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PHCG 1210

Public Health in a Global Society · 10 instructors on record · 21 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations21 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

13thMore challenging than 13% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

83BC — “Intellectually Challenging”21 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

26thMore work than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

42BC — “Workload”21 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This foundation course presents public health as an interdisciplinary science focused on health promotion and disease prevention at the population level. The course provides an overview of the history of public health, global burden of disease, sub-disciplines of public health, maternal/child health, and nutrition, and emphasizes the collaborative nature of the field through examples in research and practice. An inherent principle in public health is advancing social justice and this course, and the public health sequence more broadly, focuses on at-risk populations, reducing health disparities, and improving health equity at the population level.

The board

10 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 10 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Summer HawkinsSocial Work Provisional	1002 records	39th	29th	—no page
2	Lindsey CampNursing	927 records	27th	19th	—no page
3	Joyce EdmondsNursing Provisional fewer records	942 records	25th	5th	—no page
4	Ashley LongacreSchiller Institute Provisional	922 records	25th	31st	1002 ratings · all classes
5	Brittney Van De WaterNursing Provisional	882 records	25th	29th	—no page
6	Erika SabbathSocial Work Provisional	861 record	25th	10th	—no page
7	Katelyn SileoSchiller Institute Provisional	851 record	25th	14th	—no page
8	Kathleen RyanAdvancing Studies Provisional	821 record	25th	10th	—no page
9	Jennifer StowellGlobal Public Health and the Common Good. Provisional fewer records	731 record	25th	3rd	—no page
10	Kurt StraifSchiller Institute Provisional	752 records	25th	5th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 9 of 10 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 21 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9345th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9029th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9240th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9340th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9145th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9363rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9353rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8623rd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8939th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8830th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4226th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8313th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8521st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

21 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Katelyn Sileo	Spring 2026	01	85	88	40
Lindsey Camp	Spring 2026	01	94	88	40
Ashley Longacre	Fall 2025	01	95	91	40
Lindsey Camp	Fall 2025	01	96	91	40
Jennifer Stowell	Spring 2025	01	73	66	40
Kurt Straif	Spring 2025	01	71	66	40
Ashley Longacre	Fall 2024	01	89	83	—
Brittney Van De Water	Fall 2024	01	85	83	—
Lindsey Camp	Summer 2024	01	97	97	60
Summer Hawkins	Summer 2024	01	100	97	60
Kurt Straif	Spring 2024	01	79	81	40
Lindsey Camp	Spring 2024	01	90	81	40
Lindsey Camp	Fall 2023	01	92	87	—
Lindsey Camp	Spring 2023	01	92	81	40
Brittney Van De Water	Fall 2022	01	92	88	40
Joyce Edmonds	Summer 2022	01	100	100	40
Summer Hawkins	Summer 2022	01	100	100	40
Erika Sabbath	Spring 2022	01	86	80	40
Kathleen Ryan	Spring 2022	01	82	80	40
Lindsey Camp	Spring 2022	01	87	80	40
Joyce Edmonds	Fall 2021	01	88	82	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.