Dr. Nazaret Fresno Canada - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dr. Nazaret Fresno Canada - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dr. Nazaret Fresno Canada
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Department of Writing and Language Studies
(956) 882- 7450
Email: [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
Nazaret Fresno Canada, Judit Castellà, and Olga Soler-Vilageliu. "What should I say? Tentative
criteria to prioritize information in the audio description of film characters." Researching Audio
Description. New Approaches. Anna Matamala & Pilar Orero (Ed.) London: Palgrave Macmillan,
2016: 143-168.
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Experimenting with characters. An empirical approach to the audio
description of real characters." Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility at the Crossroads.
Media for All 3. Remael, A, Orero, P. and Carroll, M. (Ed.) Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2012:
147–171.
Refereed Journals Articles
Nazaret Fresno Canada, Judit Castellà, and Olga Soler Vilageliu. "Less is More. Effects of the
Amount of Information and its Presentation in the Recall and Reception of Audio Described
Characters." International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research 14, no. 2 (October (4th
Quarter/Autumn) 2014)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Is a picture worth a thousand words? The role of memory in audio
description." Across Languages and Cultures 15, no. 1 (June 2014): 111–129.
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Carving Characters in the Mind. A Theoretical Approach to the Reception
of Characters in Audio Described Films." Hermeneus. Revista de Traducción e Interpretación, 18,
CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH
Fellowships
Nazaret Fresno Canada, "Research fellowship," Department of Translation and Interpreting, Other,
(March 2010 - February 2011)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Research Fellow, Department of Translation and Interpreting at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(February 1, 2010)
PRESENTATIONS
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Engagement in Audio Description: so simple, and yet so complex,"
ARSAD 2017 (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description), TransMedia Catalonia,
Barcelona, Spain. (March 16, 2017)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "La subtitulación para sordos en Estados Unidos: análisis de la velocidad de
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Nazaret Fresno Canada. "La subtitulación para sordos en Estados Unidos: análisis de la velocidad de
lectura en la programación infantil y juvenil," 8th Conference on Dubbing and Subtitling,
Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. (March 2, 2017)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "The (Re)Creation of Audio Described Characters by Audiences with
Visual Impairments," ATISA, American Translation & Interpreting Studies Association, Monterey,
CA. (April 2, 2016)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Accessibility to the Media: Translating Sounds and Images into Words,"
International Translation Day at UTSA 2015 Colloquium, UT San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
(September 2015)
Nazaret Fresno Canada and Katarzyna Sepielak. "Action! Translation as Access in the Audiovisual
Era," And Access for All, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville. (April 2015)
Nazaret Fresno Canada, Judit Castellà, Anna Matamala, and Olga Soler Vilageliu. "Audio
Describing Characters: What Features do Audiences Remember?," V Advanced Research Seminar in
Audio Description, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. (March 2015)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Going Cognitive. Exploring the Role of Memory in AD," Media for All 4,
Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. (June 2011)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "An Empirical Approach to Character Understanding," II Advanced
Research Seminar in Audio Description, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
(March 2011)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "Different Approaches to the Audio Description of Characters," Media for
All 3, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. (October 2009)
Nazaret Fresno Canada. "From text to screen," Advanced Research Seminar in Audio Description,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. (June 2009)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Audiovisual Translation
Medical Interpret/Terminology
Medical Interpreting and Terminology
Top Trans:Audiovis Translation
Topics in Translation
Translation Technologies
Translation Theory
Translation/ Research Project
Directed Student Learning
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Member "La localización y sus efectos. ¿No unen o
nos separan?" (May 2016 - May 2016)
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Member "Localización y bilingüismo: traduciendo
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la presencia de UTRGV en internet" (May 2016 - May 2016)
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Member "Estudio de concepto de equivalencia
dinámica aplicado a un proyecto de traducción y localización de la página web de UTRGV" (May
2016 - May 2016)
Graduate Capstone/Senior Project. Jenny Wayland, "Traducción de un texto didáctico del ámbito
empresarial y sus aspectos lingüísticos y socioculturales" , Modern Languages (UTB). (January 19,
2015 - January 31, 2016)
Graduate Capstone/Senior Project. Alicia Garza, "Traducción y análisis de un corpus de textos
didácticos e informativos del ámbito médico-sanitario." , Modern Languages (UTB). (January 19,
2015 - May 19, 2015)
Graduate Capstone/Senior Project. Michelle Soper, "Traducción de “Yoga Brief History of an Idea”
de David Gordon White y su análisis" , Modern Languages (UTB). (January 19, 2015 - May 19,
2015)
Graduate Capstone/Senior Project. Kendra Dean, "El propósito y la traducción del discurso
persuasivo" , Modern Languages (UTB). (January 19, 2015 - May 9, 2015)
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Member "Traducción de biografías del santoral
católico para una página web " , Modern Languages (UTB). (January 18, 2014 - May 9, 2015)
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Membe "Traducción de una breve historia de
NAJIT, Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes y Traductores Jurídicos" , Modern Languages (UTB).
(January 18, 2014 - May 9, 2015)
• Graduate Capstone/Senior Project Committee Membe "Estudio preliminar para la instauración de
un programa en línea de formación de intérpretes judiciales federales" , Modern Languages (UTB).
(January 18, 2014 - May 9, 2015)
SERVICE
Department Service
Committee Chair, T&I Assessment Committee. (January 2015)
Committee Member, Member of the T&I graduate curriculum committee. (January 2014)
Committee Member, T&I Office Committee for Software Adoption . (October 1, 2016 - December
31, 2016)
Attendee, Meeting, Multilingual Fest 2016. (November 17, 2016)
Other (September 16, 2015)
Other (March 12, 2015)
College Service
Attendee, Meeting, College of Liberal Arts Information Session. (October 11, 2016)
Other (September 15, 2015)
University Service
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Other (December 23, 2015)
Other (November 2015 - November 2015)
Other (October 2015 - October 2015)
Other (August 2015 - August 2015)
Other (January 2015 - August 2015)
Other (July 12, 2015 - July 13, 2015)
Development Activities Attended
Workshop, " Service Learning Workshop," Center for Teaching Excellence. (November 8, 2016)
Workshop, "Assessment 101: An Introductory Workshop on Institutional Effectiveness &
Assessment at UTRGV," UTRGV. (October 4, 2016)
Workshop, "Getting Published – Tools and Strategies," New Faculty Support Program, UTRGV.
(March 29, 2016)
Workshop, "Navigating External Funding. ," New Faculty Support Program, UTRGV. (February 23,
2016)
Workshop, "Academic Integrity and Addressing Suspected Cases of Scholastic Dishonesty," General
Faculty Development, UTRGV. (February 11, 2016)
Workshop, "Assessment Planning, UTRGV. (Feb. 11, 2016).," Office of Accreditation and
Assessment, UTRGV. (February 11, 2016)
Workshop, "IRBNet Training," Division of Research, Innovation & Economic Development,
UTRGV.. (February 11, 2016)
Workshop, "General Faculty Development: Finding Collaborations and External Funding Sources,"
(November 13, 2015)
Seminar, "Preparing for Your First-Year Review: Expectations and Dossier Preparation," UTRGV.
(November 3, 2015)
Seminar, "Managing Your Time: Teaching, Research, and Service," (October 13, 2015)
Seminar, "New Faculty Support Program Session II: Building Your Research Profile," UTRGV.
(September 22, 2015)
Seminar, "General Faculty Development: Internal Funding Opportunities," UTRGV. (September 17,
2015)
Workshop, "NFSP Session I: Getting the Mentoring You Need ," UTRGV. (September 8, 2015)
Workshop, "UTRGV Faculty Portfolio Tool (FPT) Training," UTRGV. (August 27, 2015)
Tutorial, "New Faculty Orientation," UTRGV. (August 17, 2015 - August 18, 2015)
Professional Service
Professional Memberships
Asociación de Traducción y Adaptación Audiovisual de España (ATRAE) (May 2016)
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Public Service
• Workshop Organizer , UTB , Brownsville , (April 1, 2015)
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