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Professor Severine Hubscher-Davidson

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Professional biography

I am Professor of Translation Psychology and Wellbeing in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics. I lead the MA in Translation at the OU, and I currently supervise and co-supervise PhD projects in a range of areas of Translation Studies.

My research is highly interdisciplinary and focuses on translation psychology and issues of wellbeing in the translation professions.

Publications

Psychological sustainability in the translation professions: findings from two intervention studies (2024-04-25)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
MikaEL - Finnish Journal of Translation and Interpreting Studies, 17(1) (pp. 3-25)


Hermeneutics as a route to translating auditory aspects of emotion in Silvina Ocampo’s fictional worlds: An analysis of Okno, el esclavo (2022)
Katz, Silvina and Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Yearbook of Translational Hermeneutics, 2 (pp. 207-241)


Teaching Translation and Interpreting in Virtual Environments (2021-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Devaux, Jerome
Journal of Specialised Translation, 36


Translation and the Double Bind of Imaginative Resistance (2020)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
Translation Studies, 13(3) (pp. 251-270)


The psychology of sustainability and psychological capital: new lenses to examine well-being in the translation profession. (2020)
European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 4, Article em0127(4)


“The trick was to find adequate words”: the effect of mood on translation (2018-01)
Bain, Tanya J. and Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Translation Journal, 21(1)


Going through emotions (2017-10-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
The Linguist, 56(5) (pp. 20-21)


Once more with feeling (2017-09)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
ITI Bulletin, 2017(Sept-Oct) (pp. 8-9)


Look before you teach (2017-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
ITI Bulletin


Trait Emotional intelligence and translation: A study of professional translators (2016-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
Target, 28(1) (pp. 132-157)


Educating for sustainability in language degrees: a tale of 2 case-studies (2016)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine and Panichelli-Batalla, Stephanie
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 17(3) (pp. 404-416)


Sofia’s Story in Translation: Leaving Shanghai (2014-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Leatherbarrow, Jill
The AALITRA Review: a journal of literary translation, 9 (pp. 64-72)


Introduction to the Special Issue: The Development of Professional Competence (2014)
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta and Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Translation and Interpreting Studies, 9(1) (pp. 1-4)


Emotional Intelligence and Translation Studies: a New Bridge (2013-08)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Meta: Translators' Journal, 58(2) (pp. 324-346)


The role of intuition in the translation process (2013-06-01)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
Translation and Interpreting Studies, 8(2) (pp. 211-232)


A discussion of ethnographic research methods and their relevance for translation process research (2011-06-01)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
Across Languages and Cultures, 12(1) (pp. 1-18)


Personal diversity and diverse personalities in translation: a study of individual differences (2009-10-15)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine Emmanuelle
Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 17(3) (pp. 175-192)


A Reflection on Action Research Processes in Translator Training: Project on Group Work in Level 2 Translation Classes (2008)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2(1) (pp. 75-92)


Improving the Emotional Intelligence of Translators: A Roadmap for an Experimental Training Intervention (2021-12-17)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Lehr, Caroline
Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting
ISBN : 978-3-030-88860-2 | Publisher : Spinger | Published : Cham, Switzerland


Translation and Emotion - A Psychological Perspective (2017-10-31)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
ISBN : 978-1138855335 | Publisher : Routledge


Global Sustainable Development and the Wellbeing of Language Professionals (2024)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Panichelli-Batalla, Stephanie
In: Walker, Callum and Lambert, Joseph eds. The Routledge Handbook of the Translation Industry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis (In Press)


Introduction: Expanding and rethinking translation psychology (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In: Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Lehr, Caroline eds. The Psychology of Translation: An Interdisciplinary Approach (pp. 1-8)
ISBN : 978-0-367-69062-5 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon, UK


Regulating interpersonal emotions in the (translation) workplace (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In: Petrilli, Susan and Ji, Meng eds. Intersemiotic Perspectives on Emotions: Translating across Signs, Bodies and Values. Creative, Social and Transnational Perspectives on Translation (pp. 163-178)
ISBN : 9780367521264 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : London


Emotions and Translation (2021-10-18)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In: Gambier, Yves and Van Doorslaer, Luc eds. Handbook of Translation Studies (HTS). HTS (pp. 53-58)
ISBN : 9789027208873 | Publisher : John Benjamins | Published : Amsterdam and Philadelphia


Ethical Stress in the Translation and Interpreting Professions (2021)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In: Koskinen, Kaisa and Pokorn, Nike K. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Ethics. Routledge Handbooks (pp. 415-430)
ISBN : 9780815358237 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon


Do Translation Professionals Need to Tolerate Ambiguity to be Successful? A Study of the Links between Tolerance of Ambiguity, Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In: Lacruz, Isabel and Jääskeläinen, Riitta eds. Innovation and Expansion in Translation Process Research. American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series (XVIII) (pp. 77-103)
ISBN : 9789027231956 | Publisher : John Benjamins | Published : Amsterdam/Philadelphia


Introduction (2015)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund-Dimitrova, Birgitta and Norberg, Ulf
In: Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund-Dimitrova, Birgitta and Norberg, Ulf eds. Describing Cognitive Processes in Translation (pp. 1-5)
Publisher : John Benjamins


Meeting Students’ Expectations on Undergraduate Translation Programmes (2008)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In: Pellatt, Valerie and Minelli, Elena eds. Proceedings of the Bath Symposium (pp. 26-35)
ISBN : 9781847188328 | Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing


The Psychology of Translation: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Lehr, Caroline eds.
ISBN : 9780367690625 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : London


Describing Cognitive Processes in Translation (2015)
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Norberg, Ulf eds.
ISBN : 9789027242655 | Publisher : John Benjamins


Global Trends in Translator and Interpreter Training: Mediation and Culture (2012-09-08)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine and Borodo, Michał eds.
Bloomsbury Advances in Translation
ISBN : 9781441193407 | Publisher : Bloomsbury


Emotional health and wellbeing for professional translators (2023-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : Global event for International Federation of Translators (17 Nov 2023, Online)


Emotion and Stress Management (2023-09)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : Trans/Actions: Translation as Activism Inaugural Event (15 Sep 2023, Future Humanities Institute, University College, Cork)


Keynote Speaker: ‘The psychology of sustainability and professional translation: taking the long view’ (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : The annual KäTu Symposia on Translation and Interpreting Studies (13-15 Apr 2023, University of Turku (Finland))


Invited research workshops: ‘Emotion management for translators' (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : Invited Research Workshops (Mar 2023, University of Newcastle)


Stress management for professional linguists (2022-09-30)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : Invited opening speaker at “Future of the profession” event series (30 Sep 2022, United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV))


Communicating myriad emotions across cultures: A perspective from translator studies (2022-06-15)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
In : Centre for Translation Studies’ Annual Lecture (15 Jun 2022, University of Leeds)


Invited Panellist: ‘Multilingualism and COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward’, Symposium organised by the Study Group on Language and the UN (2022-05-03)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Symposium organised by the Study Group on Language and the UN (3-4 May 2022)


Invited research seminar: ‘Improving the Emotional Intelligence of Translators with a Training Intervention’, Research Seminar Series, University of Newcastle (2022-02)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series, University of Newcastle (Feb 2022)


Psychological capital and well-being in the translation professions (2021-09)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 7th IATIS Conference (14-17 Sep 2021, Barcelona, Spain)


Invited research workshops (2021-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Doctoral and Teacher-Training Translation Studies Summer School (DOTTSS) (5-16 Jul 2021, [Online])


“We are not robots”: On developing the emotional intelligence of translators (2021-06)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 7th International Conference on Cognitive Research on Translation and Interpreting (Jun 2021, Durham University, Wuhan University of Technology, and Macau University)


Emotions and the Translation Professions (Organiser & Chair) (2021-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : International Online Symposium Emotions and the Translation Professions (May 2021, The Open University)


Threlford Memorial Lecture: Psychological Capital and Sustainability in the Language Professions (2021-03-12)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : CIOL Online Conference 2021 (11-13 Mar 2021, [Online])


Translation as Disturbance: Emotion Management for a Sustainable Profession (2020-11-18)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Translation as Disturbance: Emotion Management for a Sustainable Profession (18 Nov 2020, [Online])


Language, Health, and Psychology: Exploring the Links (2020-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series, University of Coventry (Nov 2020)


Designing an experimental training intervention to improve the emotional intelligence of translators (2020-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 7th CATIC Conference, UCL (17 Jul - 20 Jul 2021, London, UK)


Top tips for (a)synchronous sessions – MA in Translations (2020-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine and Devaux, Jerome
In : APTIS Webinar Series, Association of UK Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies (May 2020, [Online])


Lockdown Teaching, or What Online Teaching is not About (2020)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : APTIS Webinar Series, Association of UK Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies (May 2020, [Online])


When ‘living translation’ causes ethical stress (2019-09)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 9th European Society for Translation Studies (EST) Congress (9-13 Sep 2019, Stellenbosch, South Africa)


Emotional Intelligence and Professional Translation (2019-03-16)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : CIOL AGM & Members' Day 2019 (16 Mar 2019, London)


Invited Keynote Speaker (2019)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Language and Emotion Workshop (1 Mar 2019, Oxford Brookes University)


Keynote Speaker: Language and Emotion Workshop (2019)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : AHRC Language Acts and Worldmaking Project (1 Mar 2019, Oxford Brookes University)


Invited expert panel member: ‘Educating the Educators’ (2019)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : UK Chapter of Women in Localization (May 2019, London Metropolitan University)


Invited research seminar: ‘Translating Emotions and Emotional Translations’ (2019)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (May 2019, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland)


Keynote Speaker: ‘Translation, Emotion, and Performance’ (2019)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Performing Translation Conference (21-22 Jun 2019, University College Cork)


Keynote: Cognition, Emotion and Creativity in Translating and Interpreting (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Talking to the World Conference (17-18 Sep 2018, University of Newcastle)


Invited research seminar: Translating as an intellectual and emotional pursuit (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Mar 2018, University of Essex)


Invited research seminar: “I learned a thing or two about myself”: How Translators Perceive, Regulate, and Express Emotions in their Work (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series, University College London (UCL) (Feb 2018)


Literary translation and imaginative resistance (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : TransLit2018 Staging the Literary Translator Conference (17-19 May 2018, University of Vienna, Austria)


Translation and Cognition (2018)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Translation and Cognition, Invited Research Seminar (Dec 2018, University of Amsterdam)


Keynote Speaker: Translation and Emotions: A new Perspective on Integration (2017)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Translating for Europe Workshop, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation (Oct 2017, University of Malta)


Invited webinar: The Art of Translation - Advanced Translation Techniques (2017)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : eCPD Webinar for translation professionals (Oct 2017)


Invited discussant (2016-12)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 5th International Research Workshop on Methodology in Translation Process Research (TPRW5) (1-3 Dec 2016, University of Graz, Austria)


Keynote Speaker: Personality Traits and Translation Specialization: Different Strokes for Different Folks (2016)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Annual Meeting of The Norwegian Non-fiction Writers and Translators Association (Nov 2016, Oslo, Norway)


Educating for sustainability in language degrees (2016)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine and Panichelli-Batalla, Stephanie
In : HEA Arts & Humanities Conference (03 Mar 2016, Brighton)


Tolerance for ambiguity and the translation profession: A new direction for empirical research in translation (2015)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 5th IATIS Conference (7-10 Jul 2015, Brazil)


Invited speaker (2014-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 4th International PhD course in Translation Process Research (TPR) (Jul 2014, Centre for Research and Innovation in Translation and Translation Technology (CRITT), Copenhagen Business School)


Invited research seminar: Emotion Perception and the Translation Process (2014)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Nov 2014, University of Manchester)


Invited research seminar: Emotions in Translation (2014)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Apr 2014, University of Amsterdam)


Invited research seminar: Can Emotional Traits Predict Translation Success? (2014)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Feb 2014, Leicester University)


Emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and career success in a sample of professional translators (2014)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society (BPS) (7-9 May 2014, Birmingham, UK)


Invited research workshop (2013-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research workshop on Empirical and Experimental Research in Translation (Jul 2013, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)


Invited discussant (2013-01)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 3rd International Research Workshop on Methodology in Translation Process Research (TPRW3), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. (Jan 2013, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)


Invited research seminar: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in 155 Professional Translators’ Work (2013)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Oct 2013, University of Salford)


Invited research seminar: Translators’ Individual Differences: A Personal Journey (2013)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Jun 2013, University of Graz, Austria)


Keynote Speaker: ‘Translators’ Personalities’ (2013)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 4th International Anniversary Conference on Translation and Interpretation (Oct 2013, The University of Baia Mare, Romania)


Intuition in translation (2013)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 54th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association (ATA) (6-9 Nov 2013, San Antonio, Texas)


Non-cognitive methods for translation process research (2013)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : AIETI 6th International Conference (23-25 Jan 2013, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)


Invited Webinar: The role of Emotional Intelligence in the translator/interpreter workplace (2012)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : eCPD Webinars for translation professionals (Jan 2012)


Invited discussant (2011-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 2nd International Research Workshop on Methodology in Translation Process Research (TPRW2) (Jul 2011, University of Gießen, Germany)


Emotionally Intelligent Translators (2011-01)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Jan 2011, University of Ulster)


Bilingualism, Translation and Interpretation (2010-04)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : 4th AHRC workshop on “One brain, two languages: bridging neuroscience and linguistics” (Apr 2010, Bangor University, Wales)


Keynote Speaker (2009-09)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : ‘Writing for Translation’ Conference (Sep 2009, University of Málaga)


Verbalising Strategies: an Ethnographic Study of Translator Behaviour (2009-04)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series, University of Toruń, Poland (Apr 2009)


An Ethnographic Analysis of Translator Behaviour (2009-03)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Mar 2009, University of Durham)


Personalities in Translation (2007-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
In : Research Seminar Series (Nov 2007, University of Newcastle)


Emotional skills training – it matters to all language professionals (2023)
Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)


Emotions and the affective side of Translation and Interpreting (2021-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
European Society for Translation Studies


Position statement on translators’ mental health and wellbeing (2021-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
ITI


The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health (2020-05)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
OpenLearn


Emotional Intelligence (2019-03)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
Chartered Institute of Linguists


Why Donald Trump desperately needs interpreters for his ‘chat’ with Kim (2018-06-11)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine E.
The Conversation


Trumpslation: why Donald Trump’s words give translators so much trouble (2017-08-07)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
The Conversation


Titty or Tatty: What's in a name? (2016-08-04)
Hubscher-Davidson, Severine
The Open University


Translation and Interpreting Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 1. Special Issue: The Development of Professional Competence (2014)
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta and Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine
John Benjamins