Etha Williams, Phd Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, California, United States

Oberlin, OH

• Taught a survey course on music history and an upper-level undergraduate course on music, gender, and sexuality
• Redesigned the eighteenth-century music history survey to include representation of historically minoritized groups; 13 out of 34 class sessions focused on women and people of color, compared to 1-3 in previous.
• Carried out all course design grading, and student contact
• Used automated systems (PRESTO/Banner 8 and Banner 9) for course administration and grade entry

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Collected and synthesized complex information on musical pedagogy and philosophy using library and digital resources for an interdisciplinary dissertation project that demonstrates the unacknowledged role of gender and.
• Presented dissertation research at national and international conferences in talks of between 10 and 30 minutes for audiences of up to 100+ people
• Published book reviews and CD liner notes and proofread a special issue of New German Critique
• Won grants for research at libraries and archives in France, Hungary, Austria, and the U.K.
• Chaired the Music Department’s 2016 conference on “Musical Cartographies,” working collaboratively with a seven-person committee to select papers, secure conference funding, and organize and execute event logistics
• Served the Music Department graduate community as social chair (2015-2016), faculty representative (2017-2018), and lunch talk coordinator (2019-2020)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Planned events that brought students from different departments together through outings including weekend skiing trips, theatrical performances, and sporting events
• Liaised with on- and off-campus organizations to establish new programming
• Promoted events on social media and university social networks in order to reach a diverse community of over 4,800 graduate students

• Led discussion sections and graded assignments for a range of undergraduate music courses
• Coordinated teaching fellows’ responsibilities across discussion sections and executed administrative work as Head Teaching Fellow for two large (80+ person) courses
• Mentored junior students in developing their senior thesis projects
• Achieved an overall student rating of 4.8 on a five-point scale in course evaluations
• Received the Oscar S. Schaefer award, a one-year fellowship recognizing exceptional ability and enthusiasm in teaching introductory music courses

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Supervised new teaching fellows by meeting with each fellow individually to review their teaching performance and troubleshoot classroom challenges
• Liaised with department faculty to identify teaching fellows who needed additional assistance
• Co-led the Music Department’s pedagogy course for new teaching fellows

Santa Monica, California, United States

• Shaped ECA’s largest-volume search to date, hiring for multiple positions with a PE-backed senior care firm
• Conducted candidate interviews and presented current and accurate information to clients, resulting in 3 hires
• Developed a new, scalable search strategy and supervised operations team to develop streamlined, standardized data analytics methods using automated systems on SalesForce
• Conducted business development outreach, contacting 115 leads and holding an initial outreach meeting with a leading online consumer goods firm with multiple high-priority hiring needs
• Published SEO articles on cognitive bias, structured interview techniques, and pre-hire assessments

Santa Monica, California, United States

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed hiring, training, and scheduling for the work-exchange program
• Developed new protocols for finding shift coverage and reporting studio needs
• Acted as a liaison between the studio owner and the work-exchange participants
• Worked at the front desk managing transactions and acting as a welcoming first point-of-contact

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Led 22-student discussion sections for the four-semester writing intensive survey course in music history and ethnomusicology, often introducing material not covered in lecture
• Graded assignments and exams for over 40 students each semester
• Achieved an overall student rating of 5.84 on a six-point scale in course evaluations

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Tutored students from age three to adults in subjects including English, history, math (to college calculus), and test preparation (including SAT, ACT, GRE, and GED)
• Worked collaboratively with students and parents to identify students’ strengths and goals
• Assisted with curriculum development, administrative tasks, and new client assessment

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Musicology And Ethnomusicology

Activities and Societies: Recipient: Presidential Scholar Award, Oscar S. Schaeffer Award, and Certificate of Distinction in Teaching

Master Of Arts - Ma, Musicology And Ethnomusicology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General