Paula Igareda holds a BA in German Philology (Universidad de Salamanca) and a PhD in Audiovisual Translation (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). She is a lecturer at Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, has been a professional translator since 2005 and has participated in many European projects relating to equal opportunities and the integration of people at risk of exclusion. Her research interests are Audiovisual Translation, Media Accessibility and Comic Translation.