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Florence Fusco McCann
fmccann@sbcglobal.net
Education
2004- University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
2013 Ph.D. Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, Science Education,
December 2013
Dissertation Title: Engineers’ Self-Perceptions and a Strategy for Fostering
Authentic Images of Engineers and Scientists Among Elementary School Students
1983 -
1987
MIT Cambridge, MA
S.M. Electronic Materials, Materials Science and Engineering, September 1987
Thesis Title: Fast Ion Conducting Glasses: The Role of Additives
1979 -
1983
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
A.B. Physics, May 1983 Magna cum laude with honors
Senior Honors Thesis Title: Proton Spin Lattice Relaxation and Molecular Motion in Organic Solids
Honors and Awards
University of Oklahoma: 2013 Provost’s Ph.D. Dissertation Prize; Outstanding Overall Graduate Student Award
2007 – 2008
MIT: AT&T Bell Laboratories Graduate Research Program For Women; Materials Processing Center Industry
Collegium Fellow
Bryn Mawr College: National Merit Scholar
Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering 4th
Edition 1998-1999; 5th Edition 2000-2001; Who's Who of
American Women 21st
Edition and Who's Who in the World 17th
Edition 2000
Experience
2015 -
present
McCann Consulting Norman, OK
Educational Consultant
Develops STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) enrichment and outreach
programs for grades K-12.
2014 -
2015
University of Oklahoma
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Norman, OK
Instructor, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
Supervised pre-service elementary school teachers in a pre-internship practicum within the Norman
Public Schools.
2004 -
2014
University of Oklahoma
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Norman, OK
Doctoral Student in Science Education / Instructor
Taught science and social studies education methods courses and supervised field work for pre-service
elementary school teachers. Maintained a 4.0 GPA.
1997 -
2004
McCann & Associates, Inc. Norman, OK
President, Registered Patent Agent
Principal and founder of firm providing patent prosecution and general consulting services in scientific
and intellectual property and evaluation of emerging technologies.

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1993 -
1997
Florence Fusco McCann, Inc. Norman, OK
President, Registered Patent Agent
Principal and founder of patent prosecution services firm specializing in university-developed
technologies and industrial chemistry and materials science inventions. Clients included MIT, Harvard
University, and Kerr-McGee.
Jan. 1991
- 1993
Dougherty, Hessin, Beavers & Gilbert Oklahoma City, OK
Registered Patent Agent
Prosecuted United States and foreign patent applications for university and corporate clients including
MIT, Harvard University, Phillips Petroleum, Kerr-McGee and Conoco in high technology materials
science, polymer composites, polymer processing, pigments and remote electro-mechanical sensing.
1989 -
Nov.
1990
Choate, Hall & Stewart Boston, MA
Staff Scientist
Prepared United States and foreign patent applications in semiconductor device fabrication, high
temperature superconductor synthesis, and other chemical processes for universities including MIT,
Harvard University, and Boston University. Consultant to firm's entrepreneurial development program.
1988 -
1989
Fish & Richardson Boston, MA
Staff Scientist
Prepared United States and foreign patent applications in semiconductor device fabrication, high
temperature superconductor synthesis and other chemical processes for universities including MIT,
Harvard University and Boston University. Assisted in infringement and validity studies.
1983 -
1988
MIT Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant
Investigated ionic transport in inorganic glass solid electrolytes.
1986 -
1987
American Research and Instrument, Inc. Arlington, MA
Consultant
Characterized titanium dioxide semiconductor defect chemistry. Trained and supervised an
undergraduate assistant.
Spring
1986
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE
Consultant
Investigated the role of copper metallization-ceramic interaction in reliability of thick-film multilayer
ceramic dielectric devices.
Summer
1983
AT & T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJ
Senior Technical Associate
Studied surface modification of noble metal films by organic disulphides with ellipsometry, x-ray
photoelectron and infrared spectroscopies.
Summer
1982
AT & T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJ
Summer Research Associate
Studied phase transitions of cholesteric liquid crystals.

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Publications
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Albano, A. M., Beckmann, P.A., Carrington, M.E., Fisch, E.E., Fusco, F.A., O'Neill, A.E. & Scott, M.E. (1984).
Nuclear-spin-relaxation study of internal motion in two organic molecular solids. Physical Review B, 30, 2334-
2339.
Beckmann, P.A., Fusco, F.A. & O'Neill, A.E. (1984). Proton spin lattice relaxation and intramolecular reorientation
in solids. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 59, 63-70.
Nuzzo, R.G., Fusco, F.A. and Allara, D.L. (1987). Spontaneously organized molecular assemblies. 3. Preparation
and properties of solution adsorbed monolayers of organic disulfides on gold surfaces. Journal of the American
Chemical Society, 109, 2358-2368.
Fusco, F.A., Tuller, H.L. & Button, D.P. (1992). Lithium, sodium and potassium transport in fast ion conducting
glasses: trends and models. Materials Science and Engineering, B13, 157-164.
McCann, F., Marek, E.A., Pedersen, J. & Falsarella, C. (2007). CLSI: Cool life science investigations. Science &
Children, 45(4), 26 –29.
McCann, F., Pedersen, J., Falsarella, C., & McCann, P. (2008). There’s more to light than meets the eye. Science
Scope, 31(6), 33 –39.
Marek, E.A., Maier, S.J. & McCann, F. (2008). Assessing understanding of the learning cycle: The ULC. Journal
of Science Teacher Education, 19(4); 375-389.
McCann, F., Millsap, K., Schmidt, S., & Falsarella, C. (2010). Time for a change. Science & Children, 47(8), 41-
45.
McCann, F F., Marek, E.A., & Falsarella, C. (2016). An informal educator/elementary school teacher collaboration:
Changing fifth grade girls’ perceptions of scientists and engineers. Creative Education, 7, 2459-2475.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.716234
McCann, F.F. & Marek, E.A. (2016). Achieving Diversity in STEM: The role of drawing-based instruments.
Creative Education, 7, 2293-2304. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.715223
Book Chapter
Fusco, F.A. & Tuller, H.L. (1989). Fast ion transport in glasses, 43-110, Superionic Solids and Solid Electrolytes -
Recent Trends [Eds., A.L. Laskar and S. Chandra], Academic Press, Boston (invited review).

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Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
McCann, F. & Pedersen, J., A female scientist’s journey into pre-service elementary education, Paper presented at
Association for Science Teacher Education 2006 International Conference, Portland, Oregon, January 12-14, 2006.
McCann, F., Marek, E., Pedersen, J., & Falsarella C., A learning cycle approach for an after-school science
enrichment program, Paper presented at Southwest Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Wichita,
Kansas, September 29-30, 2006.
McCann, F., Marek, E., Pedersen, J., & Falsarella, C. A learning cycle approach for an after-school science
enrichment program, Paper presented at Association for Science Teacher Education 2007 International Conference,
Clearwater Beach Florida, January 4-6, 2007.
McCann, F., Pedersen, J., & McCann, P., Learning about light: A science education-electrical engineering
collaboration, Paper presented at Association for Science Teacher Education 2008 International Conference, St.
Louis, MO, January 10-12, 2008.
McCann, F. & Marek, E.A., Changing perceptions of scientists and engineers through a university elementary
school partnership, Paper presented at School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Convention, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, October 29-31, 2015.
Workshops
McCann, F., Marek, E., Pedersen, J., & Falsarella, C., A learning cycle approach for an after-school science
enrichment program, On-site professional development seminar for in-service teachers and interns at Washington
Elementary School, 2006.
McCann, F., Marek, E., Pedersen, J. & Falsarella, C., A learning cycle-based after-school life science program for
Grades K-5, NSTA Boston National Conference, March 27-30, 2008.
Service
Developed and implemented after-school and in-school science and engineering enrichment programs, including a
STEM Club, at Washington Elementary School (2003-2014)
Member Norman Public Schools Gifted Program Council (2003-present)
Member Norman High School Gifted Site Committee (2012-2015)
Norman Public Schools District Gifted Committee At-large Representative (2012-2014)
Member Irving Middle School Gifted Site Committee (2010-2012)
Member of the OU Science Certification Committee (2009-2012)
Member of the OU Elementary Education Certification Committee (2009- 2012)
Norman Public Schools District Gifted Committee Middle School Representative (2008-2010)
Member Washington Elementary School Gifted Site Committee (2003-2010)
Member Norman Public Schools District Superintendent’s Committee to Review Gifted Program Services (October
2008-February 2009)
Conducted on-site professional development seminar for in-service elementary school teachers and interns at
Washington Elementary School (2006)
Professional Organizations
School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA)
Oklahoma Association for Gifted, Creative and Talented (OAGCT)
Fall, 2016