Dr. Melissa Wallace

Dr. Melissa Wallace received her Ph.D. in translation and interpreting studies from the Universidad de Alicante, Spain.  A certified court interpreter and certified healthcare interpreter, Wallace served two terms as an appointed member of the state Supreme Court Committee to Improve Translation and Interpreting in Wisconsin Courts and is currently serving a 5-year term on the Licensed Court Interpreter Advisory Board of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission for the Supreme Court of Texas. Her research focuses on indicators of aptitude on court interpreter certification exams, interpreter and translator training, policy innovations, and language access activism. Wallace carried out research on court interpreting certification models in Finland in 2016 as the Fulbright-University of Tampere Scholar. She is an Assistant Professor of TI Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio where she directs the graduate certificate program in translation and interpreting studies.

Office: MH 4.01.08

Email: Melissa.wallace@utsa.edu

Phone: 210.458.5217