She's very laid back and has a great sense of humour. Attending classes is a MUST because she doesn't use the textbook. Overall, straightforward class.

She is an awesome prof! She has a great sense of humour and the lectures are always interesting. Attenind lectures is a MUST as anything on the midterm and finals is only based on what she has said in lecture. She stayed true to what she said, and the midterm and final were easy. We did in class papers which were easy as well. Overall, great class!

She is very interesting, passionate and humorous.

Really great prof! Midterm had a lot of short answer pulled from lecture discussions & videos, but still had a lot of content from the textook. 2 in-class essays: 1 individual & 1 with 2 people, really easy! Prepare for them both in class the week beforehand.

I don't know if I've ever had a professor as interested in their material as her. She definitely makes the class interesting and fun, and she doesn't test on anything but what's covered in class so basically attend and you're golden. I highly recommend this prof!

I really enjoyed her lectures. She explains things quite well and only tests you on the lecture. Attend lecture and you'll be fine. MT, final & assignments were easy.

Loved her sense of humour and organization of course. Keeps things interesting, doesn't rely completely on text (but still important to course). Clear & helpful. Really gives students a chance to do well. MC was fair to easy, but the short answers require A LOT of detail. Great course, look forward to taking 358 with her.

Her lectures are interesting but prepare for regular tangents. I think how she takes an easy going perspective to her class is refreshing. The papers are a nice change from the traditional and a grade booster. For the exams be sure to add lots of detail for the short answer questions.

I don't know what others are saying (sour grapes from bad grades?) but sherrie is FANTASTIC, and so is this class! Incredibly interesting, and enjoyed it all. Just go to class, and listen well and understand the concepts! It's not an objectives memorization class, but rather understanding and application. Sherrie is fantastic! Highly recommended!!!

Really funny and interesting prof! Makes 3 hour lectures a breeze! Attend class and make sure you understand the concepts. Assignments were easy. MT is mostly application of concepts, and none of that memorization and objective BS - which is why some didn't do well.. I aced it and I barely studied, just made sure I really understood the concepts :)

Super entertaining, Sherrie acts like a kid, she's very outspoken, robust, and natural. But with that comes a bit of disorganization, she tends to rant and fix things on her slides in the middle of lecture but she knows her stuff. Papers aren't hard, Exams are fair and content turned out to be pretty interesting.

easiest class EVER! sherri is hilarious, unique sense of humor and swears like a trucker lol shes really straight forward and marks super easy...no readings at all, just pay attention in lecture and you'll get an A for sure

Awesome prof. Will definitely take another class with her if it comes up. Can be pretty scattered at times, but has a wicked sense of humour and doesn't take her profession or self too seriously. Required to conduct original research but was very helpful with advice. No textbook but collection of publications on webct.

Great prof, very laidback & humorous. It's a simple class, just ATTEND LECTURE because she only tests on what she says. MT M/C was very easy, short answers all based on videos IN CLASS. Two easy "papers" (1 page each) worth 20% overall. I highly recommend Sherri, she's super fun and knowledgeable :)

Probably one of the easiest classes at SFU EVER. She's pretty sarcastic & cynical which is hilarious...attend lectures and you WILL ace this course!

Sherrie is awesome! She only tests you on material gone over in lectures so attendance is important. It's easy to sit through 3 hours too, because she is so damn hilarious. A wicked sense of humor and easy to approach. Lots of videos and real like applications. The paper assignments are easy, just really give them thought and you'll do fine.

nice teacher,the class was really easy. i didnt read most of the chapters and didnt study for the exam and still got a good grade. if you dont know a answer on an exam just read the next question and it will give you the answer.

Sheri is a GREAT prof but this class is super hard! The 2 assignments are easy, just follow all instructions.. but the MT & Final are strictly short answer & are HARD!! All application of concepts & the questions are pretty tricky. Such a shame because I was truly interested in this class..

I am not understanding the comments about her not using the textbook because she gives out 20% of free marks just by writing quizzes and doing online quizzes daily. She is very fair and all her tests are out of textbooks. She also answers all her emails the very same day and even gives out her gmail. I would definitely recommend her.

Awesome teacher with a great personality, it was a pleasure to take her class.

I've had Sherri for 2 classes. She underplays the importance of many topics to her exams. Her marking is absurd. I get stellar marks in the rest of my courses, but somehow w/ her it's a struggle. EVERY slide is essential and EVERY slide is PACKED with minutia. She tests finicky details, and doesn't appear to look for understanding of concepts.

very funny prof, makes lectures interesting with her video's and comments. Highly reccommend! Paper easy and fun to do, exams long and all short answer but very do able!

Awesome prof. I don't know how people think this course or her exams are difficult, they are all multiple choice, common sense questions. Take a science course & you'll see what difficult is. This course was a cake walk. She's funny, engaging, and shows cool vids. Essay is a piece of cake. I really enjoyed this class w/ her. I'd take another w/ her

Everyone is saying that the exams are horrible and that they are extremely hard. The thing is, if you read ALL and I DO MEAN ALL of the reading sshe asks and study the notes, you will be great. There is a reason why she asks you to READ THEM in the first place. Don't complain if you do not do the work. Take this class, it's fun and challenging

She is an amazing prof. One of the best prof I have ever had. She's fun so it makes a Saturday morning class fun to attend. So glad i took her class. Exams are very straight forward, as long as you understand the materials, you will do well. Reading the textbook for the exams are also useful. TAKE THIS CLASS!

Interesting class if you're willing to work for it. Was laughing every lecture! Sherri is so witty. Mandatory to take good lecture notes. Exams are more application than memorization. Studied lecture slides thoroughly and did the readings and ended up with an A+. Don't take this class if you are not willing to put the work in, you will do poorly.

One of the best profs I have had. Lectures are often shorter than the allotted time, she is hilarious and her tests cover material that we have actually learned. If she doesn't teach something in class she tells you and cuts it out of the test. Makes the lectures interesting.

Very interesting and hilarious lectures but not mandatory to attend them. If you read the lecture notes and the textbook then this course is an easy pass. The iclicker tests and midterms were fairly easy and straightforward if you studied. Term assignment was also super easy but really time consuming.

3 Exams - straightforward. Listen to instructions in lecture and understand the material! Took best 2 out of 3 marks. No final. Project - language analysis paper (done alone or in pairs) a lot of fun. Mixed media helps with concepts. No textbook, online articles relevant, not boring. Favourite prof. Hilarious. 3 hr lectures were engaging!

Loved Sherri, she was hilarious. Super easy professor with a clear grading scheme. Make sure you attend lectures to receive hints for the upcoming midterm written question. Read the textbook and you'll be in the clear! (She does have an annoying "term" assignment that in my opinion was completely irrevelant to the course...)

Sherrie is an amazing prof, her three hour lectures for developmental psychology were engaging!! Although the textbook was optional I found it very helpful if I didn't understand, or wished to read further into a lecture topic. Sure she gets off topic and ends lecture slightly early, but I never felt like she was leaving gaps in my learning.

Possible to pass the class by just reading the textbook, but attending lectures are useful because she often tells you what to focus on for exams and gives out hints as to what the long answer questions will be on. She 's easy to listen to, and makes psychology fairly interesting

Written question on midterms are usually based off the videos shown in class. Mostly reads off slides in class but sometimes gives hints or answers to what will be on midterms ,so worth going to class even if your sitting on your laptop the whole time. Term assignment is easy if understood. 4 midterms and lowest one is dropped. No final.

I love this prof; she genuinely cares about her students doing well and her lectures are entertaining and informative

There is no final exam in her class. Instead, we were quized on every 2 chapters, which made it easier to score good grades. Her lectures are pretty good. She adds videos and personal stories to help us remember. The best thing about her class is that you can always ask her questions. Even minutes before the exam. However,she mixes up key names smt

She is a great professor. It's fun to be in her classes.

Wonderful prof & human being. Lectures were interesting & class group work was easy & a grade booster if you take time to do it well! Definitely read the textbook, know facts & studies for the midterms/exam.

She gave amazing lectures! She was really funny in class.

One of my absolute favourite profs at SFU. Her lectures are interesting and funny but full of information (make sure you take notes on videos shown too!). She's really easygoing and kind. Exams are fair, and in class assignments are not difficult if you went to lecture. They're also an easy way to improve your mark (worth 40%). Overall a good prof.

Probably one of the best psyc profs I've had, and I usually hate psyc! Very sarcastic and chill, just listen to the lecture and it makes you want to go and find out more on the topic. Definitely take a course with her!

her lecture powerpoint are pretty much enough for you to get a B+ and above. You could refer to the text book only if you require further elaboration.

Sherrie always holds interesting lectures, she cares about her students, which makes me can really comprehend psychology rather than just dealing with exams from her lecture. I hope I can take her class again one day!!

PSYC102, like most SFU psyc classes, was mostly based off the multiple choice tests. It's not hard to do well on these, read your lecture slides and make sure to do the readings! Majority of the questions are based on the textbook. And, she does put a few questions from her videos in class, so I would recommend showing up to class.

Easy GPA booster. Im surprised that she even has a bad rating. I didnt know a thing about psyc, attended one full lecture, spent 2 hour max per week on assignments, and passed with an A. If u understand the general concept, assignments are easy, never got under a 90% on one. if you're able to get lower than an A, you shouldnt be in university.

Overall, not too bad. Took it with a heavy course load so wasn't able to put a lot of time into the class but still ended up with a solid A. Tests are worth alot, study every little detail for the textbook and lecture notes and ur good. Alot of repeat q's so some EZ marks fs. Assignments are easy if youre good at writing.

I had Sherrie Atwood for PSYC106 with remote learning during COVID. She was amazing. The course consisted of 13 assignments which were graded fairly easy by Sherrie and the TA. The assignments were easy and straight forward. They did not require too much work whatsoever. I definitely recommend taking her for any psychology courses!

She gives excellent feedback. If you're a good writer, you should 100% take this course. You can pass this class by just reading the textbook. All her questions are from there. She wasn't too tough of a grader either. The class average was around 70%!

Sherrie is a great prof and very consistent. Once you get the hang of her teaching and evaluation style, her class is very enjoyable and not overly stressful. She was also very funny and really tried to relate the material to the students. Assignments were not very difficult as long as you are up to date in the course.

super straightforward prof, always lays out everything at the beginning of the semester, & sticks to her promises. no final exams usually, just 4 midterms based off a couple chapters at a time. she has a twisted sense of humour that not many ppl understand/appreciate & tends to overshare about her personal life which just makes u like her more tbh

SHE IS WONDERFUL. TAKE COURSE WITH HER, YOU CAN EASILY GET A. I HAVE DONE ALL THE PSYCHOLOGY COURSES FROM HER AND GOT A+ IN ALL. HER TESTS ARE SUPER EASY, ASSIGNMENTS ARE EASY. OVERALL, PSYCHOLOGY WITH SHERRIE IS A GPA BOOSTER...:)

she is amazing if you just sit and listen to her in class then you will clearly not need a textbook even if it is required for the course. She doesn't ever bring material outside the textbook and all her exams are multiple choice. Not so easy A but multiple choice should give you at least B and above

An absolute queen! Taking her again for Psyc 250 because she makes lectures enjoyable with her personal anecdotes. Never falling asleep in her class because she's very knowledgable and funny! Exams are situation based, not soley memorization.

Super engaging prof, always making lectures interesting and fun. Exams and assignments were fair.

Dr. Atwood has probably the most entertaining lectures of any prof. She tells lots of stories of her own kids and her own life experiences, and invites lots of questions and comments and it makes for a very entertaining lecture! The assignments are short and interesting. Exams are kind of hard. Need to do a lot of memorizing to get an A.

Sherrie is her own kind of person, you need to sit down and listen to her when she speaks during lectures so that you can understand and pass your exam because even though the class requires a tb you don't need a tb to pass her exams. she's sarcastic and engaging, if you love those two things about a professor then Sherrie is the one for you.

awesome instructor, entertaining lectures, I'll definitely take her other courses again

Great professor, gave lectures that were interesting and had memorable anecdotes. Consisted of 4 assignments, and 4 exams (2 in-person, 2 online or in-person). Some of the exam questions were somewhat tricky, but if you understand the concepts well, it shouldn't be a problem!

Sherrie is an amazing person and teacher. Her lectures are so fun, and all grading criteria are pretty straightforward. We had 4 exams in pairs, and it was much easier. Discussions and assignments were so simple, and you could easily get an

I liked Sherrie. I did the readings before class and her lectures helped clarify the textbook material. Exactly what you need a prof to do, help you learn the material. Her tests were tough to combat the cheating for people who wrote online. Part of the online problem all prof's face. Very personable which made her lectures interesting.

I really liked Sherrie as a person - she uses personal anecdotes for course material and I found her to be funny. The TAs mostly marked our assignments and tests so I can't really speak to that, but the assignment criteria was fairly clear. Final grade was based on 3 midterms and 3 assignments. If you put in the effort, you will do well!

Overall not bad. She had four exams every two chapters (3 online) + 4 assignments which I really liked. Exam wording was confusing at times and did not relate to what we were taught or read in the textbook but they weren't difficult. A lot of people didn't like her but I thought she was pretty funny. If you put in the work, you will do well.

I learned a lot in her class. Compared to other profs her material is very well structured, just make sure to read each chapter before the lecture and also go to the lectures. If you actually care about the material and pay attention in class, you should have to issues writing the tests.

Dr. Atwood is a very caring person and gives of herself with personal examples to help you learn the material. There is a lot of info in this class with only a few topics, so she expects you to understand a deeper meaning and tests accordingly. If you care enough and learn that deeper meaning you will do fine. I really enjoyed the class.

She truly changed my life, she is the best professor you can ask for. The amount of effort she puts in during her lectures are truly remarkable. Strongly recommend!

she changed her criteria this sem, 4 papers, every two weeks there was a paper. she gives u 2 questions beforehand to study (will be on tests too), tests usually had 5-6 q's. TA marks hard, meticulously. she does curve bc the test 1 was terrible lol. sherrie is funny, very mom energy

Sherrie does her lec well, engages with the class and has good humour. She does a lot of random stuff in class you may find questionable but it makes the whole class laugh. If you care about your grade you should go to class but she posts her slides online. Sometimes it's difficult to stay awake by the end of her class but it's not too bad.

Her lectures were fun and I enjoyed having her but the exams were very tough. One question was one slide that she didn't talk much about. 3 hour classes but she sometimes let us out early. TA'S are tough markers. Our class average was a C so make sure to attend lecture as she mentions things that are the exam in more detail

Taken 2 classes w/ Sherrie and she uses dry humour that may not come across to everybody but, she is very fair in her grading and drops your lowest exam mark (3 exams + 1 project). Topics are interesting and involves participation from the class, it is important to attend lectures (not recorded). She tells you exactly what will be on the exams.

You could really tell that Sherrie knew a lot about psychology and she loved it. She often told stories about her personal life and other things going on outside of class, but I found that they always related to the material and helped put things into perspective.

3 big exams that pretty much determines your final grade, none cumulative. 3hrs lecture was hard to endure but she tries her best to make it bearable.

Professor Atwood is honestly a very straightforward prof. we had a project that was worth 40% of our grade and the outline was pretty lengthy; however, if you read it carefully, it's easy to get 100%. PSYC 357 had 3 exams and each one is 20% of your grade. READ HER SLIDES! lectures aren't mandatory but she does give hints for the exams. easy A tbh

Super easy prof. Just three exams, so if you're not a fan of a million portions in a course, this prof is rly for you. Very good lecturer as well

I have taken 3 courses with Sherrie ranging from 2019 to 2024 and although it may feel like she gives off difficult and distant vibes, she has been so compassionate and engaging. She also loves to share her stories that are relevant to the courses. 355 and 358 does not require a lot of textbook details, you'll survive on her lecture alone.

I've had Sherri multiple times and she is an amazing prof! Her exams are fair and tests almost exclusively on lecture content (there is usually a bonus question about something that was discussed in class). She is super funny and the stories/personal examples she tells in class are super interesting. All exam based which I loved!

I have had three classes with Sherrie. She is very direct, engaging in lectures and LOVES to share personal stories. Her classes are typically 2-3 midterms (non-cumulative) and an assignment. On her tests the multiple choice is pretty easy and short answer can be difficult/require you to write a lot for full marks.

I really enjoyed this class. Although, her organization still aren't the best and she can make assignment instructions a lot more difficult than it actually is. Her lectures were long, but I found it quite fun, she shares some personal experiences that relates to course content. The assignments were very creative and unique, I enjoyed this course!