Ethan Myers Email & Phone Number

Evanston, Illinois, United States

I conducted research as part of Northwestern University's Syntax, Semantics, & Sentence Processing Lab. -Designed and implemented surveys and experiments with human subjects. Analyzed human text and eye-tracking data using R, Python. -Mentored undergraduate students on qualitative and quantitative research methodologies -Presented research at international scholarly conferences on linguistics and cognitive science. -Led lab meetings to present projects and new research findings to interdisciplinary scholars.

Evanston, Il

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Northwestern, I facilitated the learning outcomes of 250+ students. -Experience teaching Phonetics, Phonology , and Sociolinguistics-Hosted weekly office hours to discuss theory and homework problems with students.

Remote

I applied insights from natural language syntax and semantics to assess the output and performance of our client's proprietary large language models via RLHF-Collaborated with Machine Learning Engineers to assess the intuitiveness of multiple experimental models in generating intuitive and user-friendly outputs.-Optimized large language models for text summarization and generation tasks using metrics of truthfulness, conciseness, and coherence.

Northwestern University, Evanston, Il

Taught English grammar and accent modification to 240 non-native speakers by applying linguistic theory to teach and assess Graduate School proficiency requisites (SPEAK, Versant)-Identified specific areas for improvement in client's English speaking/ writing ability. -Provided actionable feedback, resources, and created exercises to improve the client's English language proficiency.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, In

I conducted research as part of Purdue University's Indigenous & Endangered Language Lab. -Translated, transcribed, and annotated language data from our various partnering research groups. -Worked on projects to create primary educational materials for the Sumu community in Nicaragua, ensuring that the language can be passed on to the next generation.-Analyzed Sumu vocabulary using a corpus of recorded jungle walks, with a focus on better understanding part-whole relationships in Sumu (e.g. tree, trunk, branch, leaf).

Unfinished Phd (Abd), Linguistics

Relevant Coursework: Syntax, Semantics, Laboratory Phonology & Acoustics, Computational Linguistics, Experimental Methods in Linguistics.

Master'S Degree, Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research Assistant in Indigenous and Endangered Language Lab, Graduate Research Assistant in Purdue.

Bachelor'S Degree, Linguistics, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Researcher in Indigenous and Endangered Language Lab, Habitat for HumanityDual degree.