ECOSSE CONNECTION - Key Persons
Over the last 35 years, I have worked as a freelance interpreter and academic in translation/interpreting and intercultural studies in Scotland, and I was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) in 2018.
I have contributed to the field of Public Service Interpreting scholarship at both national and international levels by leading projects e.g. on interpreter-mediated police interviews or access to mental health care for linguistically and culturally diverse patients. These led to published output as well as training programmes designed not only for interpreters, but also for the medical/legal professionals who work with them.
Thanks to this expertise combined with extensive experience in higher education administration and governance at all levels, I am equipped to meet your needs in the field of international project or team management.
For almost two decades, I have lived and worked as an interpreter, a translator and an educator in several European cities before resettling in France, I have developed expertise in intercultural communication-related fields as well as applied language training.
I studied for a degree in translation and international affairs at ISIT, Paris, a Master in Cross-Cultural Communication and International Relations at Newcastle University, and a further Master in Interpreting at ISTI, Brussels. Then, I set myself up as a freelance interpreter and translator, and taught in a number of institutions including the Institut français d'Ecosse and Heriot-Watt University (HWU) in Edinburgh. As part of my academic role at HWU, I designed and led a series of highly successful Continuous Professional Development courses for translators/interpreters as well as private and public sector body professionals.