Professor Brannon is an amazing professor and you will not regret taking this class. The subject itself is super interesting (and it's awesome that Brannon has conducted a lot of the research). You'll be easily able to apply class material to your life. Exams are very straightforward (it was open note in person) and we had 2 small papers (easy, just talk about how class material applies to your life). Learned a lot in this class, don't skip on taking it.

Dr. Brannon's course was very enjoyable and super applicable to many things. As someone interested in IO psych/ Org behavior, I think this course was very relevant to DEI in organizations/institutions. I loved how Dr. Brannon explained key issues, but also presented possible solutions to promote inclusion and belonging. She was also very understanding during difficult times on campus, and changed the grading policy so that the final was optional if we did well on the midterm. It is clear that she truly cares about her students and is also very passionate about cultural psychology.

She also gave out 2 extra points for extra credit! All I had to do was find an article that was relevant to the lectures/readings, explain why the article was relevant, and email it to her. The coursework was extremely manageable. In terms of the readings, there were a lot, but I think you could just skim through them. I read all of them in depth because they were very interesting!

Midterm and final were both very easy and straightforward - both were online/on Canvas given the situation on campus.

I took this class because I am interested in becoming a therapist, and wanted to understand how culture may impact mental health. This class did not disappoint! I thought that the material presented in class was very relevant and well picked out. Though the readings could get to be long, they were definitely important studies (and also, possible to skim). The lectures are very clear, and the midterm and final are very fair. Dr. Brannon was incredibly thoughtful and also understanding of the circumstances of this quarter and I am very grateful for that. I feel like I learned a lot from her, and would recommend this class to other people. I also liked the paper as it helped with applying course concepts to my life and reflecting on the takeaways from the class. No weaknesses!