Publications
PLEASE NOTE
My last day at Miami University was Thursday, June 15, 2023.
I now serve as the Dean for The Getty College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH.
I can be reached via email at bretzsl@onu.edu and via telephone at 419.772.2130.
My website has relocated to sites.google.com/onu.edu/bretzsl.
15. Grove, N.P.; Bretz, S.L. "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Immortal and the Raven: An Inquiry-Based Murder Mystery," Journal of Chemical Education, 2005, 82(1), 1532-1533
14.Hutchinson, K.M.; Bretz, S.L.; Mette, H.D.; Smiley, J.A. "A Guided Inquiry Experiment for the Measurement of Activation Energies in the Physical or Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory: Decarboxylation of Pyrrole-2-carboyxlate," Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005, 33(2), 123-127
13. Bretz, S.L. "All Students are Not Created Equal: Learning Styles in the Chemistry Classroom," in N. Pienta, M. Cooper, and T. Greenbowe (Eds.) Chemist's Guide to Effective Teaching, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 28-40.
12. Bretz, S.L. "Implementing the Professional Development Standards: An Innovative M.S. Degree for High School Chemistry Teachers," Journal of Chemical Education, 2002, 79(11), 1307-1309
11.Bretz, S.L.; Meinwald, J. "The Language of Chemistry," Journal of College Science Teaching, 2001, 31(4), 220-224.
10.Bretz, S.L. “Novak’s Theory of Education: Human Constructivism and Meaningful Learning," Online Symposium: Piaget, Constructivism, and Beyond. Journal of Chemical Education, 2001, 78(8), 1107.
9. Bretz, S.L. and Nakhleh, M.B. (Eds.) "Online Symposium: Piaget, Constructivism, and Beyond," Journal of Chemical Education, 2001, 78(8), 1107.
8. Bretz, S.L. “A Companion Syllabus for Molecules by Peter Atkins,” Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change Instructor’s Resource Manual, W.H. Freeman, 1997.
7. Bretz, S.L. “Concept Maps: A Metacognitive Tool for Teaching Students to Learn How to Learn,” Chemistry in Context Instructor’s Resource Guide, W.C. Brown, 1997.
6. Bretz, S.L.; Bretz, R.L.; Clausen, C.A. Test Item File for General Chemistry and General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis (10th ed.) by Robinson, Odom, and Holtzclaw, Houghton-Mifflin, 1997.
5. Bretz, S.L. “CiC and Concept Webs,” Chemunity News, 1997, 7(2), 18-19.
4. Bretz, S.L. “Evaluation: An Introduction to Why and How,” CHED Newsletter, American Chemical Society Division
3. Bommarito, S.L.; Lowery Bretz, S.P.; Abruña, H.D. “Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Synthesis of Redox Polymers and Copolymers of [M(4-vinyl-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine)3](PF6)2 (M=Ru,Os),” Synlett, 1993, 6, 375.
2. Bommarito, S.L.; Lowery Bretz, S.P.; Abruña, H.D. “Synthesis and Characterization of Redox Copolymers of [Ru(4-vinyl-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine)3]2+ and [Os(4-vinyl-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine)3]2+: Unusual Energy Transfer Dynamics,” Inorganic Chemistry, 1992, 31, 502–507.
1. Bommarito, S.L.; Lowery Bretz, S.P.; Abruña, H.D. “Synthesis and Characterization of Redox Polymers of [M(4-vinyl-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine)3](PF6)2 (M=Ru,Os),” Inorganic Chemistry, 1992, 31, 495–502.