RihamShubairAlhossary

Gaza, Palestine

0598-170-397

EDUCATION

Binghamton University, State University of New York

  • Ph.D. in Translation Studies,5/2013
  • M.A. in Social Science/Translation, 12/2007
  • Graduate Certificate in English-Arabic Translation, 12/2007

Islamic University of GazaGaza Strip, Palestine

  • B.A. in English Literature, 6/1999

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Islamic University-Gaza

Assistant Professor, Department of English, 9/2013 – Present

  • Teach translation courses
  • Teach English language skills courses.

Binghamton University, State University of New York

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Comparative Literature, 1/2011 –5/2012

  • Teach Arabic- English Literary Translation Workshop, Graduate/Undergraduate
  • Teach Arabic-English Non-Literary Translation Workshop, Graduate/Undergraduate
  • Supervise and mentor the writing of field papers for Doctoral students.

Research Assistant, Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP), 1/2008 – 12/2010

  • Teach Arabic- English Literary Translation Workshop, Graduate/Undergraduate
  • Teach Arabic-English Non-Literary Translation Workshop, Graduate/Undergraduate
  • Assessed Arabic language proficiency of students enrolling in TRIP courses

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Translating Resistance Literature. In progress for publishing.
  • Politics of Translating Arab Women Writers into English. Dissertation.
  • Politics, Translation and the Representation of the Other. Graduate Seminar
  • Dubliners in Arabic: Lost in Translation. Independent Study
  • An Arabic/ English Undergraduate Translation Program for Palestine. Independent Study.
  • Arabic Translators at Work. Independent Study.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Translating Palestinian Resistance Literature.NeMLA 2012 Convention. Rochester, NY, March 2012.

PUBLICATION

Work in Progress:

A book on Translating Resistance Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

AWARDS

Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship, 2005- 2007

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  • American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), Judge, National Translation Award, 2010-present
  • Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), member, 2010 - present
  • Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), Assistant to the Editor, NeMLA Newsletter, 1/2011 – 3/2012

LANGUAGES

Arabic: native

English: native

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator/Interpreter, 6/1999-Present

  • Complete detail translations for various clients such as universities and government agencies.
  • Provide high quality interpretations services to local school districts for NYS Regents Exams.

Arabic Interpreter, Cyracom International, 5/2011 – 5/2013

  • Provide high quality consecutive interpretation to hospitals, doctors, patients, and insurance companies.

Social and Relief Unit Coordinator

KindHearts Inc., Gaza, Palestine, 2004- 2005

  • Supervised, trained and monitored social relief projects for the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
  • Redistributed job tasks among employees based on their expertise and abilities.
  • Hired new employees in needed fields.
  • Set new rules and regulations by which the unit worked more efficiently
  • Established and implemented an after-school recreational program for children.
  • Helped secure funding for the organization’s various projects.
  • Wrote annual and quarterly reports to promote and document the work of the organization.
  • Managed the translation project which included hiring translators, distributing tasks, editing and meeting deadlines.
  • Oversaw organizations website by updating and writing its contents

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

  • Treasurer, TRIP Graduate Student Organization, 2008 - 2013
  • Member of the 2007 hosting and organizing committee for the annual Binghamton-Amherst Graduate student Conference.
  • Co-Founded BU Parents Collective, an organization aimed at providing support and resources to Binghamton university students with children.
  • Participated in the Fulbright Enrichment Program titled: Leadership and Public Service seminar.