Prof. Taub is a wonderful lecturer. She organizes a lot of guest lecturers to come in and talk about the health issues that are usually overlooked in your Daily Bruin. She's very concerned about student learning, approachable for office hours, and cares about her students. Don't slack in this class, you'll be missing out on interesting lectures and dialogues. Midterm paper isn't bad, and the getting the general concept of major health issues and important names will help you for the final. Visit her office and appreciate how much knowledge/kindness she has to offer.

I loved prof Taub. She is such a nice and caring professor, something which I find rare at UCLA. She really wants her students to learn the material, and she makes it very easy to enjoy learning it. Though the class is 3 hours, we normally got out after 2 hrs and 15 min. There are a lot of guest lecturers, but most of them are pretty interesting and they bring a lot of diversity to the class. The class is pretty easy, but I still ended up learning a ton. I would definitely recommend both her and the class.

I ACTUALLY Took IA STD 50 back in winter. Dr. Taub is very knowledgable about Latin America. She assigned a lot of readings but most of them are fun to read. We end up reading three novels (little school, one hundred years of solitude, I Rigoberta Menchu:an Indian woman in Guatemala) and a textbook. Good thing is, lectures were fun (but not really well organized). Dr. Taub is very concerned about her students and is willing to help out of the class. Bad thing is, you have to put much work in the class (a lot of things to memorize). I ended up with a A- (messed up the midterm).
But still, you'll learn a lot from ONE OF THE BEST PROFESSORS IN UCLA

Learned a lot about Latin America which I was otherwise ignorant before. Really friendly and funny professor. Not a harsh grader at all. Material is engaging and relevant. One of my fav professors at UCLA. Easy A as long as you out the work in which doesn't take that much effort. Many extra credit events to attend which she greatly appreciates and rewards you for. 10/10 recommend this professor and class

Dr. Taub was great, I really loved her as a person. She was incredibly sweet. Her class was awesome, we learned so much about Latin America, and she had many first hand experiences to share with us. We did read a lot, but the work load was not that bad. Overall I had a great experience with her.

Dr. Taub is an amazing lecturer. She is passionate about Latin American health, and gives engaging lectures. I strongly recommend this class to anyone who is interested in public health or pursing a career in the health field. There is a lot of reading in this class, but it is really interesting. If I could, I would love to take another class with her. She truly cares about her students, and she can be a great mentor!

I took a class with her on Chocolate in the Americas. (I honestly did not know that could be a class). It was a lot of fun. We always ate chocolate or some sort of snack and got points for it. I thought she was funny though I do appreciate dry humor such as her comment about how companies are not allowed to write "love" as a food ingredient. She was very kind and worked hard to ensure that the class was a positive experience for those interested in the material such as taking us to the Fowler Museum and to YRL Special Collections. She is also a fairly lenient grader.

My one and only complaint was that it was annoying dealing with students chatting during a documentary or texting on their phones on full brightness. I would recommend this class for those in International and Area Studies majors, especially those in Latin American Studies. Just please take the course seriously.

Coming into this class, I knew little about Latin America. I am much more open minded and informed about the subject after taking this class. I really enjoyed Professor Taub as a person. Her lectures were engaging and she had so many diverse personal experiences to share with us. She does give extra credit, which helps a lot. Here is a breakdown:
Class Attendance is important! You have to turn in an article every class to earn your attendance marks. Although she does upload her powerpoint to CCLE, she will put very general words like 'anthropology' or 'Mayans'... which does help at all unless you are in lecture.
Midterm was a breeze if you read the books and went to lecture. However, the final intensely focused on material in the textbook. It was kind of a surprise.
The books are necessary!!! Buy them and read them!!!
Although this class was the most work I've done for a GE, it really was not that bad. I would take it again just because Professor Taub was so lovely and engaging.

This was my favorite class Winter Quarter! Professor Taub is a really kind woman, and an engaging lecturer. The midterm was super easy, and the final paper, which was an ethnographic interview/research paper on change in Latin America, was actually fun to write. The novels she assigns make up most of the exams, but they are short and interesting reads. She also allows for three extra credit assignments, which require you to do anything related to Latin America (read a book, listen to a song, watch a movie, visit a museum, etc.) and write a half-page response to it. Overall, I highly recommend this class and Professor Taub!

Professor Taub is not only a great professor but also a super sweet person. It's easy to tell that she is very passionate about what she teaches and she is very willing to help students understand and learn the material well. There are frequent homework assignments and lecture attendance is taken through those homeworks, the assignments are all super helpful in understanding the material. The exams are not too challenging as long as you pay attention to lecture and ask Professor Taub if you have any questions. She'll go over it as many times needed too! She's great!!