The CLA Translation Institute (CTI) is comprised of College of Liberal Arts staff, undergraduate and graduate students. Read more about or staff, interns, students and teaching assistants.
The CLA Translation Institute (CTI) is comprised of College of Liberal Arts staff, undergraduate and graduate students. Read more about or staff, interns, students and teaching assistants.
Graduate Student Project Manager
carolina.bonansea@temple.edu
Carolina is a translator and interpreter of English and Portuguese into Spanish. She has worked as a freelance translator and interpreter since 2015, focusing on audiovisual, literary, and technical translations. Among her recent projects is the translation from Spanish into English of the poem “Noche oblonga” by Juana M. Ramos (In: Láscar, Amado J., editor. Crossfire: Epic Anthology. Editorial El Sur es América, 2020.)
She is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Temple University, and she’s also pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality and Women Studies. Her research focus is on contemporary Latin American literature, with a special interest in children narrators and Feminine and Queer writing in Latin America.
In her free time, she enjoys walking around Philadelphia, reading, and volunteering at a local animal shelter.
CTI Undergraduate Intern
sofvald@temple.edu
Sofía is completing a double major at Temple University, specializing in political science and global studies, with a concentration in global security. As a native bilingual English and Spanish speaker, language, linguistics, translation and interpretation have interested Sofía personally, academically and professionally. Her global studies capstone, completed in December 2023, focused on the conflict in the Basque Country region of Northern Spain, with a particular focus on understanding the human security implications stemming from ethno-nationalism and linguistic polarization.
Sofía has work experience in higher education, internally at Temple University, in addition to the hospitality and service industry. Beyond graduation, Sofía hopes to continue pursuing professional endeavors regarding language, culture and security. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and biking.
CTI Undergraduate Intern
janellevuong@temple.edu
Originally from Ithaca, New York, and born to Kazakh and Vietnamese immigrants, Janelle Smail Vuong is in her third and final year of pursuing a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies-Cultures and Spanish Language Literature. As a passionate and dedicated youth advocate, Vuong has previously worked in collaboration with the city and state governments of Ithaca and New York State, where she pushed for greater social change in schools and local government and expanded access to community and state resources for marginalized populations. During their time at Temple, Vuong has presented on various research topics relating to international affairs at the Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity and the Global Temple Conference. Her papers have discussed global sustainability, the contemporary consequences of colonialism, and international human rights. Her most recent capstone piece titled “The Gradual Collapse of the Venezuelan Petrostate and Its Regional Consequences” tied together her research interests in Latin American politics and international migration.
Additionally, Vuong is currently the President of the Global Studies Society, Managing Editor of Mundi, a Host of “The World at Temple”, and an Undergraduate Research Ambassador and Peer Mentor at Temple University. She is excited to expand her reach to Spanish-speaking populations in Philadelphia and to begin her experience in interpretation and translation with the CLA Translation Institute.