Contact: liudmila.navtanovich@uab.cat
She graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University with a Degree in Russian Philology and received her Ph.D. Degree in Philology at the same university. She has lectured at Saint-Petersburg State University, Barcelona University (as a Guest Lecturer) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. At present she is a Serra Hunter Lecturer at the Department of Translation and Interpreting at the UAB and a Coordinator of the Russian section.
Her main expertise as a researcher is the Russian and Slavic Studies, especially the history of the Old Slavonic and Old Russian translations, on which she has many publications, including three books (as an author and co-author).
As for her teaching career, it includes 30 different courses taught, among them several courses for MA and Ph.D. students.
She has been professional translator and interpreter since 2006. As volunteer interpreter collaborates with Red Cross and other non-governmental organisations.