“He is very welcoming and creates a inclusive environment to learn in, he puts a focus on genuinely learning and interacting with the material to benefit our lives and careers, he is very accessible and is quick to answer questions, you can tell he sincerely cares about his students’ wellbeing and really wants us to succeed, he includes relevant and current information in lectures, he structures the class for students to do well and works with students when there is a concern or question. ”

“I loved the breadth of the material covered. I liked that we learned about the intersection of food with culture, race, sex, class, economics, power, law, and many other topics.  Also, the instructor gave some of the most entertaining and interesting lectures I have had in my four years as a student. Overall, I loved this class.”

“I appreciated the emphasis on different aspects of qualitative/ethnographic methodology (GIS, Interviewing, participant obs, etc). I also appreciated the ways in which class time was used to sharpen our own research projects, and get feedback from the class. Further, I enjoyed that Dr. Flachs was flexible on some of the course content to be able to respond to what would be useful to us.”

“Dr. Flachs did an amazing job leading our writing group this year. He provided constructive feedback to my writings and I appreciate his efforts to address additional topics on professional development. We often discussed different graduate concerns about how to write journal articles or deal with feedback from journals and work through edits. He also talked about how to successfully attend a conference and make the most of that experience and presenting your research. I really enjoyed the group and think it encouraged me to write and work on my dissertation-when sometimes this can be a daunting task.”