Dr Aparna Hebbani
Lecturer
School of Communication and Arts
+61 7 334 68245
| Featured projects | Duration |
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Examining refugee employment trajectories and the role of intergenerational communication in enabling settlement UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund |
2011–2013 |
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Refugees employment aspirations and inter-generational communication about future occupational pathways ARC Linkage Project |
2013–2015 |
Book Chapters
Hebbani, Aparna, Obijiofor, Levi and Bristed, Helen (2013). Navigating intercultural difference: understanding the perspective of Sudanese former refugee women in Australia. In Jay Marlowe, Anne Harris and Tanya Lyons (Ed.), South Sudanese diaspora in Australia and New Zealand: reconciling the past with the present (pp. 157-172) Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Aparna Hebbani (2009). Putting my best foot forward. In Joann Keyton and Pamela Shockley-Zalabak (Ed.), Case studies for organizational communication 3 ed. (pp. 293-299) New York, U.S.: Oxford University Press.
Hendrix, K. G., Hebbani, A. G. and Johnson, O. (2007). The “Other” TA: An exploratory investigation of graduate teaching assistants of color (GTACs). In Brenda J. Allen, Lisa A. Flores and Mark P. Orbe (Ed.), Intercultural and international communication annual: Communicating within/across organizations (pp. 51-82) Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Communication Association.
Webb, L., Walker, K., Bollis, T. and Hebbani, A. (2004). Perceived parental communication, gender, and young adults' self-esteem: Male, female, and universal path models. In Philip M. Backlund and Mary Rose Williams (Ed.), Readings in gender communication (pp. 197-224) Belmont, CA, U.S.A.: Wadsworth.
Journal Articles
Khawaja, Nigar G., Hebbani, Aparna, Gallois, Cindy and MacKinnon, Mairead (2019) Predictors of employment status: a study of former refugee communities in Australia. Australian Psychologist, . doi:10.1111/ap.12388
Hebbani, Aparna and Khawaja, Nigar G. (2018) Employment aspirations of former refugees settled in Australia: a mixed methods study. Journal of International Migration and Integration, . doi:10.1007/s12134-018-0635-4
Hebbani, Aparna, Colic-Peisker, Val and Mackinnon, Mairead (2018) Know thy neighbour: residential integration and social bridging among refugee settlers in Greater Brisbane. Journal of Refugee Studies, 31 1: 82-103. doi:10.1093/jrs/fex016
Khawaja, Nigar G., Hebbani, Aparna, Obijiofor, Levi and Gallois, Cindy (2017) Refugee parents’ communication and relations with their children: development and application of the refugee parent-child relational communication scale. Journal of Family Communication, 17 4: 1-14. doi:10.1080/15267431.2017.1362409
Hebbani, Aparna (2017) Preface. Media Watch, 8 2 - Special Issue: .
Hebbani, Aparna (2017) Preface. Media Watch, 8 1 - Special Issue: .
Khawaja, Nigar G. and Hebbani, Aparna (2017) Does employment status vary by demographics? An exploratory study of former refugees resettled in Australia. Australian Social Work, 71 1: 71-85. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2017.1376103
Obijiofor, Levi, Colic-Peisker, Val and Hebbani, Aparna (2016) Methodological and ethical challenges in partnering for refugee research: evidence from two Australian studies. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 16 3: 1-18. doi:10.1080/15562948.2016.1250977
Hebbani, Aparna and Angus, Daniel (2016) 'Charity begins at home': public perceptions of the homestay initiative for asylum seekers in Australia. Australian Journalism Review, 38 1: 83-100.
Hebbani, Aparna, Khawaja, Nigar G. and Famularo, Janece (2016) Hosting an asylum seeker in Australia: a nationwide exploratory study. Australian Psychologist, 51 2: 154-163. doi:10.1111/ap.12123
Hebbani, Aparna and Preece, Megan (2015) Spoken English does matter: Findings from an exploratory study to identify predictors of employment among African refugees in Brisbane. Australasian Review of African Studies, 36 2: 110-130.
Hebbani, Aparna and van Vuuren, Kitty (2015) Exploring Media Platforms to Serve the Needs of the South Sudanese Former Refugee Community in Southeast Queensland. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 13 1: 40-57. doi:10.1080/15562948.2013.856510
Tudsri, Pthai and Hebbani, Aparna (2014) 'Now I'm Part of Australia and I Need to Know What Is Happening Here': case of Hazara male former refugees in Brisbane strategically selecting media to aid acculturation. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 16 4: 1273-1289. doi:10.1007/s12134-014-0373-1
Peng, Fan and Hebbani, Aparna (2014) Navigating through the Australian workplace: mapping the experience of working holiday makers (WHMs) in Brisbane. Intercultural Communication Studies, 23 2: 33-53.
Hebbani, Aparna and Hendrix, Katherine Grace (2014) Capturing the experiences of international teaching assistants in the U.S. American classroom. New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 2014 138: 61-72. doi:10.1002/tl.20097
Hebbani, Aparna (2014) The impact of religious difference and unemployment/underemployment on Somali former refugee settlement in Australia. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 8 1: 39-55. doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0008.103
Hendrix, Katherine G. and Hebbani, Aparna (2014) Editors' Notes. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2014 138: 1-3. doi:10.1002/tl.20091
Francois, Aurora, Hebbani, Aparna and Rintel, Sean (2013) Facebook in the university workplace. Media International Australia, 149 149: 15-27.
Hebbani, Aparna and Colic-Peisker, Val (2012) Communicating one's way to employment: a case study of African settlers in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 33 5: 529-547. doi:10.1080/07256868.2012.701609
Hebbani, Aparna and Wills, Charise-Rose (2012) How Muslim women in Australia navigate through media (mis) representations of hijab/burqa. Australian Journal of Communication, 39 1: 87-100.
Hebbani, Aparna Girish, Obijiofor, Levi and Bristed, Helen (2012) Acculturation challenges that confront Sudanese former refugees in Australia. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 28 28: .
Hebbani, Aparna, Obijiofor, Levi and Bristed, Helen (2010) Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia. The Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS), 31 1: 37-61.
Aparna Hebbani, Obijiofor, Levi M. and Bristed, Helen (2009) Generational differences faced by Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia. Intercultural Communication Studies, XVIII 1: 66-82.
Hebbani, A. and Frey, L. R. (2007) The intercultural hiring interview: Applying uncertainty reduction theory to the study of nonverbal behavior between U.S. interviewers and Indian applicants. Intercultural Communication Studies, 26 3: 36-52.
Hebbani, A. (2007) You can't "de-race" and "de-womanize" me: Experiences when you go global. New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 110 Summer: 45-54.
Hendrix, K. G., Hebbani, A. and Johnson, O. (2007) The "other" TA: An exploratory investigation of graduate teaching assistants of color (GTACs). International and Intercultural Communication, 30 2007: 51-82.
Conference Papers
Hebbani, Aparna and Hendrix, Katherine Grace (2012). International teaching assistants in the U.S. American classroom. In: National Communication Association 98th Annual Convention, Orlando, United States, (). 15-18 November 2012.
Hebbani, Aparan, Khawaja, Nigar, Colic-Peisker, Val, Obiojiofor, Levi and Gallois, Cindy (2012). Integration challenges that face Congolese, Sudanese, and Somali former refugees in Australia. In: The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (TASA 2012), Brisbane, Australia, (). 26-29 November 2012.
Van Vuuren, Kitty and Hebbani, Aparna (2010). Investigating the role of Australian media in making Sudanese refugees feel 'at home': A case of advocating online media support to enable refugee settlement. In: Anna Hayes and Robert Mason, Refereed proceedings of the national symposium titled Migrant Security 2010: Citizenship and social inclusion in a transnational era. Migrant Security 2010: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia, (201-208). 15-16 July 2010.
Hebbani, Aparna and McNamara, Jayson (2010). Examining the impact of "visible differences" on multiple marginalization of Somali and Sudanese former refugees in Australia. In: Kerry McCallum, 2010 Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA 10), Canberra, Australia, (). 7-9 July 2010.
Hebbani, Aparna (2008). Managing cross-cultural encounters: Presenting a rationale for studying Australian-Indian business communication. In: Elspeth Tilley, ANZCA08: Power and Place: Refereed Proceedings. 2008 ANZCA Conference: Power and Place, Wellington, New Zealand, (1-16). July 9-11, 2008.
Hebbani, Aparna and Sally Athanassiou (2008). An exploratory study of sexual imagery in Australian magazine advertising. In: Elspeth Tilley, ANZCA08: Power and Place: Refereed Proceedings. 2008 ANZCA Conference: Power and Place, Wellington, New Zealand, (1-37). July 9-11, 2008.
Hebbani, Aparna Girish (2004). The intercultural hiring interview: Studying nonverbal behavior. In: Nakiye Boyacigiller and Tunga Kiyak, Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. Academy of International Business 2004 Annual Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, (187-187). 10-13 July 2004.
Research Report
Hebbani, Aparna, Khawaja, Nigar, Colic-Peisker, Val, Obijiofor, Levi, Gallois, Cindy and MacKinnon, Mairead (2016) Refugee settlers in South-East Queensland: Employment, aspirations and intergenerational communication about future occupational pathways: final report Brisbane, Australia: School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland