Ella van Hest

Supervisor

Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Ella van Hest is a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication, where she is a member of the MULTIPLES research group. Her research interests include language and migration, multilingual communication, (non-professional) interpreting, and language policy. For her PhD project she conducted a linguistic ethnography on language diversity at an abortion clinic. Previous research (MA level) focused on the effects of Flemish language and integration policy on adult newcomers.

Email: Ella.Vanhest@UGent.be

Research themes:

Multilingualism, translation, interpreting and linguistic inequality || Health, health care and psychosocial well-being || Education and training || Refugee camps and asylum centres