I am a translation studies scholar. I teach English–Finnish translation and translation studies at the University of Turku. My research interests include indirect translation, translation history, genetic translation studies, theory of text, and corpus-based translation studies. I supervise BA, MA and PhD theses. Do get in touch if you are working on indirect translation (or other topics that fall within my areas of expertise) and are looking for a supervisor!
Research projects:
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- 2026–: Principal Investigator in the project that assesses the risks and benefits of using AI in the context of authorized translation. Funded by the Svenska kulturfonden.
- 2021–2026: Postdoctoral Researcher in the project “Traces of translation in the archives” at the Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Funded by the Kone Foundation.
- 2014–2020: I wrote my PhD dissertation on a mixed-methods approach to indirect translation. Funded by the Kone Foundation, the Turku University Foundation, and the School of Languages and Translation Studies of the University of Turku.
I am the Editor-in-Chief of Mikael: Finnish Journal of Translation and Interpreting Studies and a member of the Young Academy Finland. I have also published literature in translation and worked as a translator.
See my lists of publications, presentations, and calls for papers.
Laura Ivaska, PhD
Contact: laura.ivaska@utu.fi
ORCID profile here
Google Scholar profile here
