Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow

Portrait of Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow I was Professor of Translation Studies and a member of the management committee of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED) at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) until 2022. My main research interests are:

cognition and translation
professional translation processes
cognitive ergonomics of translation
MT literacy
language mediation

Education

ZHAW Tertiary Education Didactics Course (2011), University of St. Gallen.

PhD (Linguistics, 1987), University of Alberta.
Thesis: The Psychological Reality of Sub-syllabic Units.

MSc (Psycholinguistics, 1981), University of Alberta.
Thesis: On the role of Orthography in Experimental Phonology.

TESL certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language, 1980), University of Alberta.

BA (Honours Psychology, 1979), Queen's University.

Academic Professional Experience

2012-2022	Professor of Translation Studies, ZHAW Institute of Interpreting and Translation. Member of IUED management, 2015-2022.
1998-2011	Freelance translator (de-en) and editor, Opfikon.
2005-2011	Professor in IUED English section and abroad coordinator for North America.
1995-2005	Instructor in English section of IUED (formerly Dolmetscherschule Zürich), Winterthur.
1993-2000	English consultant and mathematics instructor, Oekreal/GSBA, Zurich.
1993-1998	In-house ESL instructor, international consulting company, Zurich.
1989-1991	Freelance translator (de-en) and ESL instructor, Milan.
1987-1988	In-house ESL consultant and instructor, Credit Suisse, Zurich.
1987-1988	ESL instructor and TOEFL and GMAT preparation, Oekreal/GSBA, Zurich.
1986-1987	ESL instructor and TOEFL preparation, English Centre, Zurich.
1982-1983	ESL instructor, Queen's University, Kingston.
1981-1983	Research associate, Queen's University, Kingston.
1980	Teaching assistant, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
1979	Research assistant, Queen's University, Kingston.