Research
Sentence comprehension, memory, parsing, multilingualism and language processing, plus the role of evidence in linguistic theory.
Dr. Sari Hamoud
د. ساري حمود
International Journalist & Strategic Communications Specialist | Syrian Academic | Psycholinguist @Homs Uni | Conference Interpretation Manager
I have interpreted for ministers, judges, heads of delegation and UN agencies, and I teach and research how people process language. I take on conference interpreting, team leadership, media work and academic collaboration.
100+days of conference interpretation
45assignments, most as team leader
3remote-interpreting platform certifications
PhDin Psycholinguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Conference interpretation for the highest-level meetings
Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, on site and remote, for multilateral organizations, ministries and diplomatic delegations. I often lead the interpreting team.
2026
- Delhi Declaration, Second India–Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Senior Officials Meeting, on site, team leader
- CEDAW 92nd Session, Global to Local training Geneva, with IWRAW Asia Pacific, remote, team leader
- World Book Fair, New Delhi Consecutive interpreter for the Qatari delegation
2025
- WHO Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine New Delhi, 3 days, team leader
- International Solar Alliance, 8th General Assembly Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, team leader
- SIFoCC at the High Court of Delhi Chief Justices from 60+ countries, team leader
- Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs, 8th Session Guwahati, FAO/WHO, team leader
- Invest in Saudi event and round tables Saudi Investment Ministry with CII, FICCI and tech industry
- 6th Belt and Road Tax Administration Cooperation Forum Kathmandu, remote, team leader
2024
- International Solar Alliance, 7th General Assembly Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, team leader
- CII Partnership Summit with Algeria On site, solo interpreter
- African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) 21st General Session, New Delhi
2023
- WHO First Global Summit on Traditional Medicine Gandhinagar, interpreted the keynote of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) New Delhi, senior interpreter
- ASOSAI 16th Assembly Interpreted the speech of the President of India
- Nusuk Roadshow, Mumbai With the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, team leader
- India–Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave Pune, inaugurated by the Defence Minister, team leader
- India–Arab Partnership Conference 6th edition, New Delhi
2022
- UN Climate Change Conference, COP27 International Solar Alliance Pavilion, remote
- No Money for Terror conference Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, team leader
- India–Egypt Business Roundtable With the President of Egypt present, team leader
- Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs, 6th Session FAO/WHO, remote
A selection. I also interpreted at the CCSCH7 session in Kochi, at CEDAW sessions and UN-backed forums on women’s rights and climate, and at defence, trade and investment events. The full list of assignments and interpretation samples are available on request by email.
Certified, and trained in the field
I am certified as a remote simultaneous interpreter on three platforms: Interprefy (RSI and AIIC-compatible, 2023), KUDO (2022) and Interactio (2022). I also hold a Diploma in UN Studies from the Institute of UN Studies, New Delhi.
My PhD in Psycholinguistics shapes how I interpret. I study how listeners hold, parse and recover meaning under load, which is the same problem an interpreter solves every minute.
I speak Arabic in several dialects and English natively through my mother’s side. I also work in Hindi at a professional level and speak German at B1.
Psycholinguistics and teaching
I am a lecturer at Homs University. My PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University examined memory and parsing strategies in multilingual sentence comprehension.
Teaching
English language, phonetics, translation, reading and comprehension, ESP and related subjects, with practical learning resources for students.
Fieldwork and description
Co-author of a descriptive grammar of Gaddi, an Indo-Aryan language of Himachal Pradesh. Read the grammar.
Education
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2016–2023
PhD in Psycholinguistics Jawaharlal Nehru University. Passed with distinction (A+). Supervised by Prof. Ayesha Kidwai, with Prof. Pramod Pandey and Prof. Samar Husain as co-supervisors.
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2023
Diploma in UN Studies Institute of UN Studies, New Delhi. First division.
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2014–2016
MA in Linguistics Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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2006–2010
BA in English ABU, Homs. Awarded for academic excellence.
Publications
Hamoud, S. (2020). Scientific Evidence Bias in Linguistic Theory. Language in India, 20(4), ISSN 1930-2940.
Hamoud, S. (2015). The humanizing potential of using rap music in English language teaching: The hip-hop method. The Proceedings of English Language and Literature: A Tool for Humanising, 219–223.
Reporting from the field
I work as an international journalist and field producer, making television reports, interviews, voice-over packages and cultural stories. My interests are Syria, culture and heritage, education and international affairs.
Languages
- Arabic
- Native, multiple dialects
- English
- Native, from my mother’s side
- Hindi
- Professional working proficiency
- German
- Intermediate, B1
- Japanese, Spanish, French
- Learning
Resources for my students
Lecture notes, diagnostic materials, exercises and announcements for my English language and grammar courses will be collected here as the site develops.
Interpretation, teaching, journalism or collaboration
For conference assignments, media work or academic collaboration, please email me with the date, location, languages and format (on site or remote). I will reply with availability and terms. The same address is the way to request my full assignment list, interpretation samples or media portfolio.
- dr.sarihamoud@gmail.com
- Based in
- Syria
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