Patricia Phillips-Batoma

Patricia Phillips-Batoma is a Senior Lecturer at the Program in Translation & Interpreting Studies, part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her work bridges academic scholarship and professional practice as a French-to-English translator.

• Education: PhD in French Literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Her research focuses on translation pedagogy, translation theory, and quality assessment. She teaches courses in literary translation, translation theory, and writing for translators, with expertise spanning technical, medical, and legal translation domains.

Recent publications highlight her interdisciplinary approach, including a translated work on Arab political thought (2020) and co-edited proceedings exploring science-humanities intersections (2016). She actively develops professional track courses while utilizing computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools.