Rate My Professor Sophia Ra

Sophia Ra's research interests encompass healthcare interpreting, intercultural communication, and interpreter training. Selected publications include the chapter "Australian healthcare interpreters' perceptions of the challenges in intercultural communication" in The Routledge Handbook of Korean Interpreting (2024), the book chapter "Intercultural communication challenge: the interpreter’s role in health care interpreting" in Redefining Translation and Interpretation in Cultural Evolution (2018), "Interpreting in political and diplomatic settings" in AUSIT InTouch magazine (2021), and "Intercultural communication: challenges in interpreter-mediated medical consultations" in AUSIT InTouch magazine (2017). She received the Chitra Fernando Fellowship award from the Macquarie University Department of Linguistics for a project on Korean migrants' interpreting needs. Sophia serves as Associate Investigator on the project "Translator and Interpreter Training for a changing world" (2025-2026) and Primary Chief Investigator on "Communication access for people with communication support needs" (2024-ongoing). She has presented on topics including healthcare interpreters’ challenges, intercultural competence in interpreting, and professional judgment at academic conferences and events.