Dr Aparna Hebbani
Senior Lecturer
School of Communication and Arts
Affiliate of Centre for Communication and Social Change
Centre for Communication and Social Change
+61 7 334 68245
Publications
Book
Hebbani, Aparna (2024). Refugee settlement in Australia: a holistic overview of current research and practice. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003291954
Book Chapters
Hebbani, Aparna and Mackinnon, Mairead (2020). Examining communication and identity within refugee families. Navigating relationships in the modern family: communication, identity, and difference. (pp. 123-136) edited by Jordan Soliz and Colleen Warner Collaner. New York, NY United States: Peter Lang. doi: 10.3726/b14764
Hebbani, Aparna, Obijiofor, Levi and Bristed, Helen (2013). Navigating intercultural difference: understanding the perspective of Sudanese former refugee women in Australia. South Sudanese diaspora in Australia and New Zealand: reconciling the past with the present. (pp. 157-172) edited by Jay Marlowe, Anne Harris and Tanya Lyons. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Aparna Hebbani (2009). Putting my best foot forward. Case studies for organizational communication. (pp. 293-299) edited by Joann Keyton and Pamela Shockley-Zalabak. 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). Intercultural and international communication annual: Communicating within/across organizations. (pp. 51-82) edited by Brenda J. Allen, Lisa A. Flores and Mark P. Orbe. 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. Readings in gender communication. (pp. 197-224) edited by Philip M. Backlund and Mary Rose Williams. Belmont, CA, U.S.A.: Wadsworth.
Journal Articles
Hebbani, Aparna, Mersiades, Michael and Deshmukh, Ameya (2022). Exploring a mobile-based language learning intervention to improve English language acquisition and acculturation among
migrants in Australia. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 46 (3), 395-423. doi: 10.1075/aral.21017.heb
Colic-Peisker, Val, Khawaja, Nigar G. and Hebbani, Aparna (2020). Parent-child engagement and dissonance in refugee families resettling in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 20 (3), 44-58. doi: 10.36923/jicc.v20i3.311
Khawaj, Nigar G. and Hebbani, Aparna (2019). Factors impacting life satisfaction of refugees in Australia: A mixed method study. Australian Community Psychologist, 30 (1), 30-50.
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, 54 (5), 427-437. 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, 20 (3), 907-924. 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
Obijiofor, Levi, Colic-Peisker, Val and Hebbani, Aparna (2018). Methodological and ethical challenges in partnering for refugee research: evidence from two Australian studies. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 16 (3), 217-234. doi: 10.1080/15562948.2016.1250977
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
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
Hendrix, Katherine G. and Hebbani, Aparna (2014). Editors' Notes. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2014 (138), 1-3. doi: 10.1002/tl.20091
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
Francois, Aurora, Hebbani, Aparna and Rintel, Sean (2013). Facebook in the university workplace. Media International Australia, 149 (149), 15-27. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1314900104
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).
McDonald, Lynette M. and Hebbani, Aparna G. (2011). Back to the future: Is strategic management (re)emerging as public relations' dominant paradigm?. PRism, 8 (1), 1-16.
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. doi: 10.1002/tl.273
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
Anderson, India, Hebbani, Aparna and Vyas, Dhaval (2020). Seeking a new normal: refugee discourse on social media forums. 32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Sydney, NSW, Australia , December 2020. New York, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3441000.3441072
Samad, Ataus and Hebbani, Aparna (2019). Refugee settlement in regional Australia: through the lens of sustainability. Australian Regional Development Conference, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 16-17 September 2019.
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. The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (TASA 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 November 2012.
Hebbani, Aparna and Hendrix, Katherine Grace (2012). International teaching assistants in the U.S. American classroom. National Communication Association 98th Annual Convention, Orlando, United States, 15-18 November 2012.
Hebbani, Aparna and McNamara, Jayson (2010). Examining the impact of "visible differences" on multiple marginalization of Somali and Sudanese former refugees in Australia. 2010 Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA 10), Canberra, Australia, 7-9 July 2010. Canberra, Australia: ANZCA.
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. Migrant Security 2010: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia, 15-16 July 2010. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia: University of Southern Queensland.
Hebbani, Aparna (2008). Managing cross-cultural encounters: Presenting a rationale for studying Australian-Indian business communication. 2008 ANZCA Conference: Power and Place, Wellington, New Zealand, July 9-11, 2008. Wellington, New Zealand: Massey University.
Hebbani, Aparna and Sally Athanassiou (2008). An exploratory study of sexual imagery in Australian magazine advertising. 2008 ANZCA Conference: Power and Place, Wellington, New Zealand, July 9-11, 2008. Wellington, New Zealand: Massey University.
Hebbani, Aparna Girish (2004). The intercultural hiring interview: Studying nonverbal behavior. Academy of International Business 2004 Annual Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 10-13 July 2004. Stockholm, Sweden:
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.