I received a B.A. in Russian with honors from the University of Chicago. The degree involved four years of study of Russian language and literature as well as several courses in Russian literature and civilization, plus three years of French.

Then I worked as editorial assistant/translator with a National Science Foundation-supported project at the Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago. I worked for this project, usually full time, for several years. I was involved in translating Russian materials on mathematics, psychology and education, as well as checking and editing translations done by others and editing and proofreading manuscripts of translations for publication.

I received an M.A. and Ph.D. in English but maintained my connection with the project by working occasionally in the office or--more often--at home on a freelance basis. In connection with my graduate studies, I was required to pass reading exams in both French and German, and I passed them at the honors level.

Eventually I began working at home fulltime as a translator/editor, mainly for the same NSF project, but also for several other clients.

For many years I have done translating, mainly from Russian, in a variety of subjects, including fiction. For years I translated articles on sports, sports nutrition and physiology for the periodical Soviet Sports Review (later known as Sports Review International), and more recently I translated (for a client) several articles on delivery of audiology services in remoter regions of Russia.

I have numerous published and unpublished translations, which are listed on my Website at:

Joan Teller Translations