Lada Kolomiyets

Lada Kolomiyets serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where she has maintained continuous academic engagement since 1992. Her career progression includes roles as Researcher, Senior Researcher, Head of Division, Associate Professor, and Professor, with visiting appointments at the University of Iowa (1996-1997, 2000).

Educational background:

• Graduate student at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1984-1989)
• PhD student (1989-1992)
• Ph.D. (1992)
• Doctoral candidate (2003-2006)
• Doctor of Science (2007)

Her research centers on Translation Studies with emphasis on cross-cultural communication and practical applications. Key specializations include conference/court interpreting, scientific/technical translation, and domain-specific translation (legal, medical, economic). She pioneers methodologies integrating socio-cultural, communicative, and ecological approaches to translation as cross-cultural mediation, particularly in Ukrainian contexts. Current projects explore integral methodological frameworks for analyzing translations.

Recent publications (2011-2015) demonstrate dual focus on theoretical advancements in poetry translation and practical resources like linguistic dictionaries and phrasebooks. The output reveals strong institutional commitment to Ukrainian academic infrastructure, with textbooks for graduate students forming a significant portion of her scholarly contribution.

As research group leader, she mentors graduate students through specialized workshops and supervises textbook development. Her methodological expertise spans the full spectrum of translation practice from literary editing to localization, with particular emphasis on Ukrainian-English linguistic resources.