December 2007

Elizabeth Jefferis Terrien

Los Angeles, CA 90026

(310) 486-0137

eej75@uchicago.edu

http://home.uchicago.edu/~eej75/

EDUCATION

University of Chicago

Ph.D. Candidate, 2007

Committee - Edward O. Laumann (Chair), Elisabeth Clemens, & Omar McRoberts     

The effect of political cultures on policy outcomes in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York operationalized through city park usage by dogs and people’s reactions to them.

MA: Sociology - Formal Organizations, 2005

GPA: 3.7

Spanish Reading Competency Exam: Pass with Honors, 2006

Special Field 1: Organizational Theories of Modern Corporations, 2005

Readers: Edward O. Laumann and Damon Phillips

Special Field 2: Methodology for Social Organization Research, 2005

Committee: Edward O. Laumann and Andrew Abbott

Preliminary Examination: Pass with Honors, 2003

University Full Tuition Scholarship, 2002-Present

Henderson Fund Stipend, 2003-2006

Stanford University

Exchange Scholar: Sociology, 2005-2006

New York University

BFA: Drama Major - Tisch School of the Arts, Sociology Minor

GPA: 3.6 (Cum Laude), 1993-1997

Honors:

Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Achievement

Charlotte B. Newcombe Scholarship

Academic All American (Every Track Season)

Numerous Track Medals and NYU Records

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE & ACTIVITIES

PROJECT EMPLOYMENT WHILE IN LOS ANGELES

University of Chicago Provost's Office, October 2007 to Present

Researcher for Mary Harvey, Associate Provost

The University of Chicago is seeking to ensure gender equity amongst its faculty, particularly amongst faculty in the science, technology, and mathematics fields.  In order to accomplish this task, the Provost is undertaking a comprehensive review of best case practices and developing measures for the University to correct any imbalances, including applying to external grants. (CLICK HERE  for more information on my work with the University of Chicago Provost's Office.)

Columbia College Hollywood, 2008 to Present

Sociology Instructor

Courses: Introduction to Sociology

Academy of Couture Art, 2007 to Present

Sociology Instructor 

Courses: Introduction to Sociology; Modern Organizations and Groups Processes; Clothing and Society.

Community Health Center, January 2007 to March 2008

Program Manager of Research and Development & Organizational Consultant to CEO

In order to protect the privacy of the client, the name of the organization is not provided to the public. The Community Health Center is a private, non-profit, public benefit corporation in Los Angeles founded more than 30 years ago to serve the health needs of the South Los Angeles community. In a consultant role to the CEO, I conducted a current state analysis and provided recommendations based on interviews and observation analyzed with Atlas.ti. (CLICK HERE  for more information on my work with A Community Health Center.)

Semics, LLC., June 2006  to December 2006

Research Consultant to Grant D. Power, Ph.D., President and Founder

Semics was a consulting and research evaluation company that specializes in finding solutions for communities. Semics provided support services in program development, execution and evaluation to Non Profits, NGO’s, Government Groups and Corporations. It grew out of extensive work with diverse communities throughout Southern California. Once Semics finished its contracted with the State of California in 2007, the President decided to close its doors and move on to other opportunities. (CLICK HERE  for more information on my work with Semics, LLC.)

PROJECT EMPLOYMENT WHILE AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY         

Kroc Institute - Duke University,  2005 Fall Quarter to 2006 Summer Quarter

Data Analyst for Dawn Wiest and Jackie B. Smith

Stanford Neuroeconomics Lab, 2005 Fall Quarter to 2006 Summer Quarter

Research Participant Coordinator for Antonio Rangel and Kathleen C. Armel

PROJECT EMPLOYMENT WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Alfred P. Sloan Center, 2004 Spring Quarter to 2005 Spring Quarter

Researcher for Barbara Schneider

Independent research supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children, and Work under the auspices of Dr. Barbara Schneider. (CLICK HERE  for more information on my work with the Alfred P. Sloan Center.)

Graduate Course: Political Sociology, 2005 Spring Quarter

Teaching Assistant for Terry Clark

Graduate Course: Organizational Analysis, 2004 Fall Quarter

Teaching Assistant for Ed Laumann      

Sloan Workshop on Working Families, 2004-2005 Academic Year

Workshop Coordinator            

University of Chicago Survey Lab, 2004 Winter & Spring Quarters

Qualitative Interviewer & Researcher for Virginia Bartot

The Survey Lab conducted academic and public policy research in a variety of areas including childcare, health, hunger, sexuality and education. The Lab excels at small surveys requiring individual attention to participants. It specializes in studies that involve independent qualitative components as well as qualitative methods specifically designed to inform questionnaire development.

Demography Workshop, 2003-2004 Academic Year

Workshop Coordinator

ACTIVITIES

Hustlers Women's Soccer Team - City of Los Angeles League, 2006- Present

University of Chicago Workshop on Teaching in the College (Certification Acquired), 2004

University of Chicago SSR Cohort Representative, 2004 Spring Quarter

University of Chicago SSR Course Evaluation Design Committee, 2003-2004 Academic Year

University of Chicago Women's Rugby Club, 2004-2005 Academic Year
University of Chicago Women's Lacrosse Club, 2002-2003 Academic Year

SCHOLARLY INTERESTS

Corporate Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Political Sociology, Social Change, Animals in Human Society.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Sociological Association, 2002-Present

Sections: Organizations, Occupations & Work; Political Sociology; Animals and Society

Screen Actors Guild, 1996-Present

PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

2007

Discussant: Full NSF support to attend and comment on work presented at – Classical Sociology & the Future of Organization Studies (2007 Organizations, Occupations & Work Mini-Conference, Philadelphia)

Presider: Section on Community and Urban Sociology Roundtables: Dimensions of Space (2007 American Sociological Association, New York)

2006

Presenter:  “How Differences in Cultural Institutions Affect City Policies: City Responses to Changes in Dog Ownership” (2006 Chicago Ethnography Conference & 2006 American Sociological Association Montreal)

Presider: Section on Community and Urban Sociology Roundtables: Change and Politics in Communities (2006 American Sociological Association Montreal)

2005

Presenter: "The Corporate Cult: How Corporations Gain Commitment at the Expense of Families" (Accepted for Presentation at 2005 Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Hungary) (Presented at 2005 American Sociological Association, Philadelphia)

Work also presented at various University of Chicago and Stanford Workshops.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Miradiant Global Network, Inc., New York, NY, 4/00-5/01

Manager/Recruiter

Miradiant was a start-up on-line business-to-business infrastructure company providing global electronic invoice presentation, dispute resolution, financing services and financial settlement working under the auspices of JP Morgan & Co. Miradiant positioned itself for a strategic buy-out and has subsequently ceased to exist.

Recruiting Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed the entire recruiting process from requisition specification to sourcing to hire, from Associate to VP level, for every division, including Technology, Product Development, Business Development and Sales, Finance/Administration, and Marketing/ PR.

• Conducted all interviews of job candidates to assess cultural fit and basic competency, which averaged 3-5 interviews per day, 20 minutes to 1 hour each. Conducted all post-interview feedback sessions with Miradiant interviewing team.

• Identified and maintained external recruiting contacts, and negotiated retained and contingent search firm contracts. Highly respected by outside agencies for decisiveness, speed, honesty, integrity, and intuitive accuracy on assessing potential candidates’ wants, needs, weaknesses, and strengths.

• Identified and monitored all Internet sourcing vehicles to gain the lowest sourcing costs possible for Miradiant. Successfully recruited and hired candidates from these sources.

• Created methods to maintain a pool of active “potential hires” for future openings.

• Identified hiring needs according to budget, assisted in design of departmental reporting structure, and defined new-hire requirements and compensation packages.

Cultural Development and Team Building Responsibilities:

• Developed initiatives to shape and support our corporate culture and to build positive teamwork and cross-functional communication.

• Managed the on-boarding process and team integration of new employees

• Trusted advisor to senior management discretely bringing sources of employee discontent and potential solutions to their attention, without jeopardizing employee confidence or trust.

• Prioritized cross-functional communication by developing a monthly HR newsletter.

• Created participatory activities to promote enthusiasm surrounding the re-branding effort of Miradiant Global Network, Inc. (formerly Moneytran.com, Inc.).

• Developed monthly “Get-To-Know-You” lunch. An employee gave a 15-20 minute free-form presentation about himself or herself containing information “not generally divulged in a work-place setting” (special skills or hobbies or personal history, etc.). Averaged nearly 100% attendance at each luncheon.

QED Consulting, LLC Human Resources Consulting; New York, NY; 11/98-4/00

Associate, HR Consultant        

QED Consulting, LLC specialized in human resources consulting.

Special Assignments:

• Clients included: PaineWebber, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The United Nations, NASA, Southland Corporation (7-Eleven), Quantum Corporation, and more. Examples of projects for the above listed organizations:

• Performed HR current state analysis (financial and cultural).

• Worked with executive staffs of these companies to create surveys, web-based tools to capture data, and the final presentations of data results

• Assisted in developing and conducting workshops on cross-cultural exercises, teambuilding, and communication.

• Wrote executive summaries on best practices regarding differing sexual orientations and Balanced Scorecard Approach.

• Compiled diversity audit survey results, analyzed numbers, and transformed them into graphic presentation.

• Managed production and design of the company brochure and of the company web-site redesign.

General Responsibilities:

• Executed research requests and located and maintained sources of information as sole research resource to partnership.

• Prepared company research packets to support partners in sales calls, proposal writing, and presentations.

• Attended select sales calls and biweekly inter-company sales meetings.

• Managed the marketing of consultant speaking engagements and roundtables.

American Small Express Small Business Travel;  New York, NY; 6/98-10/98

Management Trainee to Greater New York Area      

Professional Artists Acting Agency; New York, NY; 6/97-6/98

Agent Assistant

Examples of my work presented as cases: