Kendall Jennifer Jessica Harteel

Kendall Jennifer Jessica Harteel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alicante, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters II and the Department of Translation and Interpretation. She holds a PhD in Translation Studies, Professional Translation, and Audiovisual from the University of Alicante (2023), alongside specialized certifications in accessibility, institutional translation, and audiovisual localization.

Her academic focus revolves around phraseological units in translation processes, particularly in audiovisual media and accessibility contexts. She explores how idiomatic expressions and cultural-specific phrases are adapted across languages and media formats, emphasizing pedagogical applications and cross-cultural communication challenges.

Her recent publications analyze phraseology in series like La casa de papel, films like Nueve Reinas, and comic adaptations like Astérix et Obélix, highlighting techniques for preserving linguistic and cultural nuances. These studies emphasize audiovisual subtitling, dubbing ethics, and the role of phraseology in regional dialect representation.

Harteel is part of the Phraseology and Multilingual Translation research group (FRASYTRAM), contributing to interdisciplinary projects on translation pedagogy and accessibility standards. She actively participates in curriculum design for audiovisual translation courses and has conducted workshops on creating inclusive digital materials.