Lori Gardinier is a Social Science professor at Northeastern University rated 4.76/5 on Rate My Professors by 33 students, with 2.5/5 RMP difficulty and 93% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Lori Gardinier professor reviews and ratings: 4.76/5 from 33 RMP ratings at Northeastern (93% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Lori Gardinier is fantastic; kind, caring, and truly invested in her students. She gives great feedback and is always available for extra help. Lectures are solid (take notes!), and quizzes are open-note with the lowest dropped. The service-learning component (20 volunteer hours) is meaningful, and instead of a final, you write a 6–7 page paper.HUSV1101 2025-12-05 03:20:18 +0000 UTC
Lori is an excellent communicator and lecturer; you can tell how passionate she is about the subject matter. She is also very accommodating and respectful of students and their needs. Just be prepared to have to put in extra work for quizzes and papers since you are only graded on less than 8 assignments.HSU101 2023-04-25 14:32:48 +0000 UTC
Best Professor at Northeastern!HSVU101 2020-11-09 16:03:41 +0000 UTC
Professor Lori keeps class very interesting. She knows what she's teaching and she makes class discussions very fun!POLS7309 2012-10-13 13:02:55 +0000 UTC
Lori is an AWESOME teacher!!!HSU300 2009-03-30 10:41:26 +0000 UTC
Lori is amazing! I loved intro to HS and Counseling! I recommend those classes to everyone.HSHS 2008-11-16 19:24:27 +0000 UTC
Lori is the best! Intro to HS is an awesome class! She's a great professor and very knowledgable.HS101 2008-04-03 18:18:40 +0000 UTC
I love Lori! she is the best and can make even boring topics fun! She is the best professor at NU. I would take ANY class if I knew she would be teaching it. great sense of humor, very fair, sooo nice... you'll learn a lot from her!HSCOUNSELING 2005-02-02 16:28:11 +0000 UTC
awesome as alwaysHS300 2004-04-15 22:44:48 +0000 UTC
Awesome professor. She is very understanding and lenient. Her class is always fun.HS 2003-12-13 23:58:12 +0000 UTC
easy classes but you are left wondering what you actually learnedSOC1135 2003-10-18 22:53:34 +0000 UTC
She's a great teacher. I wish all teachers could learn from her. She is just overall wonderful!!!SOC1156 2003-08-13 14:12:39 +0000 UTC
She is the nicest teacher ever! Her teaching style is fun and innovative. She always makes time for all her students.HS1302 2003-03-27 12:59:29 +0000 UTC
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Lori Gardinier is rated 4.76/5 on Rate My Professors from 33 ratings. 93% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Lori Gardinier's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.5/5 on Rate My Professors.
Lori Gardinier has taught HUSV1101, HUSV2440, HUSV3580, HUSV1000, HUSV2800, PPUA6552 at Northeastern.
Lori Gardinier has received: University Global Educator Award, Northeastern University (2025); CSSH Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Social Sciences and Humanities (2015–16); University Excellence in Teaching Award, Northeastern University (2010–11).
Data updated October 2026.