Kristina Jackson
Adjunct Faculty
- kmjackson@middlebury.edu
Language(s): French and English
Kristina Jackson is a full-time translator and interpreter with over a decade of professional experience. She dedicates much of her time to subtitling films, television series, documentaries, and promotional videos for clients including Amazon, Netflix, and TV5Monde, combining her backgrounds in translation and interpretation. Recent publications featuring her translations include Louis Vuitton City Guides (Paris and Dubai), the ICOM Dictionary of Museology, and Elle magazine.
Kristina studied translation and interpretation in France and earned a Master’s Degree in French Translation and Interpretation at MIIS. Since then, she has worked as a contract translator and interpreter with the U.S. Department of State and as a freelance translator and interpreter for clients across the English- and French-speaking worlds, including U.S. government agencies, international organizations, consulates and embassies, foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, universities, foundations, and private companies. She specializes in areas including diplomacy, international development, sustainability and the environment, cuisine, travel and tourism, art, and design.
Kristina has lived and worked in Europe, West and East Africa, Central America, and the U.S. She is certified by the American Translators Association (ATA - French into English) and is a U.S. Department of State Professional Development Fellowship recipient.
Courses Taught
Current Term:
TIFR 8631A Advanced Translation I into English
Areas of Interest
Kristina has taught students of all ages ranging from infants to graduate students and has learned from all of them (even the infants), believing that every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. She strives to cultivate the kind of endless curiosity translators need to both succeed and find fulfillment in their careers and looks forward to sharing her experience as a full-time translator and interpreter with students and helping them develop the professional skills they will need after they graduate.
Academic Degrees
- MA in Translation and Interpretation, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Certificate in French and English Translation and Interpretation, University of London British Institute, Paris
- BA in English, University of Florida