Overview
Background
Shuang is an internationally recognised intercultural communication expert, specialising in the areas of ageing and immigration, acculturation, identity negotiation, and intercultural relations. Her research examines how older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds build a sense of home as they live and age in a foreign land; how family and community care can be integrated to provide culturally appropriate, accessible and sustainale care for older people; how older people interact with their physical, social, cultural, and digital environments to develop attachment to place; and the consequences of these interactions for well-being. Shuang's work has been published in high-ranking international journals, and two sole authored books: Identity, hybirdity and cultural home (2015; Rowman & Littlefield) and Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land (2019; Routledge). Her lead-authored textbook, Introducing intercultural communication: Global cultures and contexts, is in its 4th edition, and previous three editions have been adopted in 26 countries across 4 continents, with holdings in libraries of prestigeous institutions including Stanford University, Yale University, University of Oxford, University of Cape Town, and University of Zurich. Shuang is a fellow of the International Academy of Intercultural Research.
Shuang welcomes inquires from prospective Higher Degreee by Research students who are interested in working with her on their theses in any of the related research areas.
Availability
- Professor Shuang Liu is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Heilongjiang University
- Masters (Coursework), Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
- Doctor of Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, International Academy of Intercultural Research, International Academy of Intercultural Research
- Member, International Communication Association, International Communication Association
Research interests
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Integrating community with family care for diverse older Australians
Shuang's research explores policy and practice avenues to enable collaboration between community service providers and families to support older Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to age well in Australia. She is leading a multidisciplinary research team to work on an ARC linkage grant (2022-2025), with two partner organisations: The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) and Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast (MCCGC). Expected outcomes of Shuang's research will inform policies and practice in the aged care sector.
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Older migrants ageing in a foreign land
Shuang undertakes research in the ageing experiences of older migrants as they live and age in a foreign land. Her research is interdisciplinary, integrating theories of acculturation, gerontology, and intercultural communication to identify enablers and barriers to ageing well in a foreign land, especially how we can improve social and cultural connectedness among older people to reduce social isolation and improve well-being. Shuang's research outcomes have impacted practice in practice at community aged care providers in terms of informing the delivery of culturally appropriate care, and tailoring services to the needs of the diverse ageing population.
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Building a sense of home
Shuang has conducted extensive research in the area of place attachment and place identity. Her research addresses the broad question of what migrants from diverse cultural backgrounds do to build identity, belonging, and a sense of home in their settlement country. She has researched on migrants who resided in the settlement country for decades, 1.5 generation and second generation migrants to advance understanding of the meaning of home from the perspectives of migrants and the resources including digital resources they draw on. She is interested in how digital resources and competencies contribute to improving the well-being of migrants who live in-between cultures.
Research impacts
Shuang works extensively with communities, community aged care service providers, and government offices to identify practice and policy avenues to support older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to age well in a foreign land. The impact of her research is evidenced by:
- Her appointment as the Research Advisor of Diversicare/Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
- Invited keynote presentations at conferences and invited media presentations
- Translation of her research into guidelines for practice of community care providers
- The editorial responsibilities she carries for leading international journals in her field
Works
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Featured
2023
Book
Introducing intercultural communication: global cultures and contexts
Liu, Shuang, Volcic, Zala and Gallois, Cindy (2023). Introducing intercultural communication: global cultures and contexts. London, United Kingdom: SAGE publications.
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Contributors to social well-being from the perspective of older migrants in Australia
Liu, Shuang, Hong, Yanyan, Gallois, Cindy, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Tran, Tran Le Nghi and Dane, Sharon (2021). Contributors to social well-being from the perspective of older migrants in Australia. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1369183x.2021.1959305
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2020
Journal Article
The dynamics of acculturation among older immigrants in Australia
Liu, Shuang, Dane, Sharon, Gallois, Cindy, Haslam, Catherine and Nghi Tran, Tran Le (2020). The dynamics of acculturation among older immigrants in Australia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51 (6), 424-441. doi: 10.1177/0022022120927461
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2020
Book
Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land: home beyond culture
Liu, Shuang (2020). Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land: home beyond culture. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429266324
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2019
Journal Article
Through the eyes of older Chinese immigrants: identity, belonging and home in a foreign land
Liu, Shuang, Maher, Jessica and Sheer, Vivian (2019). Through the eyes of older Chinese immigrants: identity, belonging and home in a foreign land. China Media Research, 15, 39-49.
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2018
Journal Article
Ethical leadership: from Western foundation to Chinese context
Sheer, Vivian C., Liu, Shuang and Huang, Lei (2018). Ethical leadership: from Western foundation to Chinese context. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 28 (1), 20-40. doi: 10.1075/japc.ooo2.she
Featured
2017
Book Chapter
Cross-cultural adaptation: an identity approach
Liu, Shuang (2017). Cross-cultural adaptation: an identity approach. Intercultural communication. (pp. 437-455) edited by Ling Chen. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton. doi: 10.1515/9781501500060-020
Featured
2016
Book Chapter
Migration and Aging
Liu, Shuang and Simpson Reeves, Laura (2016). Migration and Aging. Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. (pp. 1-7) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_292-1
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2016
Journal Article
Communication and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese-Western couples
Hiew, Danika N., Halford, W. Kim, van de Vijver, Fons J.R and Liu, Shuang (2016). Communication and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese-Western couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 30 (2), 193-202. doi: 10.1037/fam0000144
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2015
Journal Article
The Chinese-Western intercultural couple standards scale
Hiew, Danika N., Halford, W. Kim, van de Vijver, Fons and Liu, Shuang (2015). The Chinese-Western intercultural couple standards scale. Psychological Assessment, 27 (3), 816-826. doi: 10.1037/pas0000090
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2015
Journal Article
Searching for a sense of place: identity negotiation of Chinese immigrants
Liu, Shuang (2015). Searching for a sense of place: identity negotiation of Chinese immigrants. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 46, 26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.03.020
Featured
2015
Book
Identity, hybridity and cultural home: Chinese migrants and diaspora in multicultural societies
Liu, Shuang (2015). Identity, hybridity and cultural home: Chinese migrants and diaspora in multicultural societies. London: Rowman and Littlefield International.
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Ethnic visibility and preferred acculturation orientations of international students
Tan, Su-Ann and Liu, Shuang (2014). Ethnic visibility and preferred acculturation orientations of international students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 39 (1), 183-187. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.08.011
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2012
Journal Article
Rethinking intercultural competence: global and local nexus
Liu, Shuang (2012). Rethinking intercultural competence: global and local nexus. Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 7 (3), 269-275. doi: 10.1080/17447143.2012.693085
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2011
Journal Article
Through the lenses of culture: Chinese consumers' intentions to purchase imported products
Liu, Shuang, Smith, Joanne. R., Liesch, Peter. W., Gallois, Cindy, Ren, Yi and Daly, Stephanie (2011). Through the lenses of culture: Chinese consumers' intentions to purchase imported products. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42 (7), 1237-1250. doi: 10.1177/0022022110383315
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2011
Journal Article
Acting Australians and being Chinese: Integration of ethnic Chinese business people
Liu, Shuang (2011). Acting Australians and being Chinese: Integration of ethnic Chinese business people. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 35 (4), 406-415. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.04.004
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2007
Journal Article
Living with others: Mapping the routes to acculturation in a multicultural society
Liu, S. (2007). Living with others: Mapping the routes to acculturation in a multicultural society. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 31 (6), 761-778. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2007.08.003
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2003
Journal Article
Cultures within culture: Unity and diversity of two generations of employees in state-owned enterprises
Liu, Shuang (2003). Cultures within culture: Unity and diversity of two generations of employees in state-owned enterprises. Human Relations, 56 (4), 387-417. doi: 10.1177/0018726703056004001
2024
Other Outputs
Integrating community and family aged care: Report of Study 2: voices of family carers from diverse cultural backgrounds
Liu, S., Pachana, N. A., Bhar, S., Lee, K. and Geronimo, M. A. (2024). Integrating community and family aged care: Report of Study 2: voices of family carers from diverse cultural backgrounds. Integrating Community and Family Aged Care for Diverse Australians Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/cf2fdce
2024
Book Chapter
Biculturalism and bicultural identity negotiation
Liu, Shuang and Gallois, Cindy (2024). Biculturalism and bicultural identity negotiation. The Routledge handbook of cultural discourse studies. (pp. 124-136) Oxford, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.4324/9781003207245-11
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Professor Shuang Liu is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Broad area in: Intercultural communication, ageing and immigration, community aged care, inergroup relations
Shuang is interested in taking up HDR supervision in the broad areas of intercultural communication, ageing, immigrantion, intercultural relations, and social connection and well-being. She is familiar with both qualitative and quantitative research methods. If you are considering doing a PhD study in any of these related areas under Shuang's supervision, please contact her. She'd be very happy to discuss your ideas with you!
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating community with family care: A comparative study of older Indonesian ageing in Indonesia and Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nancy Pachana
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Doctor Philosophy
How a single-party country constructs worldview of COVID-19 pandemic to manufacture domestic publics' consent
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
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Doctor Philosophy
Older Chinese speaking migrants experience and expectations of healthy ageing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Maree Petersen
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Doctor Philosophy
Older Chinese speaking migrants experience and expectations of healthy ageing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Maree Petersen
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Doctor Philosophy
Disrupting and reproducing power: A focused ethnography of intercultural learner¿teacher partnership using Bourdieu's social field theory and intercultural communication theory
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kelly Matthews
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Chinese students' intentions to pursue overseas higher education: Attitudes, norms and credibility of media sources
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Winnifred Louis
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The international student experience: Expectancy violation and cross-cultural adaptation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Ethnic diversity, communication and effectiveness in academic groups in Malaysia: Individual members' perceptions and experiences
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Disrupting and reproducing power: A focused ethnography of intercultural learner-teacher partnership using Bourdieu's social field theory and intercultural communication theory
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kelly Matthews
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Ola Manaia: Exploring how Samoan diaspora in Greater Brisbane, Australia, conceptualise the good life
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cameron Parsell
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Loving Diversity: Examining Successful Intercultural Couple Relationships
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Transnationalism and Changing Perception of Migrancy: A Case Study of Greek and Cypriot Migrants in Australia
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- ageing migrants and wellbeing
- culturally appropriate care
- identity and belonging
- Intercultural communication
- older Chinese immigrants in Australia
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