Jo De Brie is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication (Faculty of Arts and Philosophy), where she is affiliated to the research group TRACE. She obtained a master in political science in 2016 and a master in translation (Dutch, English and Spanish) in 2020, and previously gained professional experience at the European Commission (DGT) and the Flemish Parliament. Since September 2022, she has been working on a PhD on translated crime fiction in Flemish newspapers (1920-1939).