About me
Professor Lily Arasaratnam-Smith is Vice Provost of Alphacrucis University College, Australia. Her expertise is in intercultural communication, particularly intercultural competence, intercultural contact-seeking behaviour, and intercultural education. The author of several articles and books, her recent publications include Developing intercultural competence: International students’ stories in education abroad (Arasaratnam-Smith & Deardorff, Routledge, 2023) and Communicating in Intercultural Spaces (Arasaratnam-Smith & Smith, Routledge, 2025). Lily is the incoming President of the International Academy for Intercultural Research.
