the class learning absolutely nothing and with a lower gpa. Thank you abara.

I was very disappointed in taking him for this class. He was referred by another student who spoke highly of him. He is not funny; he is condescending. He does not lecture. He comes in when he feels like it and then makes up some excuse. His tests are hard because he puts material that we have not been covered by him or in the text book.

I really was excited about taking this class and I left hating it. I would never take him again. His tests are extremely hard and idk where the questions are coming from. Not based on the textbook or lecture thats for sure. Ended up with a B and thats because everyone was doing so bad that he did an open book final but that won't save ur grade

If you want a professor who cares about you passing DO NOT TAKE HIM. He demeans you for asking a question, doesn't give instruction on what he wants for the research paper but will get mad if you don't follow his nonexistent instructions, wont answer emails or any questions, his "sassy" comments are insults, and you have to teach yourself. AVOID!!!

Do not take him! Does not care about students and never clearly explains what he wants. He ridicules you instead about your paper, and rarely ever teaches. You will have to teach yourself.

AVOID! Class is dependent on his mood. Gets frustrated when too many questions asked. Attempts to be helpful. Funny, but sassy. Independent & group exams will boost your grade. Will claim no homework but then fail you if not completed. Class starts when he wants NOT scheduled. Very quick to get off topic. Pass in you class, but fail in lab.

This class was a guessing game. You do not know what your grade is throughout the semester except for your exam grades. He would get so upset when a student would ask a question. Did not explain how he wanted a paper done until after it was due. Take someone else for this course.

Don't take this professor. He is obsessed with neuropsych and will only lecture on that. He loves tangents and is not clear when assignments are due and how he wants them done. He assigns random pop "quizzes" just to make people show up to his lectures, which are again, full of tangents. Get ready to read to pass, he won't teach you anything.

This has been one of the worst classes I've taken. Dr. Abara would get upset when students would ask questions. He had no clear criteria for the research paper until it was due. He went off on tangents. This entire class has been a mess. He's extremely picky with APA style. Please don't take this class with him.

DO NOT TAKE HIM!! I registered for this class because I had no other choice. You will be confused the entire semester. He says one thing and expects another the next day. You never know what is going on, what is due when and what he is asking from you. He does not grade anything until the end of the semester and never responds to emails.

I didn't like the use of Globalyceum as I couldn't keep track of what my actual grade was on canvas until the end of the semester. Graded by a few quizzes, assignments, midterm and final.

Awful professor for PSY 321! Research methods is no joke and he makes it even more stressful. You never know what he expects and his feedback is very poor quality. Dont let his sense of humor fool you. He doesnt even know whats going on, constantly changing his instructions. Get ready to be disappointed.

Clearly does not want to teach! Will spend time talking about ANYTHING but the actual lectures. For exams he provides no guidance, leaves you to drown. Horrible experience. This is the type of class where is busy busy homework but no learning. Good luck if you are up to challenge. Class was online because of COVID.

DONT DO IT! One of the worst professors I've ever taken. Spends 45 minutes of the hour lecture off-topic and confusing. After doing readings, assignments, and watching lectures, the tests are intensely hard for no reason. Expectations are confusing and when the whole class complains he avoids responsibility and makes excuses. Online Due to COVID

Really just a bad professor. Maybe its different in person but Professor Abara goes really off task during his lectures. He spends up to an hour talking about anything but the subject. Exams are impossible no matter how much you study. Expectations are unclear and it was difficult to understand what to do. Dont take his class, youll regret it

WORST Professor ever. Constant changes deadlines and due dates. DOESNT RESPOND TO EMAILS. Doesnt know how to lecture. his grammatical and syntax errors make questions impossible, he refuses to change them. Doesnt take responsibility for his wrong doing. Cengage is lazy. He does no manual grading,and cant lecture or email students back

Worst professor I have ever taken at csun. Seemed so clueless about this subject, he should just stick to neurology, his "specialty." Most of the time forgot that we had quizzes even though he had it written on his syllabus. He would get annoyed and would use sarcastic remarks when you'd ask questions. SAVE YOUR GPA, not approachable at all.

This is my first time writing a review simply because I want to warn others not to take him, ever. Bio Psych is already hard enough as it is, it doesn't help when your professor basically calls you stupid for not understanding the material, without offering ANY help. AVOID IF POSSIBLE. If you have to take him, be prepared to teach yourself.

The worst psych prof I've ever had. Didn't put grades into canvas and expected us to calculate our own grade. Also didn't answer emails and was extremely hostile in office hours for no reason. Exams were also not based on what we learned on Cengage and were way harder than they needed to be. DONT TAKE HIM

literally one of the worst professors i have ever had. be prepared to learn this difficult subject on your own. his lectures are so random and boring. his exams are confusing and extremely difficult. ruined my gpa. whatever you do DONT TAKE HIM!

One of the worst professors in this department. He would frequently go off topic wasting time during lecture. He's very disorganized, impractical, irresponsible, and smug. Nobody comes out of there learning anything because he doesn't teach.

Worst Professor at CSUN! He does not respond to emails for a couple of days. He is very unorganized. He is a nice guy, but does not know how to teach. He gives two midterms and one final exam. No extra credit opportunities. This class is already hard as is, and he makes it harder on the students by giving the second midterm 1 week before the final!

If you have a choice in who your PSY250 professor will be, please stray away from this professor. He doesn't respond to any emails. His lectures are super heavy and gives you two midterms. The second midterm is one week before the final exam which gives you no time to study. But on top of that, you're expected to input and calculate your own grade.

This class was awful. He makes you input your own grades, and you won't know your grade until the end of the year. It's asynchronous, but you NEED to show up to the lectures of else you won't understand the tests. There's two midterms. Some questions on tests aren't even in the book/lecture. I only took him bc he was the only prof. available.

Listen up. This is quite possibly the WORST professor I've ever had to deal with in school. If you NEED to take this class, then brace yourself for the worst and stick it through like the rest of us. If you don't need to take this class, then DON'T. You will truly suffer under the belt of Professor Abara. This one class alone felt like 20 classes.

I never write any reviews on here but I truly want to warn future students from taking his class as he is very unorganized and makes you input your overall course grade because he is too lazy to do so himself. He also makes his tests EXTERMLEY hard considering this is an intro level psychology class. DONT TAKE HIM!!!!

Do not take him believe me .he doesnt teach you anything and the exams are so hard

Warning! Professor may seem witty and light at first, but he's incredibly tough! Lectures are long + dry, + a repeat of our homework assignments so it shouldn't be an issue if you miss a few classes, right? Wrong. He gave us attendance codes and noticed more ppl have the code than ppl actually attending, so he made the rest of our exams in-person.

avoid taking this professor, quizlet is your friend and he doesn't even show up on time. Doesn't respond to emails but he reads them, always goes off track so the class is behind. He reads rate my professor and says he's "different".

DO NOT TAKE! Worst professor, late to class, does not read emails and has no care for them yet expects you to read his. Is giving out two midterms and the what we do on the homework is not even on the exams. Acts childish and lectures make no sense AT ALL! We are also way behind schedule and acts like it's on us that we are 3 chapters behind.

wholeheartedly, this class made me want to change my major. you suck, professor abara. #freewinston

He makes the whole class want to change their Majors, I think if you have this many negative ratings you need to review your teaching method. Was not accommodating a student who was medically unavailable to attend and told her to drop the class even through she was willing to participate in exams and lectures via Zoom. Terrible with emails

Respectfully this professor made me not want to be a psy major anymore. Doesn't reply to emails this should have been the first red flag. He has even said to not email him because he will see it but not respond and to just ask in class but there has been times when I was not able to come cause of medical reasons. Would not recommend for any class.

there are 2 RMP for him so make sure to look at both.

This professor is awful, if you can somehow avoid him, please do. He is really unorganized, has a bad teaching style, doesn't respond to any emails or messages, gets mad at the class if they do bad when it really reflects his teaching methods and doesn't really seem to know what he is doing. You'll mostly end up teaching yourself in his class.

If you can avoid taking this professor, do it. His lectures are really boring and hard to follow but its necessary to come to class if you want to pass. He doesn't respond to any messages or emails, and is very unorganized. Almost all the homework is on cengage, but the tests are by "his definitions," not what the book teaches you.

Professor takes forever to respond back to emails. Not much consideration for students who can't make it to class sometimes. If you miss one class then forget on catching up. Assignments are always given last minute. Reviews/study guides for midterms are mostly not even on the exam.

If you're a psych major, it is inevitable that you will be taking Prof Abara's class since he is the only one at CSUN who teaches PSY250. All I can say is, make sure you write down everything he says because while he does provide powerpoints, he will include things he has said in the lecture to be on the tests. if you're not a psych major, AVOID!

He changes certain things from what he claims to be expected (extra credit for midterms), he gave it for the 1st one but decided to not give it out for 2nd one because he just feels like it. He's disorganized, he doesn't realize that it isn't just our ways of studying that lead to the average of 20-30/50 for the class. It is his teaching methods.

Professor Abara is the worst professor I've had. He's super unorganized with lectures and always goes off topic for long periods of time. His teaching methods are really bad, which are reflected through our poor test scores. For midterm 1 the class average was 28/50, so that says a lot. Is also super hostile with students. AVOID IF U CAN

He could not stop himself from being fatphobic and bringing up weightloss teas. He brought a dog into class, didn't care for it during the 4 hours of class (no water, no food, no bathroom breaks for it) and got annoyed at the students for being distracted by the puppy in the classroom.

Since day one this professor was rude the all the students. He never responds to emails. He will not answer your questions you have in class. He ignores talking to females. When he provides extra credit. He grades it like a regular assignment. If you did not do it you get a lower grade. No study guide. Everyone failed the first exam

Since the first day of class he yelled at the students. He does not answer questions women ask. No study guide is given. The test are rigrd off of his own definitions. He hates fat people. You ask for clarification on something and he will not answer your question.

He is late to class and gives more detail than necessary for content, making learning more confusing. He blames the class when we collectively fail an exam and does not take into consideration his role. He can be aggressive at times and is not accessible outside of class. He does not have a syllabus, which could contributes to the disorganization.

His lectures were so unorganized and confusing and if you had any questions, he wouldn't answer them, he would just make you even more confuse. The test were so difficult since it would be based on his lecture notes that were really confusing. Try to avoid this professor at all cost.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

i thought all the reviews were lying but he is a difficult teacher, he's the only psych 250 teacher for in person and online and even if you pay attention he's so difficult. if you can AVOID HIM because you can't even cheat your way through. he's rude and all over the place, everything is disorganized and he's gonna make you wanna switch your major

Very inconsistent, takes forever to grade, hard to pay attention in lectures.

Professor Abara is very disorganized and adds too much detail during the lecture, which becomes very overwhelming. He never communicates what is going to be on the exams. There is so much to learn with so little time to do so and he is so vauge with what he writes on the slides. He mostly relays info out loud and doesn't write it out.

yeah no don't take him. i saw his reviews and was like "how bad can it be?" bad. it was really bad. he throws tantrums in class, makes you pay for a textbook, shitty attendance policy, hard to reach out of class. final exam class average was 29/50. i'll let that say exactly what needs to be said about him. oh also, no study guides before any exams.

Avoid at all costs. He is severely disorganized, lacks communication skills with his students, and doesn't properly distribute knowledge. In the beginning of the semester, he complains that these reviews are "not true" and calls it "bullying" but they're true! This is worst class I ever took in my academic career. Lack of professionalism!

trash, garbage, Basura however you want to say it

Don't take this prof! He has no structure when it comes to keeping track of attendance. Started off by having us submit a word he would say in class to canvas, to him taking attendance on a sheet of paper, and then he did a group assignment to take attendance. He was very late with answering emails. The whole thing was annoying & very frustrating.

Had his 312. Has no structure for how he takes attendance. Disorganized & all over the place. Inconsistency made this class frustrating and annoying. He went to a conference and put some questions on the final about the conference however when he was telling us about it he didn't say that we would be tested on it. Late, if ever, replies to emails.

Wasn't a very good professor, disorganized, tests were hard, lectures were long and hard to get through

i told him i needed an extension bc my grandma died and was out of state, he literally ignored that whole part of my canvas message and was very passive aggressive with me on a zoom he had me join. made the final online but the day of decided some people had to take it in person so many couldn't take it bc they had left campus/moved out already.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! This was by far the worst class I've taken at CSUN. The professor unfortunately can't keep his class organized. There were kids getting in arguments during class and the professor took so long to end it. His lectures are very boring and it general it was a class that I regretted taking. Take the class at your own risk!

the worst psychology professor to ever exist in the realm of california state university northridge.

He made us struggle the tests came from inconsistent information student had to correct him and grades recalculated Consistently late and disregardful of canceling class with short notice. I am still unsure of where he got his materials from. Avoid him at all costs unless you want to struggle and end up with a bad grade.

I usually don't write negative reviews but Dr. Abara was a difficult professor. He was very behind on schedule and even though he had not formally taught Chapter Four for Midterm One he still included questions from Chapter Four in the Midterm. He is also very passive aggressive and run, he does not answer emails and his lectures are confusing

This professor is one of the worst I have ever come in contact with. He is extremely unclear; he gives an unnecessary attitude, doesn't like answering questions, never responds to emails, jumps around from topic to topic, and does not have a clear grading rubric for what parts of the class are worth how much of our grade.

Overall, he had 2-3 good lectures out of the semester. This class was problematic because he would often go off on topics that took up too much time, spending excessive time on one topic. I advise against taking this class. He would sometimes spend two weeks on a single chapter. He is brilliant, but his teaching style and skills do not match.

Worst professor ever. Do not take this class. Extremely passive aggressive when asking for assistance. Took him a month to respond to my emails. I could write so much more but that's all you need to hear.

Stay away from this professor. Glorified powerpoint reader. You won't learn anything valuable in this class. No study guide for exams, goes on too many rants (some reasonable but unnecessary). Gives CA's whenever he wants or notices a lot of students absent. Takes forever to get back to you. Horrible professor overall.

Is very harsh with attendance, says he doesn't care about rate my professor but brings it up almost every class and how it's bullying him. Also makes more jokes about getting drunk than he does teach the class. Very disorganized. Don't suggest him, the actual assignments are fairly easy, the test are more hard.

This professor will make your life really hard. No matter what happens and how severe your reason for absence is, he will not sympathize with you. Instead, he will try and make you retake the class next semester. He also judges you for scoring less on a test; having a low score or just for having a doubt rather than working with you.

This professor was one of the worst professors I've ever taken. He acknowledges ratemyprof but claims it's bullying. Extremely disorganized, edits slides in class and doesn't update them, unreliable for emails, CA's "depend" on the days. Inconsistent, rude and unprofessional-STAY AWAY IF POSSIBLE. If you have to take him......just pray.

I worry this professor is protected by the wrong people he is truly terrible and the school does nothing about it he belittles you and makes you feel worthless and acts like it's your fault I didn't even choose the guy he was just thrown at me

Rude service.

His reviews are as bad as they are. I was signed up with another professor and it was changed to Abara a few weeks before the semester started and there was nothing I could do. He changed the syllabus so many times, slowest grader, talked back to students who asked questions, and blamed us for his lagging by assigning us 3 labs during finals week.

Took 320 and he is extremely disrespectful and disorganized. He belittles students for asking questions and creates an uncomfortable, hostile environment. His lectures are confusing, and he never responds to emails when you need help. If you want a supportive professor who actually teaches and communicates avoid his class. WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!!!!

Extremely unorganized and rude to students. Instructions were often unclear, assignments were poorly managed, and questions were often met with sarcasm or impatience. Overall, the lack of professionalism made the class frustrating and stressful. He would also constantly roll his eyes and laugh at students questions, making you feel dumb.

He is extremely disrespectful and disorganized. He belittles students for asking questions and creates an uncomfortable, hostile environment. His lectures are confusing, and he never responds to emails when you need help. If you want a supportive professor who actually teaches and communicates, avoid his class. WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!!!!

Abara is disorganized and mean. He yells at students and goes off of the syllabus. For my class he assigned three extra homework assignments the last day of lecture. He made these assignments mandatory to pass the class and then canceled all office hours. He does not care about students at all. DO NOT TAKE

Worst professor in the psychology department, please DO NOT take him unless you're super desperate. His teaching is terrible, does not care about students, has no empathy or compassion. You will learn nothing valuable in this course, I only survived because of my classmates. Whatever you do don't take his class !

Will not give extension. Lots of studying. Replies to emails late. Rude.

Sooo unorganized, his lectures were hard to understand, and he fear mongered in a lot of his instructions for assignments and exams. Never answered any emails and was late to post so many assignments. Hated taking him.

I would avoid this class if you can. You HAVE to attend every class because he gives access codes and test questions in person. He's extremely unorganized with lectures, tests, etc. He can be funny at times, but thats the only good part of taking him.

He is nice until he feels like students aren't paying attention or attending class. It's probably because he just reads off the power points and goes off topic. He'll feel the need to make some question only known in class and on the exam it'll just say a number. So don't miss class or he'll make you pay for it. He'll get rude and snappy too.

Have to say that this professor is very inconsistent. Half of the assignments were not even graded before the end of this semester. And he uses a trickster type situation for test. I received the lowest score I ever received in any CSUN courses. He stated there would be extra credit assignments. Then posted as only makeup not extra credit at all!