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Ellen Russon is an academic translator and editor specialized in translating texts from German to English and editing papers and texts written in English. She translates and edits for clients at universities, research institutes, research funding foundations, university hospitals, and more.

Ellen has over 20 years’ experience as a German-to-English translator in the social sciences. She also specializes in editing and proofreading manuscripts written in English for submission to journals and is well-versed in preparing manuscripts to conform to journals’ author guidelines, the APA style, ICJME style, Chicago style, and more.

Ellen has university degrees from the University of Zurich and Brandeis University. She is a native speaker of English but is also a dual national USA/CH. After completing her degree at the University of Zurich she worked as a psychologist in private practice in Switzerland for 9 years (former member of FSP, SKJP).

Ellen Russon, lic. phil.

German-to-English translator, editor

Member, European Association of Science Editors (EASE)

Member, Council of Science Editors (CSE)

german to english translation for academic manuals and online articles

Recent Clients

Lasse Bartels, University Hospital Zurich
Heiko Borchert, Borchert Consulting & Research AG
Miriam Compagnoni, University of Zurich
Daniel Ganz, Ganz Landschaftsarchitekten
Philippe Goldammer, Military Academy at ETH Zurich
Urs Grob, University of Zurich
Nora Huth-Stöckle, University of Wuppertal
Klaus Jonas, University of Zurich
Markus Landolt, University Children’s Hospital Zurich
Katharina Maag Merki, University of Zurich
Bertolt Meyer, Technische Universität Chemnitz

Beat Rechsteiner, University of Zurich
Larissa Schneebeli, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
Elmar Schlüter, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Tanja von Rotz, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
Volker Tschuschke, Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Cologne
Tilmann von Soest, University of Oslo
Agnes von Wyl, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
Helene Werner, University Children’s Hospital Zurich
Andrea Wullschleger, University of Applied Sciences and Arts FHNW
Lukas Zimmerli, Kantonsspital Olten
Regula Zueger, Military Academy at ETH Zurich

Recent Work 2023

Education

Compagnoni, M., Rechsteiner, B., Gotsch, F., Grob, U., Wullschleger, A., & Maag Merki, K. (2023). Everyday, every week, all at once? An experience sampling study on teachers’ professional development for the classroom, team, and school.
Compagnoni, M., Rechsteiner, B., Grob, U., Bayer, N., Wullschleger, A., & Maag Merki, K. (2023). No loss, no gain? COVID-19 school closures and Swiss fifth-graders’ competencies and self-concept in mathematics.
Maag Merki, K., Grob, U., Rechsteiner, B., Rickenbacher, A., & Wullschleger, A. (2022). Preconditions of teachers’ collaborative practice: New insights based on time-sampling data. Frontline Learning Research, 10(1).
Maag Merki, K., Wullschleger, A., & Rechsteiner, B. (2022). Adapting routines in schools when facing challenging situations: Extending previous theories on routines by considering theories on self-regulated and collectively regulated learning. Journal of Educational Change, 24, 583–604.
Rechsteiner, B., Kyndt, E., Compagnoni, M., Wullschleger, A., & Maag Merki, K. (2023). Bridging gaps: A systematic literature review of brokerage in educational change. Journal of Educational Change.
Wullschleger A., Rechsteiner B., Rickenbacher A., & Maag Merki, K. (2023). Improving teaching, teamwork, and school organization: Collaboration networks in school teams. Teaching and Teacher Education, 121.
Wullschleger, A., Rickenbacher, A., Rechsteiner, B., Grob, U., & Maag Merki, K. (2022). School teams’ regulation strategies for dealing with school-external expectations for school improvement. Research in Education. First published online April 29, 2022.

Psychology

Bartels, L. (2023). Back translation of a translated questionnaire that assesses functional impairment related to mental health problems in children and youth. Abteilung Psychosomatik und Psychiatrie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
Eder, L., & Meyer, B. (2022). Self-endangering: A qualitative study on psychological mechanisms underlying nurses’ burnout in long-term care. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 9, 36–48.
Fluit, A-M., Cortés-García, L., & Tilmann von Soest, T. (2023). Social marginalization: A scoping review of 50 years of research. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
Goldammer, P., Stöckli, P. L., Escher, Y. A., Annen, H., & Jonas, K. (2023). On the utility of indirect methods for detecting faking. Educational and Psychological Measurement. First published online November 13, 2023.
Horn, A., Zimmerli, L., Maercker, A., & Holzer, B. (2023). The worse we feel, the more intensively we need to stick together: A qualitative study of couples’ emotional co-regulation of the challenge of multimorbidity. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.
Kozák, M., Bakken, A., von Soest, T. (2023). Psychological well-being before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide examination among more than 500,000 Norwegian adolescents. University of Oslo, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. Preprint from Research Square, January 4, 2023.
Lange, S., Altrock, C.-M., Gossmann, E., Fegert, J. M., & Jud, A. (2022). COVID-19—What price do children pay? An analysis of economic and social policy factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 7604.
Schneebeli, L. (2023). Poster presentation for WAIMH Dublin 2023.”Transition to parenthood: How does smartphone use behavior change from pre- to postpartum among (expectant) mothers and fathers? First results of an ongoing study.”
Tschuschke, V., Ruppert, M., Banzer, W., Bernhörster, M., & Jäger, E. (2023). Physical exercise, coping, and survival in cancer patients.
Von Rotz, T. (2022). Master’s degree programme [brochure]. ZHAW School of Applied Psychology.
Von Rotz, T. (2022). Bachelor’s degree programme [brochure]. ZHAW School of Applied Psychology.
Von Wyl, A. (2023).PowerPoint presentation for WAIMH Dublin 2023: “Parental Smartphone Use and Parental Sensitivity at 3 Months Postpartum: Findings of a Longitudinal Study.”
Zueger, R., Annen, H. & Ehlert, U.(2023) Testosterone and cortisol responses to acute and prolonged stress during officer training school, Stress, 26:1.

Sociology, Political Science, Social Work

Huth-Stöckle, N., & Schlueter, E. (2023). Explaining immigrants‘ social distance towards natives: A multilevel mediation approach across 37 immigrant groups in Germany. Social Science Research, 114, 102907.
Schmitz, S., & Krüger, P. (2022). Children’s emotional well-Being, difficulties, and aggressive behaviour during the First COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in German-speaking Switzerland. Psychology, 13(11).

Medicine, Medical Professions, Public Health

Holzer, B. Oriane, R., Minder, C., & Zimmerli L. (2022). Motivation and personality factors of Generation Z high school students aspiring to study medicine. BMC Medical Education, 22, 31.

Firms

Ganz, D. (2021, 2022, 2023). Website texts on landscape architecture projects. Ganz Landschaftsarchitekten, Zürich.
Strobl, J., & Borchert, H. (Eds.). (2022). Storms ahead: The future geoeconomic world order. Raiffeisen Bank International.

Grant Proposals, PhD dissertations, Abstracts, CVs, Reviews

Chicherio, R. (2023). Translation of CV.
Eder, L. (2023). Editing. Parts of doctoral dissertation. APA style corrections.
Von Wyl, A.(2023). Editing of a grant proposal. ZHAW, Departement Angewandte Psychologie
Von Wyl, A., & Chicherio, R. (2023). Translation of a grant application. ZHAW, Departement Angewandte Psychologie
Krüger, P. (2022). Research full proposal. Institut Sozialarbeit und Recht, Soziale Arbeit, Hochschule Luzern

Testimonials

“Besten Dank nochmals für die äusserst hilfreichen Dienste. Es ist von unschätzbarem Wert eine Übersetzerin zur Hand zu haben, die sich auch in den behandelten Fachgebieten auskennt. Gerne werde ich Sie bei meinen nächsten englischsprachigen Artikel wiederum berücksichtigen.”
Prof. Dr. Andreas Jud, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts and Ulm University Hospital
“Ellen Russon verwandelt holperiges Englisch auf wundersame Weise in geschliffene Fachsprache. Sie beherrscht die Kunst des Schreibens wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten bis ins kleinste Detail und arbeitet rasch und kompetent. Besonders schätze ich ihre Kooperativität, wenn es gilt, eine Arbeit noch in letzter Minute zu editieren.”
Prof. Dr. Margarete Vollrath, University of Oslo and Norwegian Institute of Public Health
“Ellen Russon ist eine herausragende Übersetzerin mit umfassender Sprachkompetenz, grossem hermeneutischen Textverständnis und permanenter Bereitschaft, ihre Arbeit durch eigene Lektüre und Rückfragen noch zu verbessern. Sie arbeitet prompt, zuverlässig und kooperativ.”
Prof. Dr. Daniel Tröhler, University of Vienna

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