Katharine Barnwell, Ph.D.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies and University College, University of London, 1970
• M.A. (Honours), English Language and Literature, University of St. Andrews, UK, 1960

Current positions

• Certified Senior Translation Consultant, SIL International, 2012–
• Field Coordinator, The Seed Company - Nigeria, The Seed Company (TSC), 2005–
• Manager, Africa Consulting, Africa 1, TSC, 2001–

Other professional experience and service

• Director of Training and Consulting, The Seed Company (TSC), 2000–2012 
• SIL International Translation Consultant, 1975–2011
• SIL International Translation Coordinator, 1989–1999
• Translation Coordinator, SIL Africa Area, 1981–1989
• SIL Translation Consultant, Nigeria, 1973–1988
• Trainer of Nigerian translators and consultants, Nigeria Bible Translation Trust (NBTT), 1976–1988
• SIL Coordinator of Translation Programs, Nigeria, 1973–1976
• Field linguist/Translation facilitator, Mbembe language project, Nigeria, 1964–1973 and intermittently until 1985
• Instructor in grammar, semantics, translation and exegesis courses, British SIL, 1964–1990

Professional memberships

• Society of Biblical Literature
• Evangelical Theological Society
• West Africa Linguistic Society

Language proficiencies

• English: ILR 5
• Mbembe: ILR 3
• French: ILR 2+

Research interests

• Training translators
• Training consultants
• Key biblical terms in the New Testament
• Discourse analysis