Richard Melloni is a Psychology professor at Northeastern University rated 4.4/5 by 85 students, with 3.1/5 difficulty and 97.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Richard Melloni professor reviews and ratings: 4.4/5 from 85 student reviews at Northeastern (97.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Amazing amazing prof and person. Lectures were interesting and engaging. Your grade is made up of 5 open-note online tests. Is flexible and understanding, open to rounding grades. Take him!!!PSYC3458 2025-12-18 23:34:08 +0000 UTC
Melloni was great for neuroanatomy. Our tests were take-home, which saves you for this class, because it would have been so much harder otherwise. Exams weren't too bad (the spinal cord one was the worst), he posts almost all the lectures on Canvas, and I think he ended up dropping the lowest exam grade. Grade is made up of only 5 exams.PSYC3200 2025-12-18 19:29:44 +0000 UTC
TAKE THIS CLASS best teacher i've ever had the lectures are so interesting he knows EVERYTHING about neuroscience and the content we do is really interesting. theres 4 or 5 exams over the semester that are only on the recent topic you did (not cumulative) and they are online. the exam average is usually a 90. TAKE THIS CLASS ITS THE BEST THING EVER3458 2025-11-20 15:37:41 +0000 UTC
Melloni is the man!! Genuinely a GOOD lecturer. Grades are entirely the average of five multiple-choice exams on Canvas, and the final is just the 5th exam. Would give points back if he felt an exam question wasn't fair. Likes to end classes early too. Take his class if you actually want to learn something and also get an A without too much effort!PSY4510 2024-12-04 17:44:49 +0000 UTC
Had Spring 2020, so half online. Only graded by tests, which are 65 multiple choice questions and included info from the textbook as well. Overall vibe: good guy, wants you to succeed, has some favorites but u can go unnoticed if u want, jokes around, has a lab & teaches medical students. A LOT of information. Have a good note-taking system.PSYC4510 2020-12-17 00:44:03 +0000 UTC
He will bend over backwards for a student. People saying he wont help outside of class are too timid to get the help. He treats students with the same respect that the student give to him, very much like a real world boss. go to him with specific questions and he wont let you leave his office until you 100% understand. BNS/psych: TAKE HIS CLASSES!!PSYCH4510 2016-07-06 14:48:41 +0000 UTC
He is a great professor! He doesn't use a textbook, so you have to go to class to get the notes. He makes his powerpoints available online so you can print them out. He answers all questions very clearly and makes sure that people are understanding the material as class goes on. He lets you out early most of the time, too! :)PSYC345801 2013-09-16 15:13:14 +0000 UTC
Easy class. I skipped most of the lectures and did very well. You just need to memorize the slides he asks you to print out. Don't ask dumb questions. He's also very hard to get a hold of so if you have a question ask him after class.PSYCH3458 2011-12-28 13:08:52 +0000 UTC
One of my favorite classes at Northeastern! Professor Melloni knows just about everything about Psychobiology but he can be a little condesending if you ask stupid questions, don't come to class, or aren't paying attention. I loved his teaching style, no textbook and the students print out his slides to bring to class and take notes on.PSBIOUNDE 2011-03-28 16:48:25 +0000 UTC
Really interesting class. It's straight forward and pure memorization. I loved having no text book. Melloni knows a lot about neuroscience and makes it very evident. He's a good guy, I envy his knowledge. Memorize the slides and the exams will be a breeze.PSYU458 2009-04-27 13:59:00 +0000 UTC
Really enjoyed going to this class and found it very interesting. Its not the easiest class, but its worth it. My piece of advice would be to go online and by the text book that the class is based on, it costs $2 and explains everything with color pictures.PSYBIO 2008-05-14 09:20:07 +0000 UTC
I don't have a good background in Bio which made this class challenging, but I also have never been this interested in going to class. I'm going to take all the classes he teaches.PSY458 2008-04-27 19:48:05 +0000 UTC
Allows you to be exempt from finals if you have an A (94) NOTHING LESS. Don't try w/a 93.5. Won't happen. But I never took a final in either of the 2 classes I had with him. Very knowledgable. Never had to find him outside of class but I hear he is a ghost. Wouldn't doubt it. But I would take him if he taught other higher courses....PSY458510 2005-12-05 22:51:07 +0000 UTC
Have had him both for Psychobio and psychpharm. Although I enjoyed both classes, I felt I could have learned much more. He frequently canceled classes and let class out early by 30 mins every time. If thats something you like, then go for it, but I am actually interested in subject material and we didn't cover a lot of what he said we would. He's also very arrogant and don't ask him for a recommendation because he won't remember to send it.PSYCHOPHARM 2005-10-06 15:33:58 +0000 UTC
Prof Melloni is an excellent teacher IN CLASS. However, it's almost impossible to contact him outside of class (at least was my experience.) This class is really interesting, and I learned a lot. But when it comes to getting extra help or really anythinPSYCHOBIO 2005-09-08 10:03:15 +0000 UTC
Richard Melloni has an average rating of 4.4/5 from 85 student reviews. 97.0% of students said they would take them again.
Richard Melloni's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.1/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.