Teaching assistant grant, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain, 2021.

Flourish in a Second Language grant, Flinders University and University of Sydney, 2020.

Excellence in Teaching Award, UWA, 2019.

Teaching and reasearch assistant grant, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja Spain, 2017-2018.

Flipped Classroom Grant, UWA, 2018.

Summer School Scholarship, UWA, 2017.

Postgraduate Publication Grant, UWA, 2015.

Postgraduate Teaching Internship Scheme, UWA, 2013.

I launched the UWA Spanish Major - Beginners in 2017, the UWA Beginner Spanish Minor in 2020 and the Intermediate stream minor in 2025. I have designed all of the Spanish units available at UWA, and I teach and coordinate many of them every semester. Currently, these are the only undergraduate courses available to students in Western Australia. 

I have been teaching and coordinating several units of the Master of Translation Studies and Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies since its inception in 2014. In 2022 I single-handedly carried out an extensive review of our courses, complete with 4 different surveys to students, alumni, stakeholders and partners. As a result of the review, I added Portuguese and Arabic to the list of languages already offered, which are now 10:  Spanish, Korean, Italian, Japanese, German, French, Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin Chinese. 

I teach by implementing an innovative research-driven approach and creating networks among UWA and other national and international universities, and between UWA and the wider Western Australian community. 

I have been an active member of the Flourish in a Second Language - FL2 - activities since 2017 by translating their activities into Spanish, using them in my lessons at UWA, disseminating their benefits among colleagues and publishing extensively on the topic.

TRANS: I translate many different genres to continuously test my skills, and, more importantly, to offer a more well-rounded experience to my students in the UWA Master of Translation Studies.

Throughout my career I have translated anything from private documents to websites, film to opera, literature to sporting events. I translate and supervise translation projects from/into Eng <> Span <> Ital.

I spend most of my time teaching at UWA, but I am also a practicing translator and a certified NAATI translator in Australia. I sit on a number of national and regional translation/interpreting committees. I invest time and energy in professional development in all fields of my expertise.

I am currently working on:

- the translation of Borderland: a young adult horror novel with Indigenous themes;

- the translation and bilingual edition of another children's book in rhyme after publishing the bilingual edition of Sugar-haired Boy/ Il bambino dai capelli di zucchero (Errekappa edizioni) in 2021;

SPAN: I am currently working on: 

- the publication of a beginners' grammar book for English-speakers which will also include adapted Flourish in a Second Language exercises - FL2 which I am writing with a colleague from The University of Sydney;

(FL2 is an innovative approach to second language teaching and learning consisting of specifically devised wellbeing resources embedded into L2 courses. It originally was a Flinders University and University of Sydney project that I joined in 2017 initially translating activities into Spanish, then researching, implementing and publishing more research on it and since 2020 leading the project.)

Being teaching-intensive means that I must prioritise my teaching, feedback and assessment in the Master of Translation Studies and in Spanish Studies. Nonetheless, I have been able to invest my own time in the projects below.

TRNS: 

I have been looking into the translation of Opera and I have a draft paper.

The translation of humour is another topic I have started to investigate.

SPAN:

I am finalising work on the publication of a beginners' grammar for students of Spanish and aim to finish in the near future. 

I aim to publish a paper on teaching Gen Z Spanish in the near future.

Translation Studies

Spanish Studies

Second language Acquisition

Italian Studies

My native and near-native languages are:

English (Australian variety)

Spanish (Castellano)

Italian 

I have also studied the following languages for longer than 5 years and retain advanced passive skills in:

French

German

Latin

Portuguese

Due to my role as Director of Translation Studies and natural curiosity about foreign languages, I have studied the basics of or have a linguistic interest in:

Indonesian

Romanian

Russian

Japanese

Chinese

Noongar

I look forward to expanding these languages as the Master of Translation Studies expands and life brings me excuses to study more languages.