alexandra apolloni
Project Specialist at Yale University
project specialist faculty art science dean 's office yale university
Yale University
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Project Specialist
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Greater Los Angeles Area
Research and Program Developer
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
- Coordinated logistics (including speaker travel and schedules, outreach and promotion, technology needs, venues, catering, and staffing) for 3 multi-day conferences and 20+ guest lectures, seminars, panels, and meetings for UCLA faculty, students, and community members
- Wrote and edited material for grant applications, resulting in $30,000+ in grant funding
- Conducted online, social media, and face-to-face outreach with students, alumni, faculty, and donors, resulting in an increase in average event attendance from ~50 attendees in 2016 to ~100 in 2017
- Used Adobe Creative Suite to create visual identities (including posters, logos, web-friendly images, etc.) for 2 conferences/symposia and 3-6 other events per year
- Composed and edited 2 Annual Reports, 50+ blog posts, 20+ event announcements and press releases, weekly newsletters, and web content targeting diverse stakeholders
- Developed led a student research group, resulting in 7 blog posts and 4 completed video projects
- Developed event evaluation tools, gathered participant feedback, analyzed data, and implemented improvements to logistical and outreach strategies
- Conducted research and delivered recommendations on event logistics and outreach strategies
- Created and circulated meeting agendas, minutes, and internal memos for staff 
- Advised CSW Director on research strategies
- Mentored students and offered guidance on research and writing strategies
UCLA
Program Coordinator
UCLA Musicology Department and Music Industry Program, UCLA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Conducted research on the history of popular music and the performing arts, resulting in 100+ unique multi-media lectures and presentations
- Supervised and coordinated graduate student teaching assistants
- Developed curricular materials, including course syllabi, assignments,online resources, and other instructional materials for undergraduates and for non-traditional students (aged 50 and up)
- Created and managed online learning tools and environments using platforms including Moodle and Blackboard
- Delivered multi-media presentations and lead discussions with groups ranging from 10 to 120 students
- Evaluated and assessed 500+ pieces of student work
- Held one-on-one consultations with students
- Courses taught include: Motown and Soul, Music and Gender, Writing the Senior Thesis, Introduction to Music Industry Scholarship, History of the Music Business, Defining Roles: Great Singers and the History of Opera.
Los Angeles
Lecturer
Freelance
- Conducted research and writing, resulting in the production of 300+ unique blog posts, reviews, articles, and encyclopedia entries; 2 peer-reviewed scholarly articles, and 1 book (currently in preparation)
- Conducted qualitative research at libraries and archives across the country and around the world, including the British Library, the British Film Institute, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives, The LA Philharmonic Archives, The Library of Congress, UCLA Special Collections, and the University of Waterloo Special Collections
- Writing published by: Alexander Street Press, American Music Review, Oxford Music Online, The Oxford University Press Music Blog, Blogging.LA, The Toast, Dissertation-Editor.com, and others
Freelance Researcher, Writer, and Editor
UCLA Library Special Collections
- Processed and cataloged 400+ linear feet of archival material
- Gathered data and research in order to accurately identify and describe historical material, resulting in the publication of 7 finding aids and research guides
- Assessed the preservation and conservation needs of archival collections
- Developed and executed processing work plans
- Created inventories and hierarchical arrangements of archival materials
- Performed preservation of archival materials, including print and audio-visual media
Created inventories and front matter for EAD finding aids using Microsoft Access and Archvists' Toolkit
- Copy-edited and proofread finding aids and research guides
- Curated and staged "Selling Tinseltown: Art and Design from the Hollywood Promotional Machine," public exhibit on view in the UCLA College Library, Spring 2013
- Archival collections processed include the papers of Jimmy Durante, Gwen Bagni-Dubov, Terrence O'Flaherty, and Ray Bolger, as well as collections of motion picture pressbooks and motion picture advertising ephemera
Los Angeles
Archival Processing Fellow
Echo:  a music-centered journal
- Oversaw all stages of journal production, including soliciting articles, coordinating peer-review, working with authors to refine articles, copy-editing, and publishing, resulting in the publication of 2 volumes of a peer-reviewed journal
- Used software and platforms such as Dreamweaver and Joomla to publish articles and media;
- Successfully supervised a major redesign of the journal website
- Led editorial board meetings and 5-10 volunteer editors' work
- Successfully applied for grant funding
- Coordinated outreach and promotional activities
Los Angeles
Editor in Chief
UCLA
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- Developed and executed large scale research projects, resulting in 1 PhD dissertation, 2 peer-reviewed articles, 6 encyclopedia entries,1 journal volume, and 15+ research presentations;
- Gathered data and conducted research at international libraries and archives including the British Library, the British Film Institute, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives;
- Successfully applied for grants and fellowships totalling over $50,000.
Los Angeles
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Graduate Student Researcher
UCLA
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- Taught undergraduate music history courses and assisted faculty members in course administration
- Created and maintained online learning evironments and resources using Moodle
- Collaborated with teams of faculty and teaching assistants
- Conducted research resulting in 30+ interactive lectures, discussions and presentations for groups of 15-120 students
- Developed course content in collaboration with interdisciplinary teaching teams 
- Assessed and evaluated 500+ pieces of student work
- Consulted with individual students
- Courses taught include: LGBT Perspectives in Popular Music; The Beatles; History of Rock and Roll; America, 1954-1974: History, Culture, and Politics; Writing About Music; The 1960s Girl Group Sound
Los Angeles
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Teaching Fellow
Echo: a music-centered journal
- Organized 3 2-day long international conferences, involving 50+ speakers and 15-20 volunteers
- Successfully applied for grant funding and sponsorships
- Evaluated and selected conference presentations
- Arranged travel for guests
- Coordinated logistics, including space and technology needs
Los Angeles
Conference Coordinator
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Bachelor of Music
Voice
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Wilfrid Laurier University
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International Association for the Study of Popular Music, US Branch
Vice President
Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles
Singer
The Jamaican Lollipop Girl: Race, Migration, and Millie Small's Voice
Scholarly article, forthcoming in the Journal of Popular Music Studies
Dead Boyfriends, Rebel Girls, and the 1960s Splatter Platter
The Toast
http://the-toast.net/2014/09/30/dead-boyfriends-rebel-girls-1960s-splatter-platter/
The Biggest Feminist in the World: On Miley Cyrus, Feminism, and Intesectionality
American Music Review
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Starstruck:  On Gaga, Voice, and Disability
Lady Gaga and Popular Music: Performing Gender, Fashion, and Culture, eds. Martin Iddon and Melanie Marshall, Routledge
Encyclopedia Entries: “Brill Building, The,” “Avalon, Frankie,”  “Funicello, Annette,” “Gore, Lesley,” “Greenwich, Ellie,”  “Teen Idols.”
The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd Edition.
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Writing and Music
UCLA Center for the Study of Women Newsletter
http://www.csw.ucla.edu/publications/newsletters/ay-2009-10/writing-music-2010/writing-music-2010-special-edition
Wishin' and Hopin': Youth, Femininity, and the Voices of Swinging London
Book manuscript, currently in preparation
American Musicological Society
Alvin H. Johnson AMS-50 Fellowship
UCLA Department of Musicology
Celia Wise Prize for Best Dissertation Chapter
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Jean Stone Dissertation Year Fellowship
UCLA Humanities Division
Mellon Pre-Dissertation Fellowship
American Musicological Society
Eugene K. Wolf Fund for European Research
University of California Center for New Racial Studies
Graduate Research Grant
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Travel Grant
UCLA Humanities Division
Lenart Travel Fellowship
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Conference Travel Grant
UCLA
Dean's Fellowship
Canada Millenium Scholarship Foundation
Excellence Scholarship
Arts and Culture
Los Angeles Conservancy
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Volunteer
Arts and Culture
American Cinematheque
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Volunteer
Education
826LA
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Volunteer Tutor
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Los Angeles, CA
Mitchell Morris
Associate Professor at UCLA
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Richmond, VA
Joanna Love
Associate Professor of Music at University of Richmond
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Boston, MA
Eric J. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, African Studies Center at Boston University
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Atlanta, GA
Kendrick Brown
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Morehouse College
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Breena Loraine
Entertainment Industry & Music Supervision Specialist | Musician & Musicologist | IT Project Manager
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Long Beach, CA
Lauren Madden
Sociology Instructor
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San Francisco Bay Area
Lucia Lin
Co-Director at Trabajadores Unidos Workers United (formerly known as Young Workers United)
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Pleasanton, CA
Andrew (Drew) DeJesus
Open to Part-Time Recruiting Roles Only
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San Francisco, CA
Augusta Hopkins
Meditation Teacher
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Long Beach, CA
Jennifer Chheang
Director, Planning and Integration at The California Endowment
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Irvine, CA
Ryan Walker
Founder + CEO, Outtire • Digital Marketing Director • Shopify Expert
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Seal Beach, CA
Tedric Williams
Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor at Boeing - Connecting people to the largest aerospace and defense company in the world.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Vanessa Huang
Partnerships and Field Building for a Just Economy
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Los Angeles, CA
Sasha Rosen
President at The Outreach Team + Wave Fundraising
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Nashville, TN
Murad Al Qurishee, P.E., PMP, MS, FOI, Network plus, R-PIC
Transportation Project Specialist at Tennessee Department of Transportation
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Greater Philadelphia
Aida L. Figueroa-Epifanio
Planning Associate, Office of Strategic Operations at New Jersey Department of Education
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Greater Bloomington, Illinois Area
Paul Konstanski
Project Specialist at Cru
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Conway, AR
Audreka Peten, MBA
Instructor at University of Central Arkansas
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Winter Park, FL
Rebecca Lorick
Project Manager with working experience in production, media, data, education, and IMT management.
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Lakeville, MN
Alex Apolloni
Civil Drafting Technician at James R. Hill
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Amsterdam
Alex Apolloni
Data Analyst at IDEXX
American Library Association
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Digital Library Federation at CLIR
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Library in Digital Environment
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Archives Professionals
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UCLA Alumni
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