Brydges, Stacey
Chemical Education Research and Practice: Development of context-rich curriculum; Use of collaborative learning strategies in large lectures; Communication of chemistry
Chemical Education Research and Practice: Development of context-rich curriculum; Use of collaborative learning strategies in large lectures; Communication of chemistry
Contact Information
Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Urey Hall 2262
Phone: 858-246-0993
Email: sbrydges@ucsd.edu
Web: catalyze.ucsd.edu
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Office: Urey Hall 2262
Phone: 858-246-0993
Email: sbrydges@ucsd.edu
Web: catalyze.ucsd.edu
Group: View group members
Education
2003 Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, McMaster University, Canada
1996 B.Sc., Chemistry (Honors), McMaster University, Canada
2003 Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, McMaster University, Canada
1996 B.Sc., Chemistry (Honors), McMaster University, Canada
Appointments
2010-present Adjunct Faculty, MSED Program, UC San Diego and San Diego State University
2004-2008 Lecturer and Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University
2010-present Adjunct Faculty, MSED Program, UC San Diego and San Diego State University
2004-2008 Lecturer and Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University
Awards and Academic Honors
2020/21
UC San Diego Leaders for Equity Advancement and Diversity (LEAD) Fellow
2018
UC Womens Initiative for Professional Development, Nominee
2018
Athena Pinnacle Award, Nominee (Individual in Education)
2015
RCI Wall of Achievement, 7th Inductee (1881-present)
2013/14
UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
2013
UCSD Panhellenic Outstanding Professor Award
2009,2010
UCSD Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) Faculty Appreciation Award
2001
Dow Chemical Award for Excellence in Teaching
2000-2001
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
1999-2000
McMaster University Manske-MacLean Bursary in Chemistry
1999
McMaster University Science Leadership Scholarship
1998-2000
National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship
1997-2001
McMaster University Centennial Scholarship
Research Interests
Our efforts in chemical education are underscored by a desire to develop the capacity and connections of K-21 (*includes K-12, post-secondary, and graduate) students, educators, and education systems, and to advance diversity and literacy in science through research, programs and pedagogical methods that provide all learners with meaningful experiences in the chemical sciences.
Primary Research Area
Chemical Education
Chemical Education
Interdisciplinary interests
Atmospheric and Environmental
Materials
Materials
Outreach Activities
I am a co-Director/co-PI of two important department-level training programs that foster academic excellence and equal opportunity for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, respectively: (1) a NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program "4Cs at UCSD" (chemreu.ucsd.edu/); and, (2) a DoEd-funded GAANN Program in the Chemical Sciences (http://www-chem.ucsd.edu/graduate-program/doctoral-program/gaann.html). I also serve as the Faculty Advisor to two student groups which aim to increase the participation and professional development of underrepresented groups in chemistry: our nationally recognized American Chemical Society undergraduate student chapter (ACCSA; http://acssa.ucsd.edu); and, our Society of Women in Graduate Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry (SWIGS; http://swigs.ucsd.edu). Finally, I support the engagement of K-12 students and teachers in STEM education through various outreach and professional development programs, including the American Association of University (AAUW)-sponsored Tech Trek Program (http://aauw-techtrek.org/).
Image Gallery
Seet: catalyze.ucsd.edu/
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See: https://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841231757
Seet: catalyze.ucsd.edu/
See: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VST0PxteYVipuPR-bCS3CBUQsL09HGYE
See: https://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841231757
Selected Publications
- D. R. Brown, S. Brydges, S. M. Lo, M. E. Denton, M. J. Borrego "A collaborative professional development program for science faculty and graduate students in support of education reform at two-year, Hispanic-serving institutions", In Best Practices in Chemistry Teacher Education; Boesdorfer, Sarah (Ed.), ACS Symposium Series, 2019,
- S. Brydges, H. E. Dembinski "Catalyze! Lowering the Activation Barriers to Undergraduate Students’ Success in Chemistry: A Board Game for Teaching Assistants", J. Chem. Educ., 2019, Vol. 96, Issue 3, 511-517
- S. Brydges "Chemistry in Context: Integrating Chemical Information Literacy, Scientific Writing, and Contemporary Issues in the First-Year Undergraduate Curriculum", In Integrating Library and Information Literacy Into Chemistry Curricula; Lovitt, C., Schuyler, K. and Li, Y. (Eds.); ACS Symposium Series, 2016,
- S. Brydges, R. Pomeroy, M. Ruppell (*Contributing Editors) and K. Prather (*Contributing Author) "Do Clouds Need Passports?", Science's Science in the Classroom: A collection of annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials, 2014, See website.
- S. Brydges, B. Gildea, J. Grealis, H. Müller-Bunz, M. J. Stradiotto, M. Casey, M. J. McGlinchey "Organic and organometallic derivatives of pentaphenylbenzene, C6Ph5X: correlation of peripheral phenyl ring orientations with the steric bulk of "X"", Can. J. Chem., 2013, Vol. 91, Issue 11, 1098-1111.
- S. Brydges, L. Chilukuri, G. Cook, M. Feeley, M. Herbst, E. Tour, and L. Van Den Einde "Building a Faculty Learning Community at a Research University: Interdisciplinary Connections and Competencies in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning", Currents in Teaching and Learning, 2013, Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 17-35.
- S. Brydges, N. Reginato, L. P. Cuffe, C. M. Seward, M. J. McGlinchey "High and Low Barriers to Haptotropic Shifts across Polycyclic Surfaces: The Relevance of Aromatic Character During the Migration Process", Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2005, Vol. 8, 1497-1505.
- H. K. Gupta, N. Reginato, N., F. O. Ogini, S. Brydges, M. J. McGlinchey "SiCl4-ethanol as a trimerization agent for organometallics: convenient syntheses of the symmetrically-substituted arenes 1,3,5-C6H3R3 where R = (C5H4)Mn(CO)3 and (C5H4)Fe(C5H5)", Can. J. Chem, 2002, Vol. 80, 1546-1554.
- S. Brydges and M. J. McGlinchey "Conformations and Threshold Rotational Mechanisms of C5Ar5 and C5Ar4X Molecular Propellers: A Structural Correlation and Computational Study", J. Org. Chem., 2002, Vol. 67, 7688-7698.
- S. Brydges, L. E. Harrington and M. J. McGlinchey "Sterically hindered organometallics: Multi-n-rotor (n= 5,6 and 7) molecular propellers and the search for correlated rotations", Coord. Chem. Rev., invited article, 2002, Vol. 233-234, 75-105.
- H. K. Gupta, S. Brydges, and M. J. McGlinchey "Diels-Alder Reactions of 3-Ferrocenyl-2,4,5-Triphenylcyclopentadienone with Diphenylacetylene and 1,2,3-Triphenylcyclopropene: Syntheses, Structures and Molecular Dynamics of the Sterically Crowded Systems C6Ph5Fc, C7Ph6FcH and [C7Ph6FcH][SbCl6]", Organometallics, 1999, Vol. 18, 115-122.
- S. Brydges "Innovation in Graduate Education: A Graduate Student’s Perspective", Can. Chem. News, 1998, Vol. 50, Issue 5, 27-
- S. Brydges, H. K. Gupta, D. L. Pole, L. C. F. Chao, J. F. Britten, and M. J. McGlinchey "The Structure of a Seven-Bladed Propeller: C7PH7+ is Not Planar", Eur. J. Chem., 1998, Vol. 4, 1201-1205.
- S. S. Rigby, M. Stradiotto, S. Brydges, D. L. Pole, S. Top, A. D. Bain and M. J. McGlinchey "The Diels-Alder Dimerization of Cyclopenta[l]phenanthrene (Dibenz[e,g]indene) with Isodibenzindene: A Computational, NMR Spectroscopic, and X-Ray Crystallographic Study", J. Org. Chem., 1998, Vol. 63, 3735-3740.