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.
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