Jody Byrne (academic)

Jody Byrne
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Fields	Translation Studies, Technical Communication, Usability, Language localization
Institutions	University of Sheffield
Alma mater	Dublin City University
Known for	Technical Translation, Usability

Dr Jody Byrne is an Irish translation scholar and translator who specialises in scientific and technical translation from German and Spanish into English. He is best known as the author of Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documents (Springer, 2006) and Scientific and Technical Translation Explained (St Jerome, 2012). Byrne taught German translation at Dublin City University and was a Lecturer in Translation Studies & Localisation at the University of Sheffield. While at Dublin City University he became interested in scientific and technical translation and he subsequently went on to conduct doctoral research involving human cognition and the usability of translated software user guides. He has published on a range of topics including technical translation, professional translation, technical communication and translation pedagogy.

He gained a BA in German and Spanish translation from Dublin City University in 1997 and has worked as a professional translator ever since, combining this with work as a technical writer, instructional designer, researcher and lecturer. In 2001 he returned to Dublin City University to pursue a PhD in technical communication and usability and graduated in 2004. In 2005 he joined the University of Sheffield where he taught subjects such as specialised translation, localisation, translation technology, translation theory, subtitling and research methodology.

Externally he is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Specialised Translation and Connexions and was re-elected to the Executive Committee of the Irish Translators' & Interpreters' Association in 2011 having previously served on the committee from 2002-2005.

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