Erika Hepple

Erika Hepple is an education academic at Griffith University's School of Education, specializing in intercultural teacher education and transnational learning experiences. Her research focuses on how pre-service teachers develop intercultural competence through international mobility programs, particularly examining Australian-Malaysian educational collaborations.

Her research interests center on intercultural competence development in teacher education, with particular emphasis on short-term mobility programs, global citizenship identity formation, and transnational pedagogical approaches. Her methodological approach favors qualitative case studies and reflective practice frameworks to examine how cultural encounters shape professional identities.

Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent focus on pre-service teacher development within international contexts, with particular attention to Australian-Malaysian collaborations. Her work demonstrates evolution from initial explorations of cultural encounters (2006-2010) toward more sophisticated frameworks for intercultural competence development (2015-2020), incorporating digital narratives and public pedagogy approaches.

Her collaborative work patterns indicate strong research partnerships with colleagues including Donna Tangen, Deborah Henderson, and Jennifer Alford at Griffith University, as well as international collaborators in Malaysia and Hong Kong. These partnerships have produced significant contributions to understanding how structured international experiences transform teacher identity and practice.