She is awesome... has all kinds of activities that make class really interesting! One of the best classes I've taken.

She's a wonderful professor with tons of knowledge and always willing to help. Make sure to READ and STUDY the book if you want to pass the tests.

Very interesting class.. She always does activities to keep the students involved and does her very best to make sure every student understands what she is teaching. I enjoyed this class very much! :o)

definitely take her class - you won't regret it!

this was a great class. it was fun because of the activities she did. very nice and extremely helpful. take her!

I wasn't really interested in Sports Psychology when I signed up for this class, but she makes it fun and easy. Her PowerPoint presentations are easy to follow. The paper requirements weren't very difficult. Group projects and presentations are the focus of this class, so be prepared to communicate with your classmates and show up to class!

Young, fun, helpful teacher. Uses powerpoint for lectures, ocassional quiz on the textbook chapters(easy). This is a very interesting topic, deals with conformity, attribution errors, attraction, love, ect. Highly recommended

Very nice teacher, you can learn a lot from this class and from her. Very Fun class. Take no one else but her for psy 351. 2 essays but she grades them easy. Very cool teacher !! Very Nice !! Everyone will enjoy her class 100%

Dr. Beals is a great professor. She is fun, easy, make the subject and the very interesting to learn. There are two essays (easy), six quizzes (assigned)from readings, power points notes, 3-chapters tests and its an easy A's class. Highly recommended!

I took this class during the summer and it was one of the better classes. Kristin is extremely nice and fun and she takes the time to explain topics thoroughly. She provides many examples and offers to help her students out during or outside of class. She is definitely one of the greatest teachers on campus. Don't take anyone else for this class!

Awesome teacher. She is young and not bent on proving you aren't at her level. She is very open to feedback and her tests run in perfect sync with her lectures and book material. Nothing is out of the blue. My only complaint is the group project. I think "forcing" a group project on undergrads isn't wise cuz of all the slackers. She's great!!

She is really nice and fun teacher. test could be hard and goes by book and lectures! gives powerpoint notes and does fun activities in class. I just hated the debate presentation. overall i would take her again. Ask questions and talk to her for help if you are struggling. Take her class

Professor Beals is a wonderful teacher. She has fun activities in class and once in a while we get to watch some cool clips. She teachers straight off of her power points and her quizzes are really easy.

Dr. Beals is the best. She is very interesting, knows her stuff, and because she is an athlete, she can relate the material to the real world. Her in-class teaching style is great - she mixes things up so that you don't fall asleep. I would recommend her class to everyone!

By far one of the best professors and classes I have ever taken. Lectures are really interesting, informative, and entertaining. Professor Beals is a really funny, warm, and approachable person. Test are pretty challenging, but she gives extra credit and assignments are easy.

Dr. Beals is awesome! She's totally not my preferred teaching style - it's all class interaction and acting stuff out and getting into groups - but I learned so much from doing all of that. Her lectures were interesting. The papers/assignments weren't bad. Her tests were hard, but if you study hard you can get a good grade. And she's a lot of fun!

TAKE HER!!!! she is awesome!!!! sooo helpful and such a nice lady!!!! class is not easy but doable... you HAVEE to study hard for her tests

Awesome teacher! Read/skim through book before quizzes and you'll do good. Gives a study guide for essay questions on exams. Class participation is mandatory but very helpful. Two short essays. Good ppt lectures to clarify readings. Very willing to help her students and pretty funny too. I loved the subject and instructor!!

Prof Beals was an awesome teacher! She knew the material well, and knew how to present her info in a not so boring matter. There were 8 quizzes (easy), 2 or 3 multiple choice tests with some short answer. Overall, a great teacher and the class was very interesting. You can study your notes & get a passing grade. I got an A and took notes & read

Prof. Beals is definately the best teacher I have ever had! She knows how to make the information interesting and fun. She is extremely helpful and knowledgeable. She is very patient and will help you till you fully understand the material. If every teacher was like Dr. Beals I would have graduated a long time ago!!!

She is the best professor i have probably ever had in my life! She is awesome and she makes the material so relevant to todays society by given clear examples! Take her you will not regret it!

I don't think I need to say much more. Just read the other reviews. Simply awesome teacher. Awesome class. The stuff learned makes you think of the world in a different way and is very useful in the world. I would major in this if I wasn't so far into my current one!

Great teacher. She's cool, sweet, and charming. Take!

Professor Beals' social psych class was super interesting! The exams were not too bad. There's 6 quizzes, but she drops your lowest quiz score. There's two short papers, which were interesting to write. I ended up getting an A+ in Prof. Beals' class. I highly recommend taking social psych with her!

This professor is amazing! I usually have problems with classes that require so much information. But Prof Beals made this class easy to understand and to apply to daily life. She is willing to help you and is easily accessible. She just wants to know you understand whats going on. If you can... TAKE HER! I will if I can.

interesting subject. funny teacher. must read textbook to learn concepts. lectures are powerpoint and are posted on blackboard. concepts can be a bit confusing. highly recommended class.

Best teacher ever! Took her for two classes. Very clear two easy papers. Study guides and quizzes in class can probably pass without reading she is way too nice and overall very nice. The one class I never wanted to miss!

CSUF's BEST! Entertaining lectures, she's funny! 3 m/c exams, 2 3-page papers. Read the book, go to class, and follow the paper instructions and you should be set. She's glad to take questions/comments during lect, only drawback is when the old annoying lady in the front won't stop talking to her like they're the only ones in the room. TAKE HER.

Took for intersession and is honestly the best class I have taken in my 4 years of college. Has the most interesting stories that really get you thinking even after class. Tests can be challenging but so long as you go to class and pay attention it is very likely that you will get an A. Everyone seriously TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!

Kris is an amazing professor. Absolutely loved her LGB class. She is beyond knowledgeable on the subject and tries to impart her passion to her students. She even had a bbq for us at her house. Class wasn't easy. NO textbook but LOTS of hard research articles. Not a class you can wing on the fly, but requires work. Still got an A+ so its doable!

Took her over the summer and she was very interesting! Her test is very textbook based so you must read along with studying her lectures. Shes very nice. Take her :)

Great Professor. Very cool, and personable. Knows a lot about social psychology. Examples are great, multiple choice tests are not that difficult. Must read everything that is assigned. Definitely recommend.

She is by far the most interesting professor I have encountered in my studies. Her analogies are completely helpful in retaining the material. She does not cover all material in lecture, so reading is a must. Go to office hours and be prepared to study a lot if you expect a high grade. Not the easiest class, but my favorite this past semester.

She's really interesting and funny. Her classes are never boring. Really interactive classes so if you don't like talking to people don't take this course. 3 tests, all pretty easy. 2 short essays. that's it. Easy and interesting class!

CSUF's best kept secret! If you pass up this experience, you're definitely missing out.

Greatest professor I have EVER had. Her class literally changed my outlook on the world. She is profoundly insightful as she is genuine and warm. Her class is such a safe haven for free expression. Not an easy A but you can definitely get an A if you take good notes.Remember the big picture of each study she discusses. You WILL be tested on them!

TAKE HER!!! She is a GREAT professor.

Loved this class! Dr. Beals is incredibly interesting and has a passion for the subject matter. Very helpful, too. Has great insight and knows how to point you in the right direction for the paper. Not an easy class but definitely interesting and doable if you show up, read the articles (no book) and pay attention. Would take her classes again!!

Amazing Teacher:D Took this class for summer, 5 weeks! I highly used the book which are a big part of the 3 exams. One essay 2-3 pages that was really interesting to do, in my opinion :) Attendance is mandatory if you want to do really good on the exams because there are lecture questions too!

I was really interested in taking this class & Professor Beals did not disappoint. There is no book, just articles. Everything is fair game on the tests - interesting testing method, too. Paper was difficult only because I chose a difficult subject otherwise would have been easy. She is incredibly helpful and makes class very interesting.

I would definitely take this professor again. I had her once a week for 3 hours and time flew by because of how interesting her lectures were. She is down to earth and will help out if you need clarification. The tests are a bit anxiety provoking as they are scratch off tests and every scratch could take a point away. Take her though!

Dr. Beals is great! Her exams are difficult. Lectures are great. She is very enthusiastic about the subject and is very kind. She really makes an effort to connect with students.

I believe she changed her writing assignments for this class after reading previous comments. She assigns 6, 3 page essays, 3 times throughout the semester. The sad part is, she only grades 2 of the 6 papers at random! You have no choice but to pre-write all 6 since you don't know what essay questions you will recieve. Be prepared to write!

Don't let the bad reviews scare you. She is an absolutely wonderful professor. She is funny, passionate and engaging. The test is based off exam scores which consist of a multiple choice section and an essay component. She posts the essay prompts early so you can put as much or as little effort in as you want.

One of the best professors I've had in this school. She has a great sense of humor, her lectures are interesting (although not mandatory), and the amount of work assigned is very reasonable due to her changes. The way she teaches is more focused on psychology life-lessons then textbook memorization. Highly recommend.

She is pretty awesome and makes lectures interesting with her passion for the subject. Lectures with power points each day and jokes around a lot. Only down fall to this class is that she give 6 essay questions and picks 2 for the exams. If you want to do well you have to do all 6 since you dont know which one she will pick but overall amazing prof

attendance is mandatory based on which 351 sized class you take. My friend said in her 40 person class she took attendance. I took her 100+ class and she didn't take attendance. For class we were responsible for everything in the book on the exam. you could skip all the classes and just read the book. lectures help with exam and extra credit chance

Prof Beals is a great professor. I enjoyed her social psych class every lecture. Be sure to actually read the chapters and attend lecture. The essays arent bad, they help you study the material. Just dont wait until the last minute. I wish she lectured more classes, would definitely take again!

Does she really need an introduction? The best professor that CSUF has in the psych dept. Her exam essay are study materials and if people complain then you know who the hard working students are. This class itself is easy, so cmon. Overall, take her for an experience.

The only problem: you NEED to read because she doesn't cover much in lecture. For the material she does cover, its interesting, enjoyable, and you can tell she is very passionate about it. It was just stressful not knowing what would be on the exams because the was so much material not covered in class. The book isn't easy to read either.

Hands down one of the best psych professors in CSUF. Her lectures were always interesting and I loved how she throws in her thoughts as well instead of just teaching from the powerpoints.

Kris is one of my favorite psych professors I've taken. Her lectures are engaging and she has clear expectations of everyone in the class. Tests are fair, some questions are from the lecture and a few from the book, so at least skim through the chapters. Caring and funny, I would definitely take her class again

I enjoyed her class as she dives into the topics with studies & breaks them down to show their importance, & how it has impacted the field. I enjoyed her lectures & personal annedotes as it helps you remember the material. There are only 3 tests/1 paper. Read the book as there are a good chunk of questions on the test! Grades on + / - .

Professor Beals is by far the BEST professor I have had at CSUF! I took Queer Psych with her and loved her teaching style so much that I ended up taking Social Psych with her too! She is funny, caring, very fair, and is great at keeping students engaged. I without a doubt would take a class with Professor Beals again! She made Summer classes fun!

Such a fun class cause the lectures are so interesting and easy to pay attention. Professor B makes sure she engages with the class with an open mind. She uses a unique scantron for tests which allows you to attempt one question three times! class graded on few things so get good scores cause it all counts!

She's the best! I took her for winter. Beals is very inspiring & open about her stories. This class is great for everyone to have a better understanding of the queer ppl. There are many papers to write, short lectures, & an easy exam. The test is a scratch-off. Fun! If u get the ? wrong, you can take a 2nd or 3rd try to get fewer points. Love her!

Dr. Beals is amazing, caring, and funny! Her lectures are fun, but make sure you read because the test is based out of the book. Dr. Beals really cares for her students and wants each of them to succeed and do their best. Take social psych with her!!

One of my favorite Psych classes!! the information you learn is so interesting. The vocabulary words from the book should be learned for the exams as well as her lectures. Her exams are a bit difficult but the scantrons are like lottery tickets. Good thing is that you'll know your exam grade right after taking the exam.

Dr. Beals is the realest professor at CSUF. Her lectures are amazing! She brings this energy and warmth to class that can not be matched. She created a save environment for people and is willing to help. She truly cares about her students. If you want to open up your mind and be heard. Take Dr. Beals.

Prof. Beals is amazinggg!! If you get the chance to take one of her courses, take her! She is funny and very caring of her students. I took her Winter class, while taking another, and the workload was still manageable. If I wasnt graduating soon I would have definitely taken her again for another class.

Took this class Fall21. I loved learning more about the LGBTQ comm. and my own identity/development. It is an interesting class, and Professor Beals is very nice and down to earth! However, we only really learned from reading research papers. The exams were based off of the papers, and it was difficult. If you can handle it, go for it, if not no.

I took Professor Beals and loved it! The weekly papers were easy if you followed the guidelines correctly, and lectures were great if you participated. There is a lot of reading research papers which can be much, but if you highlight/take notes, it will help for preparing for the exam. Though, I wish there were at least 40 minutes to take it!

You have 3 exams and 2 papers. Exams aren't super easy and you need to attend lectures to understand the material. Overall, she is probably my favorite professor. She's passionate about the subject and shares real world examples that help you connect the info to the exams. She's so funny and I wish I could take every psych class with her.

This was my favorite class ever. Dr. Beals is by far (and will probably remain) the best professor I've ever had. In terms of her class, it can be difficult to pass if you don't show up for the lectures. As long as you study the terms and take good notes, you should be able to pass the class. I honestly enjoyed social pscyh so so much.

She's very clear from the start, that the class is tough. I won't lie: it's a hard class, especially the in-class essays. But Professor Beals does a lot to help you do well and get better grades. She's a really kind, helpful, and lovely person and her lectures are very entertaining. I will definitely retake her if I have the opportunity.

Dr. Beals is a very kind professor. Any questions you have will be answered quickly and detailed. Her classes are fun because she almost always makes them interesting by telling funny personal stories. She is very knowledgeable, and her lectures are interesting. Chill class, just make sure to actually pay attention and you should be good.

Amazing professor! This class is easy in my opinion if you put in any effort. Instead of exams, she gives mini quizzes once every ~2 weeks (10 MCQ questions) final is optional& will replace 3 of your lowest quiz grades. attendance is checked on random days so you can miss class if it is not checked. you can tell she really cares about her students

Dr. Beals is so kind and caring! I like how she gives real-life examples of the concepts that we are learning in class, she also shares some of her own stories, which sometimes are funny! This is what makes going to class enjoyable! Not too much work outside of class. 6 multiple-choice quizzes, some discussion posts, and 1 in-class essay. Take her!

I took this professor's Psyc 495 summer schedule for the Field Placement component of my internship, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. She always responds to her emails, and if you have questions or a problem, she addresses them and tries to help as much as possible. I highly recommend this professor.

Lots of research articles as well as in class group article reviews. This professor uses research articles to educate us rather than a textbook. Overall, Beals cares about her students and is passionate about this class. Identity project, two exams, in class essay, article reviews/discussions. attendance is taken randomly so show up!