I have been learning French since the age of seven. After receiving by BA in French language and linguistics from the University of Arizona in 2010, I spent one year teaching English at a lycée (high school) in rural France. Upon my return, I taught with the Alliance Française and continued my education toward an MA in French Literature. I taught several classes at the University of Arizona, including online classes, which familiarized me with some of the technologies and methodologies available to distance educators today. Following my MA, I completed the coursework for a PhD (Summa Cum Laude), studied French psychoanalysis, and taught beginning French classes at Emory University. Additionally, I worked intermittently for one year with a company that translated educational documents (letters of recommendation, transcripts, and certificates).

Today I am hoping to break into the translation industry. I feel most comfortable translating into English from French, though I am available to translate into French as well for short and/or unofficial projects. My specialties include education/pedagogy, literature, psychoanalysis, and general translation, as well as dialectal Canadian translation. I am currently working to increase my knowledge of legal and financial translation techniques.