"Dr. Brett is one of my favorite humans. His ability to create a safe environment for growing and learning has helped me to stay focused this year..."
"Dr. Brett really stands out in how he helps the cohort become better writers across the board. His courses feel like what graduate school is supposed to be—challenging, rigorous, and always pushing you to improve. He truly embodies the best of what a university–level course should be."
"Dr. Nachman is highly organized, kind, and has a strong knowledge of the subject matter. He gave excellent and timely feedback. It was a joy to be in his class and I wish him well as he develops his career."
"Dr. Nachman provided a great learning environment. I especially appreciated his attention to detail and the useful feedback he gave. Writing the practice brief was one of my favorite assignments in this program."
Dr. Nachman "provides a welcoming culture to the class that if I were to need something or need to talk to him about something personal he would be a safe person."
"He maintained a safe and open environment for questions and discussion and gave feedback on assignments quickly."
"Dr. Nachman is a fantastic addition to the University of Arkansas. He is a kind and caring instructor with rigorous standards and expectations. I highly enjoyed this class."
“Brett’s ability to make (from where I sat) everyone in the room comfortable and at ease is one of his greatest strengths. The demeanor in which he communicated information (both in teaching and classroom comments) was clear and kind. Offering chances for us as learners to think of material in new ways and challenge how we think now. Beyond just “teaching and learning,” Brett’s willingness to help in any way was helpful. Brett made the classroom feel safe by being who he is naturally.”
"Dr. Nachman is one of my favorite professors I've ever had!"
"Dr. Brett is the kind of instructor I aspire to be. His course structure and willingness to assist have given me a sense of empowerment that I am excited to carry forward. I am eager for future opportunities to learn
from him."
"Dr. Nachman is engaging, funny, authentic, and approachable. I appreciated him as an instructor and as a person. He is genuinely interested in our development, our projects, and in us as people. I would highly recommend him and his classes to anyone."
"Dr. Nachman's feedback was extremely helpful and so quick - I highly commend his teaching work ethic."
“Brett does an excellent job synthesizing diverse student comments and helping to provide a “pan out,” big picture view of the topic being discussed. Additionally, his feedback on written assignment is clear.”
“Brett is a wonderful TA. He is friendly, approachable, uplifting, inclusive, and quick to respond to questions. He is incredibly knowledgeable and also humble. I think he will make a tremendous professor one day through his passion, open-mindedness and knowledge. I particularly like his fun and engaging presentations and when he does the jigsaw reading activities.”
“This class definitely made me more aware of diversity. I am now more aware of my identities in comparison to others, and I am now more confident in my ability to be culturally aware and considerate in all my experiences.”
(Brett) "understood himself, his identities, and shared them in a way that enhanced learning and positioned himself as trustworthy, safe, and approachable."
“I felt issues of diversity were appropriately incorporated into the class, and the learning environment created for them was safe and allowed everyone to share their thoughts.”
"Dr. Nachman gives the best feedback I have ever received in my entire academic career. He is so encouraging and helpful and always holds space for his students to process tough content and current events."
"Dr. Brett's unwavering support empowers us to strive for greatness without ever doubting our abilities. His leadership has been instrumental in making this semester the best one yet."
"Brett did an incredible job at making this course easy to grasp and contextualize, given that it was very theory heavy at times. He made the environment feel so welcoming and inclusive."
“Dr. Nachman has great enthusiasm for the course material and thoughtfully planned out class to make it as engaging and constructive as possible.”
"Brett is great about giving us constructive feedback on our work in a very timely manner. You can tell that he truly cares about us and the learning process!"
“Brett lives by an ethic of care that is apparent in everything he does. He was always respectful of space and mindful of language. He only stepped in a few times during class to offer insight, but when he did, it was an incredibly thoughtful, critical, nuanced, and always simultaneously engaging.”
“Brett provided great feedback on assignments. He was also extremely helpful walking me through and providing resources so I could understand “methods” sections.”
"If it were not for his nurturing and mentoring in the course, I would have dropped the course and withdrawn from the program."
"Dr. Brett's attention to detail and passion for the topics covered really motivated me as a student. He is very personable and kind and it really goes a long way."
“You were so professional and passionate about this class and were always willing to work with us. Thank you.”
“Brett was very effective and shared personal information with us that better helped us understand him as a person as well as a professor. Brett constantly promoted office hours and required us to meet with him for a one-on-one halfway throughout the semester to understand and discuss how we were doing in the class and what he could improve to better. Brett created a positive and inclusive environment for all people in our class.”
“Dr. Nachman gave excellent and meaningful written feedback.”
"I really appreciated the feedback given during the writing process. It provided insight to enhance my writing skills. Also, the feedback was very timely and allowed plenty of time to make edits and apply ideas to the manuscript. The feedback made connections that I missed and guided me to apply changes."
"Detailed, high quality feedback on every step of the process— by far the most extensive and useful of any professor I’ve had.
"Dr. Nachman is a fantastic instructor who truly cares about his students. He was always welcoming and supportive, as well as being very responsive to any questions I might have."
“I’d love to take a class with you as the professor. You were engaging. The activities you had planned keep things very entertaining and I appreciated the personal insight you introduced.”
“Really appreciated the activities-ethical dilemmas; made me think deeply about the multiple angles that need to be upon in the work of student affairs professionals. Thank you!”
“The scenarios helped me not just understand the concepts but also apply the knowledge in professional settings.”
“This topic is very interesting and your presentation is very detailed and organized. I liked your data analysis part with compelling diagrams. Thank you for sharing, and I appreciate your positionality in this research.”
“Brett, this was an excellent presentation! I enjoyed the topic as well as the way you presented it. I expect that your research will be just as high quality. I look forward to seeing your research as it comes to publication.”
“You are an excellent presenter. I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into this project.”
“I noticed you made a point to call people by name, which is a very effective way to make people feel heard and important.”
"Having Brett walk through effective strategies on how to redesign a course to be more inclusive for autistic learners was excellent."
"Something Brett suggested that I plan to incorporate is collaborating with students on expectations on the beginning of the semester with these two questions: What are your expectations for me? What are your expectations for one another? Creating a class social contract from these collaborative ideas creates a more inclusive and welcoming environment."