Professor Perry barely teached; she basically just read off of the slides. She was incredibly boring. Her tests were too difficult and she didn't offer much space for improvement. Also, she's really strict about attendance and marks off for every time you don't show up. I wouldn't reccommend this Professor.

I just finished this class, and I'm posting this without knowing how I did grade-wise, but I just want to say that I thought Prof Perry was an amazing professor and the course was interesting and timely. Some complained that she was too difficult, but I think she just had high expectations of us as UCLA Jrs & Srs. She was so willing to answer questions, slow down her lecture pace and meet up outside of class to help, couldn't ask for a more available professor. If you are at all interested in evolution, ecology or primatology, this class is a must take. It won't be easy, but it'll be worth it.

I really enjoyed this class. I found the lectures and readings interesting (could b cuz im an anthro major) but learning about monkeys is interesting too. Prof. Perry also included antecdotes from her fieldwork which are amusing. This class is so far one of the easier anthro classes I've taken. Only bad aspect would be her soft voice in a large classroom. Discussions are a breeze, along with the monkey project.