Current Research  .  Group Members  .  Current Bretz Group Research Funding  .  Recent Publications/Seminars
 
 Alumni of Dr. Bretz's Group
 
Graduate Students
  Michael Fay, M.S. 2008, Exploring the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum: Faculty Perspectives
                    
current position: high school chemistry teacher at St. Henry High School in Erlanger, KY
Nathaniel Grove, M.S. 2005,
CHEMX: Assessing  Cognitive Expectations for Learning Chemistry
                           Ph.D. 2008, A Change in Structure: Cognitive Development and Meaningful learning in a Spiral,
                                             Organic Chemistry Curriculum
                           current position: Clemson University, post-doc in Melanie Cooper's group
Christine Lucarielli, M.S. 2005, Influence of Cooperative Learning on the Affective Dimensions of Learning Biology
                              
current position: high school biology teacher, Girard High School
Les McSparrin, M.S. 2005, The Effect of Guided Inquiry on Student Misconceptions
                        
current position: high school chemistry teacher, Sharpsville Area High School
Kathryn Nafziger, M.S. 2008, Particulate Nature of Matter, Self-Efficacy, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Case
                          Studies in Inquiry
                          current position: high school chemistry teacher, Oaks Hills High School


Undergraduate Students
  Brigid Edwards, Inquiry Matters - Incorporating Inquiry into Teaching Physical Science
                         
current position: special education teacher, Struthers City Schools
Janice Hohloch, Pre-Service Teacher as Researcher: The Value of Inquiry in Learning Science
                          current position: 8th grade math/science teacher,
Poland Middle School
Kelly Hutchinson, A Guided Inquiry Experiment for the Measurement of Activation Energies in the Biophysical
                            Chemistry Laboratory
                            current position: Purdue University, Ph.D. student in George Bodner's group
Jacob Madhu Mathew, Online Data Collection & Database Development for Survey Research in Chemistry Education
                                     current position: D.O. program at Midwestern University
Beth Marie Motter, Connecting Science and Literacy: Hands-on Inquiry in the Elementary Classroom
                               current position: seeking employment in physical therapy
Alyssa Paloian, Reflective Writing and Learning Chemistry
                             current position: graduate program as Physician's Assistant at Pace University

last updated: 09 June 2008
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