Ms. Olga Garcia-Caro Alcazar
Lecturer, Translating and Interpreting
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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olga.garcia-caro@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-2055-365X
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
About
Olga García-Caro lectures in the Master of Translating and Interpreting degree in RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies.
Industry experience:
Olga is an active NAATI certified Spanish interpreter and translator. She works in community settings and has extensive experience in medical/health and mental health interpreting as well as social services including those responding to domestic violence and child protection.
She collaborates with the translating and interpreting industry and stakeholders in her academic role. She has also worked closely with domestic violence organisations in relation to interpreting practice in these settings and as a consultant for submissions to the Royal Commission into Family Violence from which 6 recommendations pertaining to interpreting were made.
Olga is a member of the Australian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (AUSIT), Women's Health West (WHW) and Domestic Violence Victoria (DV Vic).
She is also involved in the delivery of professional development training for translators & interpreters across Australia such as: Family Violence Training, AUSIT Tasmania Branch and sponsored by Communities Tasmania. (https://office.ausit.org/event-4406716)
Awards:
-Carolyn Allport Scholarship (NTEU) for women undertaking postgraduate feminist studies
Olga's research was granted the Carolyn Allport Scholarship in feminist studies for the contribution to identifying what specialist training is needed to better meet the needs of women, service providers and interpreters in domestic violence service settings.
$15,000
Award date: 2015 - 2017
Recipients: Olga García-Caro Alcázar
(https://s7ap1.scene7.com/is/image/rmit/olga-garcia-caro-award-1220x732?wid=800)
-RMIT Award for Research Engagement and Impact (Team)
Award date: 2023
Recipients: Translating & Interpreting Team: Erika Gonzalez Garcia, Caroline Norma, Olga García-Caro Alcázar, Miranda Lai.
Industry experience:
Olga is an active NAATI certified Spanish interpreter and translator. She works in community settings and has extensive experience in medical/health and mental health interpreting as well as social services including those responding to domestic violence and child protection.
She collaborates with the translating and interpreting industry and stakeholders in her academic role. She has also worked closely with domestic violence organisations in relation to interpreting practice in these settings and as a consultant for submissions to the Royal Commission into Family Violence from which 6 recommendations pertaining to interpreting were made.
Olga is a member of the Australian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (AUSIT), Women's Health West (WHW) and Domestic Violence Victoria (DV Vic).
She is also involved in the delivery of professional development training for translators & interpreters across Australia such as: Family Violence Training, AUSIT Tasmania Branch and sponsored by Communities Tasmania. (https://office.ausit.org/event-4406716)
Awards:
-Carolyn Allport Scholarship (NTEU) for women undertaking postgraduate feminist studies
Olga's research was granted the Carolyn Allport Scholarship in feminist studies for the contribution to identifying what specialist training is needed to better meet the needs of women, service providers and interpreters in domestic violence service settings.
$15,000
Award date: 2015 - 2017
Recipients: Olga García-Caro Alcázar
(https://s7ap1.scene7.com/is/image/rmit/olga-garcia-caro-award-1220x732?wid=800)
-RMIT Award for Research Engagement and Impact (Team)
Award date: 2023
Recipients: Translating & Interpreting Team: Erika Gonzalez Garcia, Caroline Norma, Olga García-Caro Alcázar, Miranda Lai.
Research fields
- 440502 Feminist methodologies
- 470321 Translation and interpretation studies
- 420305 Health and community services
- 470212 Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies
UN sustainable development goals
- 5 Gender Equality
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 4 Quality Education
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Teaching interests
Courses:
-LANG1221 - Ethics and Professional Issues
-LANG1219 - Discourse Studies for Translators and Interpreters
-LANG1269 - Interpreting Certification Practice 1
-LANG1238 - Interpreting Certification Practice 2
-LANG1388 - Specialised Community Interpreting
Programs:
Graduate Certificate of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/graduate-certificates/graduate-certificate-in-translating-and-interpreting-gc185)
Graduate Diploma of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/graduate-diplomas/graduate-diploma-in-translating-and-interpreting-gd168)
Master of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/masters-by-coursework/master-of-translating-and-interpreting-mc214)
-LANG1221 - Ethics and Professional Issues
-LANG1219 - Discourse Studies for Translators and Interpreters
-LANG1269 - Interpreting Certification Practice 1
-LANG1238 - Interpreting Certification Practice 2
-LANG1388 - Specialised Community Interpreting
Programs:
Graduate Certificate of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/graduate-certificates/graduate-certificate-in-translating-and-interpreting-gc185)
Graduate Diploma of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/graduate-diplomas/graduate-diploma-in-translating-and-interpreting-gd168)
Master of Translating and Interpreting
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/masters-by-coursework/master-of-translating-and-interpreting-mc214)
Research interests
Olga is currently completing a PhD in the field of Interpreting in Domestic Violence service settings which aims at exploring experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse women victims of domestic violence, service providers and interpreters. Olga is interested in the development of specialised training for interpreters practising in this area of work.
Research keywords:
Community Interpreting, Domestic Violence Interpreting, Feminist Interpreting Studies, Medical and Mental Health Interpreting, Translation, Ethics, Domestic Violence, Migrant and Refugee Women Studies
Research keywords:
Community Interpreting, Domestic Violence Interpreting, Feminist Interpreting Studies, Medical and Mental Health Interpreting, Translation, Ethics, Domestic Violence, Migrant and Refugee Women Studies
