Graduates Job Profiles
We are proud of the myriad of paths our highly capable graduates take. Below are some examples of where an M.A. in Translation and Interpreting Studies from WFU can take you!
Language Industry and Intercultural Services
70% of our graduates
Anna Phillips
Medical Interpreter
Novant Health Group
ITS 2023
José Salinas-Valdivia
Medical Interpreter
NorthPoint Healthcare Center
ITS 2023, ToI 2023
Kylie Hayes-Johnson
Interpreter and Translator
Wire-Bond
ITS 2023
Madison Campbell
Medical Interpreter
Atrium Health
ITS 2023
Emma Carter
Interpreter and Translator
KNAPP North America
ITS 2021
Yuqing Cao 曹雨晴
Translation Supervisor
InnoStar Bio-tech Co., Ltd.
ITS 2020
Yuzhu Zhang 张雨竹
Media Translator and Analyst
Meltwater
ITS 2020
Neo Tai
Freeland Video Game Localization Specialist
ITS 2020
Yuanyuan Zhang 张媛媛
Co-founder of Seed Education
Bilingual educator/interpreter
ITS 2019
Ryan Popma
Freelance Medical Interpreter
ITS 2019
Kayleigh Zeeff
Language Technician, Phrasee, Ltd.
ITS 2019
Michelle Zhan 詹婉群
Case Manager and Coordinator for Chinese Student Life,
Wake Forest University
ITS 2019
José Leiva
English-Spanish Translation Services Specialist,
PROLANSER
ITS 2018
Angela Pegarella
Bilingual Marketing Business Development Specialist,
Pride Mobility Products
ITS 2018
Taylor Dixon
Medical Interpreter,
Novant Health Group
ITS 2017
Christina Huneycutt
Freelance Interpreter and Translator
ITS 2017
Xi Lan 兰希
Video and Audio Interpreter,
Language Line Solutions
ITS 2017
Allison Perrell
USCIS Spanish Interpreter,
TransPerfect
ITS 2017
Hannah Ratkowski
Bilingual Educator and Interpreter/Translator,
Buncombe County Schools
ITS 2017
Catherine Wilson
Medical Interpreter,
UNC Health Care
ITS 2017
Carlos Fasola, PhD
Languages Services Supervisor,
Wake Forest Baptist Health
ITS 2016
Melissa Guerrero Gelinas
Program Officer,
Liberty’s Promise
ITS 2016
Chelsie Hastings
Spanish Language Interpreter/Translator,
The Bronx Defenders
ITS 2016
Kela Plater
Spanish-English Translator
ESL Instructor
ISH 2016
Ryan Sefcovic
Freelance Translator
ITS 2016
Jessica Shanks
Freelance Interpreter/Translator
ITS 2016
Anna Tal
Freelance Interpreter/Translator
ITS 2016
Felicity Ratway
Freelance Interpreter/Translator and Language Access Specialist
ITS 2015
Sara Thomas
Freelance Interpreter/Translator, Writer and Editor
ITS 2015
José Pedro Galindo, PhD
General Director of English 4 All Mexico and Sub-director of Translation and Interpreting,
Federal Government of Mexico
ITS 2014
Corbin Jackson
Translator,
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
ITS 2014
Nazanin Kaussari
Research Analyst and Subject Matter Specialist
ISH 2014
Derek Cotter
Medical Interpreter/Translator,
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
ITS 2013
Academia and PhD studies
20% of our graduates
Peter Ma 马晓路
Doctoral Fellow in Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ISH 2023
ITS 2017
Mariana Valverde Vargas
Associate Professor
Modern Languages School
Universidad de Costa Rica
ITS 2021
Mengmeng Shi
Full-time Teaching Assistant
Department of East Asian Languages
and Cultures, WFU
ITS 2021
Hongyu Lu 陆竑羽
Doctoral Fellow in Translation Studies SUNY Binghamton University
ISH 2020
Tong Wu
Doctoral Fellow in Translation Studies
SUNY Binghamton
ITS 2020
Wenting Zhou
Doctoral Fellow in Translation Studies
SUNY Binghamton
ITS 2019
Longhui Zou
Doctoral Fellow in Translation Studies
Kent State University
ITS 2019
Chentao Peng 彭陈涛
Lecturer
Changsha Normal University, China
ITS 2019
Dongdong Yang 杨东东
Doctoral Fellow in Communications
University of Connecticut
ITS 2018
Devin Gilbert
Assistant Professor of Interpreting and Translation
Utah Valley University
ITS 2018
Peter Till
Doctoral Student at the Universidat Autónoma de Barcelona
ITS 2018
Ying Ma 马颖
Assistant Professor
Nova Southeastern University
ITS 2017
Junlan Li
Assistant Principal
Chinese Immersion School
ITS 2017
Natalia Rodriguez Blanco
Doctoral Student in Translation, Interpreting, and Intercultural Studies
Università di Bologna
ITS 2016
Xixi Wang
Doctoral Fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ISH 2016
Chaowei Zhu 朱超威
Associate Teaching Professor and Assistant Dean for Global Initiatives,
WFU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
ISH 2015
Tris Ann Faulkner
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Kalamazoo College
ITS 2014
Elisabeth Baker
Doctoral Fellow in Hispanic Linguistics
The University of New Mexico
ITS 2014
Other Careers
10% of our graduates
Wei Zhu 朱卫
Clinical Data Programmer,
Science 37
ITS 2020
Lu Ma 马璐
Staff,
Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd
ITS 2020
Teresa He 何佳欣
Financial Advisor,
Merrill Lynch
ITS 2019
Ranran Liu
International Education Consultant,
PrepEdu
ITS 2018
Jazmin Cromartie
Doctoral Student East Carolina School of Dental Medicine
ISH 2016
Itzel Sanchez
Clinical Manager,
All Smiles Harrisonburg
ISH 2015
Leah Shoup
Digital Content Creator and Travel Writer,
Gringajourneys.com
TIS 2014
Elizabeth Gamino
Medical Fraud Investigator,
SAIF Corporation
ISH 2014
Courtney Pelley
Vice President – Strategic Partnerships,
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
ISH 2013