Originally from Spain, I am a scholar of Translation Studies specialising in translator education, AI translation, translation technologies, and translation-specific information search. My professional trajectory began in technical translation and software localisation at iDisc Technologies in Barcelona, complemented by collaborations with international agencies such as STAR Servicios Lingüísticos and a range of European tech and commercial organisations.

My academic career commenced in 2005 at the University of Auckland, where I taught and researched until 2022, before joining the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia as Senior Lecturer in Translation. In January 2024, I joined the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, where my work centres on the integration of emerging technologies—including AI and large language models—into translation. I am actively involved in national and international research networks and have delivered translation-technology workshops and research seminars at institutions such as the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo and the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain; the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California; and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany.

I have taught widely across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, covering translation theory, specialised translation practice, AI-mediated and machine translation workflows, and empirical research methods. My commitment to pedagogical innovation and technology-enhanced learning has been recognised with two Teaching Excellence Awards from the University of Auckland.

My service to the profession includes previous roles such as Head of Department, PhD and Graduate Adviser, and NAATI Endorsement Coordinator. I maintain strong ties with industry and am deeply committed to cultural and linguistic diversity. As an academic consultant to New Zealand’s Language Assistance Services Programme, I contributed to aligning translator and interpreter certification processes with NAATI standards.

I pursue an active research agenda, with recognition including the University of Auckland’s Recognition Award for Outstanding Research (2018) and Faculty of Arts Research Award (2015). Outside academia, I am an avid rock-climber who enjoys spending time outdoors.

Editorial activities:

- Since 2025: Editorial board member, Translaiton and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts (John Benjamins).

- Since 2025: Editorial board member, Tradumàtica: tecnologies de la traducció, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

- Since 2023: Advisory board member, Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies series (Routledge)

- Since 2017: Editorial board member, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer (Routledge).

- Since 2017: Scientific board member, Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria (RIDU), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Perú.

- 2017–2019: Review editor, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer (Routledge)

- Since 2013: Editorial board member, International Journal of Language, Translation, and Intercultural Communication, University of Ioannina, Greece.

Research interests:

• The development of education and curriculum for translators,
• Innovative teaching and learning methodologies,
• The application of AI and language technologies in augmented translation,
• Information search strategies specific to translation,
• Translation process research,
• Community-based translation and interpreting services.

Research student supervision:

Completed PhD students:

GONZALEZ CAMPANELLA, ALEJANDRA. 2022. Towards a Trauma-informed Approach to Interpreting for Refugee-background Clients in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Main supervisor; co-supervisor Ineke Crezee).

CAI, YUXING. 2022. Online Resource Use and Query Behaviour of English-to-Chinese Trainee Translators: A Statistical Analysis. (Main supervisor; co-supervisor: Thomas Yee).

GAO, EUNICE. 2021. Exploring Healthcare Interpreting for Chinese Immigrants in Aotearoa New Zealand: Current Practices and Stakeholder Perspectives. (Main supervisor; co-supervisor: Ineke Crezee).

SÁNCHEZ TORRÓN, MARINA. 2018. Productivity in Post-Editing and in Neural Interactive Translation Prediction: A Study of English-to-Spanish Professional Translators. (Main supervisor; co-supervisor: Phillip Koehn).

STURM, HELEN. 2018. Culture, politics, religion, and language in the letters of French Roman Catholic missionaries in 1840 New Zealand: A deconstructive analysis and translation. (Co-supervisor; main supervisor: Trudy Agar).

DING, YAN: 2015. The Role of Subject-Area Knowledge in Consecutive Interpreting. (Co-supervisor; main supervisor: Frank Austermühl).

Completed research Masters degree students:

GARCÍA PENERBOSA, BELÉN. (2024). Subtitulación de la entrevista a Bill Gates en 2020: “How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic” [Subtitling of the Bill Gates interview in 2020: “How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic”].

GREEN, PERI. 2022. Audiovisual Translation with English and Spanish.

STEWART, AMANDA. 2020. Project-oriented Advanced Translation with English and German. (Co-supervisor: Steele Burrow).

SOLE, COURTNEY. 2020. Technical and Scientific Translation English <> German. (Co-supervisor: Stephan Resch).

UPTON, PHOEBE. 2020. Subtitling Portfolio with English and Spanish.

YANG, MEI. 2019. WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (reprinted 2017).

ZHAO, YIJUN. 2019. Winter in New Zealand, by Go Travel New Zealand Magazine.

TANG, YANGLIU. 2019. Creating urban agricultural systems an integrated approach to design, by Proksch G. (2017).

LAYEC, STEPHANIE. 2019. Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. (Co-supervisor: Tracy Adams).

CHEN, YUYUN. 2018. Technology-assisted Interpreting from a Professional and Non-professional perspective.

TAN, WEN. 2018. Reading Ahead in Sight Translation based on Eye-Movement Data.

LIU, JIAJING. 2018. Inter-Lingual Subtitling as a Medium for Language Acquisition for Chinese Students Learning English as a Second Language.

GAO, EUNICE. 2017. Translation Quality Assessment Practices in Institutional Translator Training.

ZOE, JIN. 2017. Creativity in Legal Translation: A Comparative Analysis of the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases and its Chinese Translation.

LUEIZA MUÑOZ, SHARMAYNE. 2017. English > Spanish Subtitling Project. Documentary title: Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web, by Annie Goldson.

EDWARDS, MICHELLE. 2016. Postcolonial Translation in the Francophone Pacific: A Dual Case Study.

CEOLIN, KINZI. 2014. Translating Cultural Hybridity in French Postcolonial Novels: A Comparative Case Study of Le cœur à rire et à pleurer by Maryse Condé and L’épave by Déwé Gorodé.

HARKNETT, HARRY.2014. An Examination of Functionalism and Other Target-oriented Approaches to the Translation of News: A Catalan Independence Movement Case Study.

LEE, NAM. 2014. Translating Korean Honorifics: A Case Study of Please Look after Mom by Kyung–sook Shin.

FUNG, YUEN MAY. 2011. Technology in Translator Training: An Exploratory Survey of Syllabi in Hong Kong Universities.

GOMEZ VELARDE, MARIA ISABEL. 2011a. The (Re-)presentation of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala: A Case Study of the Translation from Spanish into English of El primer nueva crónica y buen gobierno by Roland Hamilton.

GOMEZ VELARDE, MARIA ISABEL. 2011b. English > Spanish Translation Project: The State of our Fisheries (12,000 words).

DI PIETRO SELWYN, MARCELLA. 2011. Translating and Localizing Advertising Material in Brazil.

CADAVIDAD CURREA, NOHRA CAROLINA. 2010. Comparative Study of the UK and the USA translation markets.

ZHIXIONG, LIAO. 2009. A Survey and Critique of Judicial Translation in Mainland China.

SHENGLI, XIE. 2009. A Comparative Analysis of Website Localisation and Translation Practices on Lenovo and Dell Websites.

LINDA LIN-HSIN, YAO. 2009. Website Localization: A Case Study on Quality of Websites from Spain [sic] and Chilean Airlines.

BAI, JUN. 2009. An Analysis of the Translation Market in China.’ LUO, XUAN. 2008. ‘Translation of Environmental Texts.

PARK, CHANG SOON. 2008. Understanding Audiovisual Translation in South Korea: Dubbing vs. Subtitling.

PETRENKO, OLENA. 2008. Translation of Political News in Russia.

FUKUDA, NAOYUKI. 2008. Quality Evaluation of Non-Fiction Translation by Novice Translators: A Case Study of Japanese-English Translation with a Focus on L2 Translation.

NAM, SEUNG YEON. 2008. The Translation of Korean Film Titles into English: A Typological Study.

SWANNER, LORIA LEE. 2008. Issues of Back-Translation.

WALLER, BERNADETTE. 2008. Multimedia Adaptation as Localization.

CHO, YOUN CHU.2007. Framework for a Model Translator Training Programme.

HAN, JIALONG. 2007. On the Use of Technology in Translation [sic.] of Scientific Abstracts from English into Chinese.

LEE PARK, YOUNG IM. 2007. A Comparison of Linguistic, Contextual and Interpretive Differences between Translations by Catholic and Protestant Korean Publishers of Reaching Out (1975), by Nouwen.

LIANG, WANG. 2007. Translator Competence in Theory and Practice – A Study of Job Advertisements in China.

ROBERTSON, OLGA. 2007. Modern Technology in Translation in New Zealand. (Co-supervisor: Frank Austermühl).

NAOUMOV, ELENA. 2007. In Quest of Translation Competence in Australia and New Zealand. (Co- supervisor: Frank Austermühl).

TANG, YILIN. 2007. The Translation Market and Translator Training in Australia.

RENEDO LLANO, MARÍA. 2006. Localización de sitios web: un estudio casuístico. Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Santander.

Completed BA Honours dissertations:

ALONSO MOYA, ANA. 2023. Localización de Blasphemous: un estudio contrastivo del folclore de las versiones en inglés y en español. [Localization of Blasphemous: A Contrastive Study of the Folklore in the English and Spanish Versions].

COBA MAURICI, JULIA. 2023. Subtitulación del video videojuego Songs for a Hero [Subtitling the video game Songs for a Hero].

MORRAL, POL. 2022. Hamilton: An American Musical. Challenges and key considerations of its adaptation into Spanish.

DE FRUTOS BARTOLOMÉ, ANA. 2022. Traducción del inglés al español de prospectos farmacéuticos. un análisis de corpus. [Translation from English to Spanish of pharmaceutical prospectuses: A corpus analysis].