Personal profile
Biography
Dr Jim Hlavac is an adjunct senior research fellow in the Monash Intercultural Lab in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. He has extensive experience as an interpreter trainer at post-graduate level and in providing PD for practising interpreters and translators. He is a NAATI certified and practising professional interpreter and translator.
He has published widely in the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies and also in the related disciplines of multilingualism, contact linguistics, intercultural communication, pragmatics and language maintenance/shift.
His research interests lie in the following areas:
Translation and Interpreting:
- Training of interpreters in healthcare settings
- Interprofessional practice with trainee professionals with whom interpreters commonly work
- Incidence of interpreting and translation amongst multilinguals and in multilingual societies
Linguistics
- Contact linguistics
- Language change in transposed 'migrant' languages
- Sociolinguistics
Research area keywords
- Interpreting Studies
- Translation Studies
- Multilingualism
- Sociolinguistics
- Contact Linguistics
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Building Mental Health Capacity of the Auslan workforce
Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager), Gerber, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hlavac, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Willoughby, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
13/08/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Consultancy
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Intercultural Competence in Translation and Interpreting training and testing
Hlavac, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Normand-Marconnet, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moreira dos Anjos Santos, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, L. (Project Manager) & Ba, J. (Project Manager)
1/07/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Improving interpreting for dementia assessments: The MINDSET Study
Brijnath, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), LoGiudice, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gonzalez Garcia, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Low, L.-F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Woodward-Kron, R. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hlavac, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Antoniades, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gilbert, A. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lin, X. (Associate Investigator (AI)), White, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Hwang, K. (Associate Investigator (AI))
30/04/21 → 29/04/24
Project: Research
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Deafblind communication: Building professional competencies
Willoughby, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Manns, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Iwasaki, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hlavac, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Prain, M. I. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Raanes, E. (Partner Investigator (PI))
22/04/21 → 29/08/24
Project: Research
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Effectiveness of tailored COVID-19 message for vulnerable Australians
Haines, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Russell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callaway, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hlavac, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Willoughby, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Long, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lennon, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/02/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Deafblind interpreter practice and training
Hlavac, J., Willoughby, L., Iwasaki, S., Manns, H., Bartlett, M. & Prain, M., Mar 2026, In: Interpreting. 28, 1, p. 122-151 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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AUSIT Position Statement on the use of machine translation (MT), machine interpreting (MI) and artificial intelligence (AI) in translation and interpreting
Hlavac, J., 15 Nov 2025, 45 p. Australia : Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT).Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Interpreter Communication Quality in Cognitive Assessments for Dementia: The MINDSET Randomized Clinical Trial
Brijnath, B., Markusevska, S., Enticott, J., Sethi, P., Gilbert, A. S., Gonzalez, E., Hlavac, J., Low, L. F., Logiudice, D., Woodward-Kron, R., Antoniades, J., Lin, X., Hwang, K., White, J. & Cavuoto, M., 12 Feb 2025, In: JAMA Network Open. 8, 2, 13 p., e2458069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Patients with non-English language preference: data from an Australian healthcare facility on reported use of professional interpreting services
Zucchi, E., Hlavac, J. & Hu, Y., 2025, In: Translation and Interpreting. 17, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Training profiles of professionals who work with deafblind people: results of a global survey
Willoughby, L. & Hlavac, J., May 2025, In: DBI Review . 73, p. 40-43 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
Open Access
Prizes
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Faculty of Arts Dean's Award for Research Impact.
Wilson, R. (Recipient), Orlando, M. (Recipient) & Hlavac, J. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction