Prof. Dr. Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow
Prof. Dr. Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Translation and Interpreting
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Management role
Head, Translation Studies research area
Position at the ZHAW
Professor of Translation Studies
MA Applied Linguistics
BA Applied Languages
https://www.zhaw.ch/de/linguistik/forschung/uebersetzungswissenschaft/
Expertise and research interests
Research interests:
MT literacy and human-AI interaction
Translation processes and professional translation
Ergonomics of translation
Impact of language technology
Communication in multilingual settings
Educational background
1987 PhD (Linguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Thesis: The 1987 PhD (Linguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Thesis: The Psychological Reality of Sub-syllabic Units)
1981 MSc (Psycholinguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton (Thesis: On the role of Orthography in Experimental Phonology)
1980 TESL certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language), University of Alberta, Edmonton.
1979 BA (Honours Psychology) Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Membership of networks
- European Society for Translation Studies (Secretary General)
- TREC - Translation Research Empiricism Cognition
- IATIS International Association for Translation and Intercultural studies
- ASTTI Swiss Association of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters
- VALS/ASLA Swiss Association for Applied Linguistics
- SSG Schweizerische Sprachwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
- Personal website