Construction Management

 

 

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Education

• Ph.D. in Architecture (CM) - University of Florida, FL, U.S., 2001

• M.Phil. in Construction Management - De Montfort University, Leicester, UK., 1996

• National Higher Diploma (Post-School Education) - Peninsula Technikon, South Africa (now Cape Peninsula University of Technology), 1996

• National Higher Diploma (Building Surveying) - Peninsula Technikon, South Africa (now Cape Peninsula University of Technology), 1989

• National Diploma (Building Surveying) - Peninsula Technikon, South Africa (now Cape Peninsula University of Technology), 1988

 

Registered Professional Construction Manager

• South Africa

 

Specialization

• Construction education, Construction health and safety, Construction industry development and Construction 5.0

 

Recent Funded Research

• Circular economy - South Africa/Switzerland Bilateral Research Grant

• Sustainable Built Environment Higher Education for the Future - National Research Foundation (NRF) - Global Change Social Sciences Research Programme

• HAVS in Construction - NRF – Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers

• Harmonization of Construction Health and Safety Practices and Compliance in SADC - British Academy – Newton Advanced Fellowship

• Sustainable Work, Education, Environment and Transformation - NRF – South African Research Chair Initiative

• Inquiry-based construction education - NRF

 

Other Research Projects

• Occupational stress management model for the construction workforce in South Africa

• The relationship between diversity, innovation and leadership’s impact in the South African construction industry

• Applying the social cognitive career theory to the influence of sociocultural factors on women’s career choices in construction

• Applicability of sustainable construction and environmental resilience in a circular built environment in Southern Africa

• Assessing South African public sector maturity to implement the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS)

• Investigating a Male-Dominated Space: Female Students’ Perceptions of Gendered Cultures in Construction Workplaces

• To weed or not to weed?

 

Professional Organizations

• Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM)

• South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP)