Really nice and laid back - goes over info on quiz right before quiz so easy 10/10 - helpful and clear in class! Really wants students to do well - definitely take her if you can!

The BEST lab teacher I have ever had. I'm not the smartest when it comes to labs, but she took extra time to explain things to me. I really felt I learned a lot in the class, and that's all because of her. TAKE HER!

She is really sweet, but tends to not know exactly everything she talks about. She is very helpful. The tests are okay if you study, and you hardly use the book, or bring it to class. She's always willing to help!

extremely cute women. she gives powerpoints out at the beginning of each class which help for the test. She rambles and sometime goes off in a different direction then the lecture but overall is a really good professor.

I absolutely loved this class!!!! she is a very good teacher and so nice and helpful!!! her test are hard...if you dont study but if you go to class and listen the tests come straight from her notes! its a good class and i love her!!! :)

Dr. C is amazing! she was a great lab teacher & really wanted you to learn the material. she's very helpful and wants you to get a good grade.. for any section of 214L KNOW the goals of the recombinant DNA lab..will appear on lab quiz/test MANY times!

She is awesome, and so laid back in class. Her tests are completely reasonable and everything comes from key points on the power points, which she prints out and gives you every class.

Very enjoyable class. Cresawn really cares about her students and takes suggestions to heart. Tests are a bit hard, but all of the information is on the powerpoints she hands out.

Dr. Cresawn was a great professor and extremely helpful. Attend her office hours if you have any problems with the postlabs/writeups and she will be more than willing to help.

Dr. C is one of my favorite professors. She really cares about her students, and goes out her way to help. Her tests are right from the study guides and lecture slides but you really need to be able to apply the information, not just learn useless facts. I actually LEARNED alot in her class. TAKE THIS CLASS!! and go to office hours!

Mrs. Cresawn is a really good teacher. She even prints out the powerpoints for you before every class. Just study for the tests and this class is cake. + she is a super cool person

I'm a bio major and she is definitely one of the best prof I have had. Very clear with both the material and what she expects from you. Really cool person. She obviously enjoys what she does and is extremely knowledgeable. TAKE HER!

She's the man.. She made the most boring stuff totally do-able and her tests are from powerpoints. But don't think it's an easy A b/c she really wants you to LEARN something not just memorize. Def. take her- so down to Earth and so chill.. go to office hours to get to know her because she's such a nice person

Dr. C is the best! I would highly recommend taking her class. She wants you to do well and learn the material so she is there to help and do whatever she can. Her test are very straight forward. I would say to go to class, do the study guides, and attend her tests reviews if possible. It really should be easy to get an A/B no problem.

If you have an opportunity to take her by all means do! She does an amazing job about explaining things & she makes sure everyone understand the material. She also works really well with her students & keeps class interesting! I would take her for every class if possible.

Her class is all lecture, just show up and pay attention. I missed so many days and I should have tried harder. I still got a passing grade. She post all the lectures online as well if you miss class. Highly recommend getting her if possible. If you have a problem with anything, just email her she's very understanding. Kinda ditsy but I liked her!

She's super nice, super helpful, super good at explaining things. I really enjoyed this class. We didn't use the textbook at all, which was brilliant, and she's very fair with tests. I entirely recommend taking a class with her.

Cresawn is the BEST professor I've had so far! She makes the material so interesting, and very easy to understand. I love how she makes it fun and easy, and I can definitely use what she's taught me in the future! TAKE HER, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

she's the best!!!

Great teacher. Very fair and material is not difficult to follow if you pay attention and do some studying. Tests are a reasonable and require some effort. She is always willing to help.

Dr. C is seriously the best!!! If you can take DO IT!!!! the class is so much fun for student and teacher and you learn so many fun activities that can be taken into the classroom. Tests are group and only ten questions(so easy) and other than that there are just activities! There is also a super fun field trip to a preschool!

A good class. My best advice is to go to classes and listen to the lectures... read over the power points and ask questions... do all three and you'll get an A in lecture. don't forget about lab. too many people underestimate it and it hurts them. Cresawn is great and helpful, everything is straight forward.

I loved Dr. C! She is so down to earth, and actually HUMAN! She brought food for us in the early morning and made an effort to keep class interesting ! Tests are in groups. Would highly recommend

Dr. C is awesome. So cool. Very nice and extremely willing to help. Really cares about helping her students on an individual level and helping her students get the most out of the class. Stays on task and teaches with clarity. Creates interesting lectures and assignments. Great instructor all around.

Kerry Cresawn is wonderful! She is extremely laid back, helpful, and funny. Attendance is taken via clicker questions. As long as you put forth effort and go to class, you should have no problem passing the class with a decent grade. I strongly recommend her!

Professor Cresawn is awesome! She is actually quite helpful. She is there to boost people's grades. She won't let anyone fail. She brings food to class sometimes and has great powerpoints. Just go to class you will pass. She even has group tests which are really helpful in case you bomb by yourself. Take this class!

By far the BEST professor I have ever had at JMU! She really knows what she is teaching and wants her students to succeed! She is so friendly and approachable. Give group test after you take the test alone which helps boost your individual grade! Class is fun and she makes you want to be there! ABSOLUTELY TAKE HER!!

Has been my FAVORITE teacher so far at JMU!She is a great lecturer, funny and engaging. She really makes the topic interesting. People say her tests are hard but they are fair because she prepares you for them. I liked her so much I made sure I got her for 214 lab as well. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Creswan is a great teacher! She is charismatic, sweet, and funny. She obviously loves to teach. Her tests are really super hard. She uses critical thinking and you can always narrow it down to two answers on a test. She does curve and gives extra credit sometimes.

Absolutely love her! She is one of the most helpful lab professors ever, and you'll definitely need it for cell and molec. Our group messed up almost every lab and she doesn't take off points and does her best to make the best of it. She's also great in office hours!

She is a great teacher and really doesn't care about grades she wants you to truly understand the material. She wants her students to be able to apply biology not just memorize deffinitions.

Dr. Cresawn's class is the best BIO114 class I could've chosen. She's extremely helpful and understanding; her tests are a little challenging, but are going to be extremely helpful in upper level classes. If you study, it's definitely possible to get an A. She's fun to talk to and she's extremely funny. Definitely take this class!

She won't hold your hand thru this course and if you're a Type A person, she could annoy you. Her class will be MUCH simpler than other bio 114's. reading w/ note taking is necessary. LOTS of group work. attendance isn't taken but group work & clicker ?s will reflect your attendance. I loved her, take her and get to know her outside of class!

She is so helpful and has you do activities which really help reinforce the concepts. I took AP Biology and did well, but didn't really feel that I learned much, so it's nice to actually learn the material and like the subject now. She is so helpful and amazing!

I LOVE Dr. Cresawn! She is so helpful, so nice, and she genuinely cares about her students. She does group testing and group final, which is 50% of each test grade and helps a ton. Tests can be tricky sometimes but if you study a lot and come to class you should be fine. She is by far my favorite professor!

Dr.C is great.I would take her again.Go to her during office hours! She's not intimidating at all.Lab inherently requires work-Dr.C doesn't pile you w/ unexpected busy work. Your workload is what you'd expect from a 200level lab course. (post labs,1full lab report,weekly quizzes-most are group & can use notes, etc)

Lovely lady. This class is kinda hard, but if you just read over her powerpoints, do the group work, and pay attention, you can do well. Got a 100 on the final just by typing up her powerpoints and studying them. I would totally take the class again.

Dr. Cresawn is probably the best teacher I have ever had. She really understands how students learn. At first I was annoyed at the concept of group work and group tests but by the end I realized what an amazing learning tool they are. Learned so much from her, take this professor! She will make bio fun! Go Dr.Cresawn!!

Dr. Cresawn is an awesome teacher. I took both BIO 114 and BIO 124L with Dr. Cresawn. She is extremely helpful and very clear. I definitely recommend her. She's awesome

Dr. Cresawn is AMAZING! I loved her and loved her class. By no means is it easy, you have to work for your grade. However, she will go out of her way to help you! Literally anything! She is even my professional reference! Make sure you buy the textbook and go to class. Sometimes they are a tad scattered, but if you follow the book, you'll be fine!

You have to work in groups and participate. Attendance is by clicker questions and her tests are fair to gauge understanding of the material so they are not easy but if you read and study they are simple but read the WHOLE question they are also taken in groups to help you. She really wants to help you so don't hesitate to speak with her.

If you struggle in this class then Bio is not for you. She does a great job connecting the processes you learn about in high school to the big picture. I feel like I came away with a much more comprehensive understanding of how the natural world works. Her tests require a deeper understanding, do NOT expect just to regurgitate the material.

She is very nice and smart, but tests are really hard. Do group work almost every day.

Dr. Cresawn is a great teacher. This was my favorite class I have taken so far at JMU. The way she teaches makes it easy to remember. There is a lot of group work, and a group section of tests, so make sure you pick a smart group or you will be screwed. She is very funny and you can tell she puts a lot of time and thought into how she teaches.

This professor talks really fast but gives very in depth material to help students pass. She gives "case studies" as group work and helps a lot when you need it. The quizzes are graded on a curve and she is very approachable. There are 2 parts to the tests, 60% of the grade is individual and 40% of the grade is done with the IFAT in your group.

I really enjoy her class. She really tries to help your grade.

Be prepared for a lot of group work - not only are you in a group with the five people you sit with on the second day of classes, but you take tests with them(take multiple choice set alone and with group, average your scores - unless you scored higher). Reads straight from power points, cancels class a fair amount and moves tests back.

Dr. Cresawn is really great; I like her enthusiasm and the way she teaches. She gives you all of her PowerPoint notes which are pretty much what you should study along with group work activities for tests. That being said, there is A LOT of group work, but I really liked my group so I can't complain. Clicker questions count for points; go to class!

She's a super nice lady and wants you to succeed! One time when the test average was super low she helped us out and curved it. Go to PASS sessions they help so much! Lots of group work, and the tests are partly group! You only use the textbook a handful of times to take like 4 online quizzes throughout the year. Overall a minimum amount of work!

Her lectures are typically short and the homework is easy. If you took AP Bio in high school with a good teacher then this class is a breeze.

Dr. Cresawn is a likable teacher. Her lectures are very informative and easy to remember. She uses alternative lecturing techniques. The homework and clicker questions are easy. The tests are also very easy. The tests are half individual and half group, so make sure you sit near some reliable people. One of the easiest classes I've taken at JMU.

Really nice professor. You don't have to take notes because she prints off the slides. Class is group based with case studies as part of your grade (they are annoying, but not hard). Tests are pretty easy, but sometimes there are dumb questions which she ends up throwing out, so you end up with a decent grade.

Dr. Cresawn is a great lab professor. She is helpful in lab and willing to clear up things if they don't click right away. Most of the stuff is group lab reports and that is helpful. She is easy to get ahold of outside of class, and even gives you her cell number! Very sweet lady and I would also recommend checking into her education research! :)

Dr. Cr taught with Ludwig for 140's trial run. Both are good friends & make class entertaining, but can become confusing sometimes with new material. Overall, great professor with lots of experience (helped develop research a cure for a very rare genetic disorder) and knowledge of the bio & a genuine person who cares about her students' success.

For a GenEd, this class is hard. If you're a senior trying to meet the science requirement, I do not recommend this class unless you took AP or DE Biology in high school and understood it. If you are a bio major, I highly recommend this class because she's the easiest professor for 140. - 3 in-class exams - Cumulative Final - all group assignments

All of her tests are taken individually for about 40 minutes and then taken within your group for the last 30 minutes which is really helpful if you're stuck on a certain question. Recommend going to class and writing on her handouts, she also has amazing pass sessions by her pass leader!

You get to take group exams, so your grade is boosted every time by that. Her exams reflect what you learn in class and she's really easy to talk to, super nice and accessible outside of class and will always answer questions and explain things in the most clear simple way. BEST BIO 140 PROFESSOR HERE TAKE HER!!!!

BIO140 is hard. She does an overall good job at explaining the material. Hands out the slides in class, to take notes on. Is accessible outside class for help GO TO HER EARLY ON! The wording she uses on her tests are VERY confusing because she wants you to ask questions, ask and she'll help you out. Best choice for BIO140 overall