Da Silva

Barbara Zocal Da Silva is a multiracial translator and interpreter of Brazilian Portuguese, English, and Spanish. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of São Paulo (LELEHA/FFLCH, 2022), focusing on Decolonial Translation Studies. Since 2022, she has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UMD Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPAP), where she teaches language and translation courses, coordinates curricula, develops anti-racist class plan modules and events for the Portuguese Minor Program, and co-coordinates the SPAP Center for Translation and Interpreting. In 2024, she was appointed the PTK representative on the ARHU Academic Planning Advisory Committee (APAC), held the position of Deputy Portuguese Director, and participated in the 2023-2024 ADVANCE Program for PTK Women in Leadership (WPTK).