Aparna Hebbani
Biographic Data
| ID | 87048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aparna Hebbani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aparna |
| FAMILY NAME | Hebbani |
| SIGNATURE | HEBBANI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0435-7579 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Family and Domestic Violence in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians
This qualitative study examined the perspectives of stakeholders working with victims of family and domestic violence (FDV) from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. Sixteen stakeholders participated in focus groups to share their insights on sociocultural factors contributing to FDV, CALD women's understanding of abusive behaviours and barriers that prevent these women from reporting and seeking help for coerciv…
Marital satisfaction of South Asian migrants settled in Australia
Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People in Australia about Domestic Violence
Exploring a mobile-based language learning intervention to improve English language acquisition and acculturation among migrants in Australia
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via WhatsApp) called ‘Chatloop’ with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention of Chatloop with AMEP students at two Queensland TAFE campuses. Quantitative data were gathered to m…
Parent-child Engagement and Dissonance in Refugee Families Resettling in Brisbane, Australia
This Australian-based study examined demographic and psychosocial factors associated with refugee parents’ communication with their children. Refugee parents (n = 222) from Ethiopia, Congo, and Myanmar took part in a survey. Logistic hierarchical analysis showed that parents with a higher level of acculturation were more engaged in meaningful and positive communication with their children. Parents’ acculturative stress increased their perception …
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Employment Aspirations of Former Refugees Settled in Australia
Methodological and Ethical Challenges in Partnering for Refugee Research
In this article we reflect on methodological and ethical challenges encountered while conducting two large, nationally funded studies on refugee resettlement in Australia. We focus on collaborative research partnerships, specifically with “industry partners,” wherein the partners may have different understandings of the research process and different agendas, and with bilingual research assistants. We analyze methodological challenges primarily p…
Refugee Parents’ Communication and Relations With Their Children
The study had two goals: First, a 20-item “Refugee Parent-Child Relational Communication Scale ” was developed for parents from refugee backgrounds. Former refugee parents from Ethiopia, Congo, and Burma (= 221) completed this and other questionnaires measuring demographics, acculturation, and acculturative stress. Exploratory factor analysis indicated three factors: “Engagement,” “Hope and Aspirations,” and “Dissonance.” The subscales were inter…
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Does Employment Status Vary by Demographics? An Exploratory Study of Former Refugees Resettled in Australia
This study examined the associations between employment status and demographic factors of former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma, and Democratic Republic of Congo resettled in Australia. Two hundred and twenty-two participants completed a survey, following which chi square analysis was conducted. The results indicated that country of origin, gender, education, English language proficiency (i.e., speaking, reading, and writing), and length of stay i…
Hosting an Asylum Seeker in Australia
ObjectiveIn recent years, there has been a rise in the number of people seeking asylum in Australia, resulting in over‐crowded detention centres in various parts of the country. Appropriate management and assistance of asylum seekers has been an issue of major sociopolitical concern. In mid‐2012, the Australian ruling government introduced a “first of its kind” community placement initiative, which involved relocating low‐risk asylum seekers from…
Exploring Media Platforms to Serve the Needs of the South Sudanese Former Refugee Community in Southeast Queensland
Community broadcasting is being displaced by digital media, the Internet, and associated technologies and the need formigrant and former refugee communities to own and control their own media remains strong, especially in response to persistent stereotyping on the part of mainstream media. We present results of a study undertaken with the South Sudanese community in Southeast Queensland to explore the needs, uses, and possibilities of online medi…
Now I'm Part of Australia and I Need to Know What Is Happening Here
Facebook in the University Workplace
Access to social network sites (SNS) in the workplace has been much debated. While some consider SNS a distraction, others consider them a tool for professional socialisation and that recreational access positively impacts satisfaction. This exploratory study reports results from an online survey of employees from one faculty of an Australian university, exploring how they used Facebook at work and how they would react to a hypothetical Facebook …
Acculturation challenges that confront Sudanese former refugees in Australia
This study investigated acculturation challenges that Sudanese former refugees faced as a consequence of settling in South-East Queensland, Australia. A total of 28 females and 11 males participated in focus groups. The findings indicate that both women and men face acculturation issues relating to successful settlement. The women were particularly challenged by low English language proficiency and parenting issues, while the men faced challenges…
Communicating One's Way to Employment
This paper reports findings of an Australian study on cross-cultural communication and employment of several African birthplace groups of former refugees. The study was conducted in the greater Brisbane area in 2009–10 and collected both quantitative (based on a short questionnaire) and qualitative (based on 12 focus groups) data. Drawing on the uncertainty reduction theory (URT), the segmented labour market theory (SLMT) and Bourdieu's concepts …
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Communicating One's Way to Employment
This paper reports findings of an Australian study on cross-cultural communication and employment of several African birthplace groups of former refugees. The study was conducted in the greater Brisbane area in 2009–10 and collected both quantitative (based on a short questionnaire) and qualitative (based on 12 focus groups) data. Drawing on the uncertainty reduction theory (URT), the segmented labour market theory (SLMT) and Bourdieu's concepts …
Employment Aspirations of Former Refugees Settled in Australia
Does Employment Status Vary by Demographics? An Exploratory Study of Former Refugees Resettled in Australia
This study examined the associations between employment status and demographic factors of former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma, and Democratic Republic of Congo resettled in Australia. Two hundred and twenty-two participants completed a survey, following which chi square analysis was conducted. The results indicated that country of origin, gender, education, English language proficiency (i.e., speaking, reading, and writing), and length of stay i…
Acculturation challenges that confront Sudanese former refugees in Australia
This study investigated acculturation challenges that Sudanese former refugees faced as a consequence of settling in South-East Queensland, Australia. A total of 28 females and 11 males participated in focus groups. The findings indicate that both women and men face acculturation issues relating to successful settlement. The women were particularly challenged by low English language proficiency and parenting issues, while the men faced challenges…
Refugee Parents’ Communication and Relations With Their Children
The study had two goals: First, a 20-item “Refugee Parent-Child Relational Communication Scale ” was developed for parents from refugee backgrounds. Former refugee parents from Ethiopia, Congo, and Burma (= 221) completed this and other questionnaires measuring demographics, acculturation, and acculturative stress. Exploratory factor analysis indicated three factors: “Engagement,” “Hope and Aspirations,” and “Dissonance.” The subscales were inter…
Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People in Australia about Domestic Violence
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Methodological and Ethical Challenges in Partnering for Refugee Research
In this article we reflect on methodological and ethical challenges encountered while conducting two large, nationally funded studies on refugee resettlement in Australia. We focus on collaborative research partnerships, specifically with “industry partners,” wherein the partners may have different understandings of the research process and different agendas, and with bilingual research assistants. We analyze methodological challenges primarily p…
Hosting an Asylum Seeker in Australia
ObjectiveIn recent years, there has been a rise in the number of people seeking asylum in Australia, resulting in over‐crowded detention centres in various parts of the country. Appropriate management and assistance of asylum seekers has been an issue of major sociopolitical concern. In mid‐2012, the Australian ruling government introduced a “first of its kind” community placement initiative, which involved relocating low‐risk asylum seekers from…
Now I'm Part of Australia and I Need to Know What Is Happening Here
Parent-child Engagement and Dissonance in Refugee Families Resettling in Brisbane, Australia
This Australian-based study examined demographic and psychosocial factors associated with refugee parents’ communication with their children. Refugee parents (n = 222) from Ethiopia, Congo, and Myanmar took part in a survey. Logistic hierarchical analysis showed that parents with a higher level of acculturation were more engaged in meaningful and positive communication with their children. Parents’ acculturative stress increased their perception …
Exploring Media Platforms to Serve the Needs of the South Sudanese Former Refugee Community in Southeast Queensland
Community broadcasting is being displaced by digital media, the Internet, and associated technologies and the need formigrant and former refugee communities to own and control their own media remains strong, especially in response to persistent stereotyping on the part of mainstream media. We present results of a study undertaken with the South Sudanese community in Southeast Queensland to explore the needs, uses, and possibilities of online medi…
Facebook in the University Workplace
Access to social network sites (SNS) in the workplace has been much debated. While some consider SNS a distraction, others consider them a tool for professional socialisation and that recreational access positively impacts satisfaction. This exploratory study reports results from an online survey of employees from one faculty of an Australian university, exploring how they used Facebook at work and how they would react to a hypothetical Facebook …
Acculturation challenges that confront Sudanese former refugees in Australia
This study investigated acculturation challenges that Sudanese former refugees faced as a consequence of settling in South-East Queensland, Australia. A total of 28 females and 11 males participated in focus groups. The findings indicate that both women and men face acculturation issues relating to successful settlement. The women were particularly challenged by low English language proficiency and parenting issues, while the men faced challenges…
Communicating One's Way to Employment
This paper reports findings of an Australian study on cross-cultural communication and employment of several African birthplace groups of former refugees. The study was conducted in the greater Brisbane area in 2009–10 and collected both quantitative (based on a short questionnaire) and qualitative (based on 12 focus groups) data. Drawing on the uncertainty reduction theory (URT), the segmented labour market theory (SLMT) and Bourdieu's concepts …
Facebook in the University Workplace
Access to social network sites (SNS) in the workplace has been much debated. While some consider SNS a distraction, others consider them a tool for professional socialisation and that recreational access positively impacts satisfaction. This exploratory study reports results from an online survey of employees from one faculty of an Australian university, exploring how they used Facebook at work and how they would react to a hypothetical Facebook …
Exploring Media Platforms to Serve the Needs of the South Sudanese Former Refugee Community in Southeast Queensland
Community broadcasting is being displaced by digital media, the Internet, and associated technologies and the need formigrant and former refugee communities to own and control their own media remains strong, especially in response to persistent stereotyping on the part of mainstream media. We present results of a study undertaken with the South Sudanese community in Southeast Queensland to explore the needs, uses, and possibilities of online medi…
Now I'm Part of Australia and I Need to Know What Is Happening Here
Hosting an Asylum Seeker in Australia
ObjectiveIn recent years, there has been a rise in the number of people seeking asylum in Australia, resulting in over‐crowded detention centres in various parts of the country. Appropriate management and assistance of asylum seekers has been an issue of major sociopolitical concern. In mid‐2012, the Australian ruling government introduced a “first of its kind” community placement initiative, which involved relocating low‐risk asylum seekers from…
Refugee Parents’ Communication and Relations With Their Children
The study had two goals: First, a 20-item “Refugee Parent-Child Relational Communication Scale ” was developed for parents from refugee backgrounds. Former refugee parents from Ethiopia, Congo, and Burma (= 221) completed this and other questionnaires measuring demographics, acculturation, and acculturative stress. Exploratory factor analysis indicated three factors: “Engagement,” “Hope and Aspirations,” and “Dissonance.” The subscales were inter…
Know thy Neighbour
Positive interaction with neighbours can significantly influence new immigrants’ perception of being welcomed in the host society. This article analyses interview narratives of 47 former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma and Congo about their neighbourhood experiences in diverse and relatively disadvantaged localities within Greater Brisbane, Australia. While most interviewees had positive interactions with their neighbours, a significant minority re…
Does Employment Status Vary by Demographics? An Exploratory Study of Former Refugees Resettled in Australia
This study examined the associations between employment status and demographic factors of former refugees from Ethiopia, Burma, and Democratic Republic of Congo resettled in Australia. Two hundred and twenty-two participants completed a survey, following which chi square analysis was conducted. The results indicated that country of origin, gender, education, English language proficiency (i.e., speaking, reading, and writing), and length of stay i…
Methodological and Ethical Challenges in Partnering for Refugee Research
In this article we reflect on methodological and ethical challenges encountered while conducting two large, nationally funded studies on refugee resettlement in Australia. We focus on collaborative research partnerships, specifically with “industry partners,” wherein the partners may have different understandings of the research process and different agendas, and with bilingual research assistants. We analyze methodological challenges primarily p…
Predictors of employment status
ObjectiveThere is substantial evidence that refugees' employment experiences are marred by a range of hurdles as they settle in their host country. This study investigated the relationship between a range of independent variables such as, demographic factors, acculturation, acculturative stress, and resilience and the dependent variable that is the employment status of former refugees.MethodQuestionnaire data were gathered from 169 participants f…
Employment Aspirations of Former Refugees Settled in Australia
Parent-child Engagement and Dissonance in Refugee Families Resettling in Brisbane, Australia
This Australian-based study examined demographic and psychosocial factors associated with refugee parents’ communication with their children. Refugee parents (n = 222) from Ethiopia, Congo, and Myanmar took part in a survey. Logistic hierarchical analysis showed that parents with a higher level of acculturation were more engaged in meaningful and positive communication with their children. Parents’ acculturative stress increased their perception …
Exploring a mobile-based language learning intervention to improve English language acquisition and acculturation among migrants in Australia
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via WhatsApp) called ‘Chatloop’ with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention of Chatloop with AMEP students at two Queensland TAFE campuses. Quantitative data were gathered to m…
Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People in Australia about Domestic Violence
Marital satisfaction of South Asian migrants settled in Australia
Family and Domestic Violence in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians
This qualitative study examined the perspectives of stakeholders working with victims of family and domestic violence (FDV) from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. Sixteen stakeholders participated in focus groups to share their insights on sociocultural factors contributing to FDV, CALD women's understanding of abusive behaviours and barriers that prevent these women from reporting and seeking help for coerciv…
Psychology (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (12 works) · Refugee (12 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (8 works) · Acculturation (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Geography (6 works)