Biography
Shane Forde is a PhD student at the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University. His PhD research looks at the ethical decision-making processes of a group of non-professional translators and interpreters. His particular research interests include translator/interpreter agency and the intersection between translation and cultural mediation.

E-mail: shane.forde5@mail.dcu.ie
Patrick Cadwell is an Assistant Professor of Translation Studies at the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies in Dublin City University. His current research centres on the impact of translation and interpreting on experiences of crisis, disaster, community, and development. He focuses especially on trust, terminology, and ad-hoc translation.

E-mail: patrick.cadwell@dcu.ie
Ryoko Sasamoto is an Associate Professor at the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS), Dublin City University. Her research expertise is in the interdisciplinary area, working across different disciplines such as Relevance Theoretic Pragmatics, Audiovisual Translation, Reception Studies, and Linguistics. She is particularly interested in communication beyond verbal meaning, onomatopoeia, and multimodal interaction with a focus on telop.

E-mail: ryoko.sasamoto@dcu.ie