Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Alex is responsible for overseeing, planning and delivering high-quality administrative project support to the operations of the thriving research ecosystem at the Monash Faculty of Arts. As the Arts Research Project Manager, Alex is crucial in applying innovative research and project management methodologies to ensure the successful conception and delivery of projects related to the faculty's priority research areas.
His expertise in managing complex and sensitive research projects spans various disciplines and thematics, including intercultural communication, gender studies, translation and interpreting studies, criminology, anthropology, applied linguistics, and social cohesion.
As an Arts Research and Enterprise (ARE) member, Alex collaborates closely with the Category 2-4 team, a dedicated team of ARE research development leaders, to support academic research and externally funded programs. This includes developing and supporting initiatives such as papers for publication, research or administrative procedures, grant applications, reports, literature reviews, data analysis, and patenting, copyright, or licensing activities.
Alex's experience is combined with a Master's in Applied Linguistics, a Diploma in Project Management and Quality Auditing, and a Bachelor's in Business administration.
His interest goes beyond conventional project management, as shown by his involvement in innovative educational technologies, attendance at conferences, and engagement in industry and community-based committees.
Key skills:
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Development
- Risk Management and Issue Resolution
- Quality Assurance and Compliance
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Elder abuse and cognitive impairment
Burns, K., Warren, N., Harris, B., Pfitzner, N., Banks, C., Benier, K., Moir , E., Stevens , C., Lim, Y. Y. & Avella Archila, A.
15/01/25 → 1/06/26
Project: Research
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Building Mental Health Capabilities for the Auslan workforce
Avella Archila, A., Gerber, L., Hlavac, J. & Willoughby, L.
13/08/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Consultancy
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Consultations with people with lived experience of family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) that have sought assistance from, or had interactions with police
Harris, B., Pfitzner, N., McGowan, J., Cripps, K., Cowlishaw, S., Berger, E., Fahour, H., Longbottom, M., McGlade, H., Mosby, V. & Avella Archila, A.
Attorney-General's Department (Australia)
28/06/24 → 27/12/24
Project: Research
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BPG: Best Practice Guidelines for Co-designing Community Translations
Gerber, L., Avella Archila, A. & Wilson, R.
3/06/24 → 27/12/24
Project: Research
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Review of Caritas Australia's Translation and Interpretation processes
Wilson, R., Angelucci, M. & Avella Archila, A.
Australian Episcopal Conference of the Roman Catholic Church (trading as Caritas Australia)
27/06/23 → 30/12/23
Project: Research
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Translators’ and interpreters’ engagement with professional development in Australia: An analysis of key factors
Hlavac, J., Tobias, S., Sundin, L., Knowles, S. & Avella Archila, A., 15 Mar 2024, In: Translation and Interpreting. 16, 1, p. 142-165 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The formalisation of professional development amongst translators and interpreters: practices in five predominantly Anglophone countries with a focus on Australia
Hlavac, J., Tobias, S., Sundin, L., Knowles, S. & Avella Archila, A., Jun 2023, In: T&I Review. 13, 1, p. 107-136 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Stepping into the future: virtual reality training for community interpreters working in the area of family violence
Gerber, L., Hlavac, J., Shepherd, I., McIntosh, P., Archila, A. A. & Cho, H., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Specialised Translation . 36b, p. 252-275 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Identifying gaps in professional development opportunities for Translators and Interpreters in Australia
Tobias, S., Hlavac, J., Sundin, L. & Avella Archila, A., 30 Apr 2020, Monash University. 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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CIUTI conference 2019
Alex Avella Archila (Organiser)
1 Apr 2019 → 6 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference