Irina Pohlan, Dr. phil., Dipl.-Übersetzerin (German, Russian and English), studied German and English Philology in Volgograd (Russia) and translation at the Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germersheim, where she received her Ph.D. in 2019. She works as a freelance translator, interpreter and language trainer and has also been involved in translator training since 2008.