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Fun Class, nice teacher!

Awesome teacher! Interesting class, knows her subjects, makes class enjoyable, funny. Overall, VERY cool.

Awesome teacher. Very helpful. Super smart. Really nice. Breaks it up with videos and guest speakers. Talk to her! She's interesting!

Melissa is a really great person. She's funny, interesting, and makes coming to class fun. She's easy to listen to, and relates things to real life. her tests are based on her lectures, which are easy to pay attention to. she shows movies and has speakers come in. Take her if you can!

She tries to make classes as fun as possible. She is pretty easy, all you have to do is read the book and write the notes off the board.

funny, good material, fast class

very fun class, her tests are based on the lectures, come to class, put in the time and you will pass with ease.

She was fun and easy. Lecture everyday, you skip and your going to miss a lot. I never had to read the book, all test questions in lec. notes. I thought she was Great. Dont think she teaches many courses, but take her if you can.

awesome! take her if you can! great person, and makes class so fun!

Deller is awesome, shes funny, sometimes, but extremely helpful. Not much homework, tests can be a lil difficult but just take notes and you'll be fine!

VERY good and easy teacher. Makes class interesting and fun, plus makes alot of jokes. Test are based off of the notes, so go to class, read over the notes a few times and you'll be fine.

Deller is a great teacher class is exciting interesting her tests are easy if come to class her tests are all based upon lecture there is no real reading maybe a couple pages no homework just interesting facts to learn about other cultures it was fun I SO SO SO RECOMMEND HER for individual and society as well as any other class she teaches

Deller is a great prof. She really tries to engage the class and make the time fly. You will get a kick out of her jokes, even the ones that aren't funny to you. She talks with enthusiaism and wants class to be fun. Her speciality that makes class worth it is the "pop quizes," they are for bonus attendance points. Great PROF!

She's so much fun and easy going. Her lectures are colorful, and her assignments simple. It's hard to imagine such a class having tests with such complicated wording. I always did great with lectures, notes, assignments, but for the life of me, could not get higher than a C on the tests. Have fun with the class, because it can be fun, just study.

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She helped me greatly. Once I did bad on a test and for the next few tests she had me show her my notes, and it actually really helped me.

Simply amazing- TAKE HER for Individual & Society! All you have to do is make sure you go to each lecture and right down everything she says. Everything that she goes over in class is exactly what's on the test. The tests are easy if you study from your notes good. She is a very funny, outgoing lady w/ good sense of humor!!!

Welcome to Her World is a favorite saying of hers! Go to class and learn more of her fav's!

She is very straight forward on what she wants from you. Kinda hard to communicate with her online but if you take the time to go meet with her she is extremely helpful. Easy class. Simple work and i still learned.

idk what all those people are talking about her online assignments were easy and not confusing. also the course compass was new from pearson this year so she didnt know what to expect. go to class and study for 20 min before the online tests and you wont get worse than a 24/30. easy grader with her online assignments,most pts was just completion.

She was my favorite professor! she was very funny and was very friendly. She knew her stuff about the subject. I really enjoyed going to her class didn't miss a single one. The one class I actually learned some intresting facts.

Deller was fantastic! The mysoclab was awkward but she explained that using it was a nearly last minute committee decision not her's. She is very approachable and in her office much more than the syllabus said, plus unlike many other prof's she answers her emails and quickly!

It's a VERY easy class. There are NO exams... ever. Just bi weekly quizzes on D2L. Also usually a video to watch and summarize as a weekly assignment because it was a hybrid course. Grade consists of online quizzes, 13 easy assignments, and pop attendance "bonus points." Just don't be an annoying kid with lots of questions, she can be rude.

GREAT professor, one of the best I've had. Can take a rather mondane subject and breath life into it. Would highly recommend this professor.

One of the most disorganized teachers I have ever had. D2L assignments were very difficult to understand. I usually had no idea what she was looking for in those. She adds very little to this class, she just expects you to read the textbook and learn everything on your own. Tries way too hard to be funny. Talks about her girl scouts too much.

Fabulous, wish she had different courses I could take with her.

Excellent teacher, great at getting class discussions moving. Tries to do too much on D2L which can come across as disorganized. She teaches five classes a semester and makes life hard. The teaching loads at Whitewater turns some teachers into robots.

Very disorganized and takes a lot of time to get grades in she genuinely care about her students. She does review sessions for quizzes which are VERY helpful. There were multiple quizzes instead of exams which helped to lessen the amount of content per. If you?re willing to work a little bit but learn something as well, take her.

A little disorganized but who cares. Grades took a while to post but who cares about that?

Awesome professor, she's very amusing and very sweet!!!

Considering she is trying to make a gen ed course interesting and engaging I think that she did an absolutely outstanding job! She encourages class discussion and participation. I have already signed up for another course with her!

I wish I had been able to take the class in person but even as an online course it was incredibly interesting. Deller responded to email immediately and even gave us her phone number. I really enjoyed the class!

Deller made the class fun! There was the right amount of work required, enough to keep it interesting but not so much that it was overwhelming. Plus it didn't feel like stupid busywork like some other courses have. Plus I was having a hard time with a health issue and she was very understanding. I recommend Deller!!

Deller is awesome. She's a great person and does not give a final exam. She makes sure that her students are comfortable and is a very caring professor. She loves her job and wouldn't trade it for anything. I highly recommend her if you enjoy a professor with a sense of humor and who is very easy in class.

GREAT Professor, loves the topic, entertaining, can make a dry subject interesting.

Deller is a nice woman. She is funny however she can be insensitive towards certain topics. She is serious about abuse but made jokes abut cancer patients. She is an easy grader and if you want an easy A I would take her. The material is interesting too. Overall a good professor.

Deller goes above and beyond. No one is happy about taking gen ed classes but she works hard at making it interesting. I did not find her to be disorganized at all. She skipped a section of a chapter rather than assign us the reading in order to focus on the material we were covering. That was giving us a break, not being ditzy. Go Deller!

Great teacher, want to take as many classes from her as possible.

Deller is really a great professor. She explains things well in her lectures and keeps the class entertaining. Her "quizzes" are really tests, and there are three of them. They really aren't that bad if you study. Occasionally, though, there is a question about a small detail that most students overlook. Overall, she's a good professor.

At first she seems a little odd, but eventually she warms up to a class and it becomes a real fun class. We do fun activities that make it interesting and worth your time.

Deller isn't a bad teacher, she teaches interesting material... Her tests just seem more like they are based off of what she says not from what the book says. Make sure you are good at taking notes if you take this class. You take notes every day there are no power point slides. But it's never a dull moment in her world.

I really enjoyed her class. it is important to go to class, take notes and participate. Sure, no one wants to take Gen Ed courses but at least she makes it interesting, entertaining and educational. There are three quizzes and a few drop box assignments plus randomly taken attendance points. Ask her about orange cats!

one of my fav profs here on campus. She truly does care for her students which makes her very respectable in my eyes. You never have to read the book, tho she does encourage it. Her tests are based on her lectures, so whatever she writes on the board, expect to be on the test. Lectures are enjoyable, tests are a little difficult. would take again

Deller is the best! Hilarious, awesome, and sarcastic. She honestly acts like just another college kid. A little disorganized but her tests are SO EASY! I took criminology as an elective (I am an accounting major) and I am so happy I did. It's nice to actually want to go to class because I know I am going to be laughing 24/7.

Deller is a very nice lady, really wants you to succeed. If you go to her for help she is very compassionate about what she is teaching and she will help you. Do NOT bother reading the book, but write down everything she writes on the board and study the quizzes for each chapter in the book. If you do that you will be fine.

If you attend all the classes and pay attention the quiz's are going to be pretty easy. I got a B + on them without studying at all. She's easy to talk to and helps when you ask. Just pay attention to the lectures and you'll do fine. if you miss to many classes you'll fail. only had two drop in assignments that were about a page long each.

She has a good sense of humor. She is always welcoming in class and during her office hours. She is easy to talk too, there are only three quizzes which are relatively easy, most information on the tests come from in class notes and discussions. Therefore skipping class will cost you a grade. Outside class projects are fun.

Loved the class

The best teacher I've taken by far. Hysterical and understands her students. It's very enjoyable and the very few quizzes are easy. LOVE her!

Deller is a great lady and we hardly ever look at the book. Before the test, we always review in the class so if you pay attention that day, you'll be fine. Our classes are sometimes very random, but a lot of our lectures aren't even on the exam so you don't have to pay attention. She truly cares about her students and is funny.

Hard to understand at first what she wants, but after that it is a super interesting class. deller really cares about her students and does want to see them succeed. I would take her again in a heartbeat.

Great teacher, a bit disorganized but knows her stuff. Miss class and it will hurt you come examine time. Pay attention in class and join the discussions and will do fine.

Super easy class , but go to class and take notes of everything that she writes on the board and take sub notes of what she says.. only one short paper. Deller makes lectures intersting and encourages discussion

Deller is a great professor. Only 3 quizzes for the entire semester so they will make or break your grade but she's super caring and helpful and will review with you the class period before a quiz. I'd take her again in a heartbeat

Great professor, her lectures are great to listen to

Deller is a hilarious professor. She really brings enjoyment to Sociology276 (Intro to Crim). She takes pride in her knowledge and work and tries to distribute her knowledge to her students. Highly recommend taking her. She tries taking her students on field trips!

AMAZING gal. She really does care about her students. Does have an occasional tangent, but you're never bored. Pretty easy A. HOWEVER, if you are doing any extra credit opportunities with her, she will not be of much help. Unclear expectations, no real deadlines, and pathetic points at best.

Deller is by far one of my favorite professors. Some words of advice pay attention to the lectures because the tests/quizzes she gives are based on what is discussed (you have an impact on how the test is created). Also, she's funny and makes what you're learning interesting. In addition, we didn't use the textbook that much after the first test.

definitely a great prof

This is my second time taking Deller. I'm in her Service Learning and Leadership class and we meet once a week for 30 minutes. Deller is really nice and has a sarcastic humor (so don't take her jokes seriously). Don't talk in class because you'll get on her bad side. Also, She surprises us with food sometimes.

Deller is very knowledgeable about the field of Criminology. She works very hard to make her lectures interesting. Her lectures alert you to what to focus on for the tests. Participate in class and she will delighted. I read the text, took good notes, actually studies for the tests and did fantastic in the class. This was my 2nd class with her.

We didn't really do anything in this class, it was an easy 1 credit class. Deller is super chill and funny and is a great choice to lead the Honors Learning Community. Definitely a cool person.

If you're in the honors class, definitely take Deller. It's a super easy class and still provides you with the information. Your main grade is from a big partner presentation. Was a good semester, I'd definitely recommend this class IF you take the honors version. Deller is super chill and funny. She gets to know her students personally and is nice

If you attend classes, read textbook, and study hard for exams, you can get A. She is really nice and caring person, so if you think youre gonna get bad grades, then you should go to her office and talk to her. She will help you.

great professor, passionate about the subject, if you put in the effort she will bend over backwards to help

she is a good teacher! she tried to make a gened class as good as she can.

Deller is wonderful! Besides being a very nice and caring person she is absolutely hilarious. She puts 100% into her lectures. The tests are based heavily on the class notes. Participate in class and the time will fly by! The text, which she is one of the authors, is rather thick, but it is manageable.

I had Deller in the spring which went well until Covid hit. Although it was a hard switch to online from face to face I made it through just fine. This fall her canvas was rough but improved throughout the semester. She is quite flexible due to covid so how about being the same way with her? She is a good teacher, just a bit old school tech-wise

Her class is super diffcult. In all honesty, as long as you really care about learning the material and really care about Criminology and give it your all, it isn't too bad. If you're not majoring in this, do NOT take this for "fun." Graded by essentially 3 tests which covers 4 chapters each, where chapters are about 40 pages long. PARTICIP. PTS!!

Prof. Deller works hard to make a CORE course applicable to your life. The tests arent bad because she covers all of the test material, gives a study guide, uses power points, & reviews so the combination make completing the guide & preparation easy. She even held a drop-in review session the night before the test. + She gives trigger warnings.

-loves answering questions -wants her students to succeed -assigns about 5 homework assignments that may take you an hour or so to complete -easy grader -tries to make class enjoyable/makes a lot of jokes -loves participation -no final exam -let my class bring a note card for last test -slow to respond to emails -available during office hours

Professor Deller is extremely nice and easy to get along with. The work itself isn't that tough, but the word choice of some questions are extremely confusing. Her organization is also very rough. Some questions on the tests were not covered in class. Her test grading is also very confusing, as my grades often did not reflect my performance.

Professor Deller is pretty good. Her class is a little annoying because she will assign readings and then go through powerpoint's explaining the reading for the entire class. She does not take attendance regularly, but does random in-class activities for attendance points. She is really nice and funny.

Great professor, not a lot of opportunities for grades but not difficult assignments. Really good in class discussions and very caring and willing to work with students. Very understanding. Idk what all these negative reviews are about she really is great.

She's pretty chill. Not sure what the negatives are about. She could have a little more confidence, but otherwise, the test is straight off of the power points. You pay attention in class in the class is easy to do well in. Our class joked around and was generally enjoyable for a core class. Participation will make her day and makes the class

She is super nice and I definitely would take her again. Although attendance isn't mandatory, I would recommend going. She has in-class assignments that you can't makeup and she won't warn you about. Her powerpoints are difficult to understand if you skip class a lot and your grade will show when you skip. Her tests are kind of hard.

What could I say about Deller that wasn't already chatted about in dorms by her fans? Truly an amazing professor. I couldn't have passed my Freshman year with a 4.0 without her. Seems like a Ravenclaw, but a Gryffindor at heart. Transparent tests. Clear lectures (yes, with the occasional side tangent) but who doesn't love a good story? Meet her dog

Attendance is not mandatory but there are points to be gained for doing so. So many students did not bother to attend, therefore the blame is on them. For 3 tests: a 3x5 card for taking test, review sheets, review in class, almost every single answer spelled out in the power points, PLUS holds review sessions with practice ?'s in the evening.

I am heartbroken that Deller retired! I felt that she made CORE 130 fun. I took her criminal investigation of child abuse.322. Although its a horrible topic, she is very kind & professional in handling the topic, and class is very interactive My favorite class with her was the UK & Ireland travel class, that was phenomenal! It changed my life!

Absolutely fantastic professor, the best I've had yet at UWW. Kind, caring, always available to talk or help when you need it. She set up lots of activities that let us freshmen get to know each other and feel more comfortable starting our journey here. Good lectures, very informative, clear, and concise delivery. 11/10!

I really enjoyed taking Deller this semester, the only thing that wasn't my favorite was how she wasn't very lenient with missing class. If you missed class more than the allowed amount you will fail the course. Overall her lectures were super fun and engaging as well as the projects too!

Deller is a very caring, funny professor, who makes horrible topics easy to speak about and learn about. I would take her again and urge others.

Deller goes above and beyond for students in and out of class. Although not tenure track she does more than anyone else in her dept., an awesome international travel study, Honors LC coordinator, student orgs. adviser, field trips & local volunteer opportunities, As well as being phenomenal in class. I truly respect her, and you should too.

She was a very kind and smart professor, who I could tell that she really enjoyed her job and talking to us about it. Her lectures and slides were not organized and she skimmed through them too fast for people to take notes or ask questions so that wasn't very helpful. Besides that, she was pretty lenient on grading but you could not miss a class.

Deller is passionate about the topic of Child Abuse and Neglect and is genuinely concerned that the course content will traumatize the students. We watch some pretty decent true crime, none of which I had seen, and I watch all the true crime stuff!