Mona Baker

Biography

• BA English and Comparative Literature, American University in Cairo
• MA Special Applications of Linguistics, University of Birmingham
• DSc (Higher Doctorate), UMIST.
• Founded St. Jerome Publishing and the international journal The Translator in 1995.
• Vice President of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies.

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

Membership of Editorial and Advisory Boards

Indicative List

Ameriquests (USA), Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics (UK), Maghreb Journal of Cultural Studies and Translation, Across Languages and Cultures (Hungary), '' Ayn (Journal of the Saudi Association of Languages and Translation); Translation Café - Review of Contemporary Texts in Translation (Romania);  MONTI - Monographs in Translation and Interpreting (Spain); Translation Quarterly (Hong Kong); Hermeneus (Spain), Translation Studies (Iran), Journal of Translation and Interpretation (Slovak Association for the Study of English); Journal of Translation Studies (Hong Kong), Translation Watch Quarterly (Australia).

HRH Prince Hasan of Jordan attends a workshop led by Professor Mona Baker, with participation from the Arab World, Iran and Turkey

Visiting and Honorary Positions

• Member of the Advisory Board of InZone – Centre for Interpreting in Conflict Zones, University of Geneva. 
• Guest Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2008-2010
• Member of the International Advisory Committee of the Translation Research and Instruction Program, Binghamton University, USA
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland
• Wei Lun Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006
• Adjunct Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006-2010
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, South China Agricultural University, 2007-2010
• Member of the Evaluation Committee, Humanities Panel, for ICREA (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), 2010-2012
• Academic Consultant, Qatar Foundation. Project: Translation & Interpreting Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University, 2011-2012
• Honoree of the 2011 Fifth Session of Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation – for contributions to the field of translation.
• Consultant to Routledge - Translation Studies List (2014-2015).