Dr. Miranda Lai
Senior Lecturer
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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miranda.lai@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2038-1547
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Media enquiries
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Mentoring (short-term)
About
Dr Miranda Lai is a Senior Lecturer in Translating and Interpreting and the recipient of 2018 RMIT Award for Research Impacts – Early Career Researcher (Enterprise) and 2023 RMIT Award for Research Engagement and Impact (Team).
Miranda Lai has been a translating and interpreting trainer and educator for 20 years and is one of the rare academics in this disciplinary area who have deep knowledge and experience in both vocational training and higher education.
She has published widely in public service interpreting and delivered training in Australia and overseas. Her research interests include police interpreting, forensic transcription and translation, vicarious trauma for interpreters and translators, ethics for interpreters & translators, and pedagogy of translating & interpreting.
Miranda Lai has a long track record of engagement with the translating and interpreting industry, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), and is the current National Secretary of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT).
Research Awards:
- 2023, RMIT Award for Research Engagement and Impact (Team)
- 2018, RMIT Award for Research Impacts – Early Career Researcher (Enterprise)
- 2018, Research Excellence Award, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT
- 2016, Research Excellence Award, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT
Miranda Lai has been a translating and interpreting trainer and educator for 20 years and is one of the rare academics in this disciplinary area who have deep knowledge and experience in both vocational training and higher education.
She has published widely in public service interpreting and delivered training in Australia and overseas. Her research interests include police interpreting, forensic transcription and translation, vicarious trauma for interpreters and translators, ethics for interpreters & translators, and pedagogy of translating & interpreting.
Miranda Lai has a long track record of engagement with the translating and interpreting industry, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), and is the current National Secretary of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT).
Research Awards:
- 2023, RMIT Award for Research Engagement and Impact (Team)
- 2018, RMIT Award for Research Impacts – Early Career Researcher (Enterprise)
- 2018, Research Excellence Award, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT
- 2016, Research Excellence Award, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT
Research fields
- 470321 Translation and interpretation studies
- 4402 Criminology
- 470212 Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 4 Quality Education
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Supervisor projects
- Overcoming Language-Related Barriers in the Access of CALD Clients with Dementia to Health Services through Interpreters
- 28 Nov 2022
- Towards the Construction of Professionalism in the Interpreting Profession in Saudi Arabia: An analysis of Current Practices, challenges, and Proposed Solutions
- 23 Nov 2022
- Translators as Ear Witness: Towards Best Practice in Forensic Translation and Transcription
- 25 Feb 2022
- What is Delegation Interpreting: A Study of Chinese-language Delegation Interpreting in the Australian Context through the Conceptual Lens of Trust
- 16 Apr 2020
- Mandarin-Speaking Interviewees’ Understanding and Perceptions of Police Interviewing Mediated by Interpreters
- 12 Mar 2020
Teaching interests
Community interpreting, community translation, legal interpreting, theories of translating & interpreting, extended professional project.
Research interests
Police interpreting, forensic transcription and translation, vicarious trauma for interpreters and translators, ethics for interpreters & translators, pedagogy of translating & interpreting.
