Faculty Directory

• Public-Private Partnership
• Smart Construction
• Data Analytics
• Infrastructure Management
• Energy and Sustainability

RECENT PROJECTS

• BIL Launchpad to support the implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
• Build America Center 
• FTA Enhancing Mobility Innovation on carbon credits and equity credits using incenTrip
• Data Driven Workforce Diversity at Airports 
• Green Pavement Design using Pavenext to create carbon credits 
• Information Sources for Major Transportation Projects 
• Contracting Alternatives Suitability Evaluator (CASE) Tool

STUDENT ADVISING (PhD)

• Erfani, A. Ma, Z., Cui, Q. * , and Baecher, G. (2023). Ex-post Project Risk Assessment: Method and Empirical Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 149 (2)

• Erfani, A. Hickey, P., and Cui, Q. *  (2023) Likeability vs Competence Dilemma: A Text Mining Approach Using Linkedin Data. Journal of Management in Engineering.  
• Hickey, P., Erfani, A. and Cui, Q. * (2022) Use of LinkedIn Data and Machine Learning to Analyze Gender Differences in Construction Career Paths. Journal of Management in Engineering. 38(6)
• Erfani, A. and Cui, Q. * (2022). Predictive Risk Modeling for Major Transportation Projects Using Historical Data. Automation in Construction. Vol139, 104301.
• Zhang, K., Erfani, A., Beydoun, O., and Cui, Q. * (2022) Procurement Benchmarks for Major Transportation Projects.  Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.  2676 (11), 363-376
• Erfani, A., Cui, Q., and Cavanaugh, I. (2021). An Empirical Analysis of Risk Similarity among Major Transportation Projects Using Natural Language Processing, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 147(12). 
• Zhang, K. and Cui, Q.* (2021) Public-Private Partnership and Social Equity: An Empirical Study of the DBE Program. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Academies. 2675(12), 811-819.
• Erfani, A., Zhang, K., and Cui, Q.* (2021). “TAB Bid Irregularity: A New Model and Its Application”. Journal of Management in Engineering. 37(5): 04021055.
• Li, L., Bensi, M., Cui, Q., Baecher, G. B., & Huang, Y. (2021). Social media crowdsourcing for rapid damage assessment following a sudden-onset natural hazard event. International Journal of Information Management, 60, 102378.
• Yang, D., Zhu, J., Cui, Q., He, Q., and Zheng, X. (2021) “The Diffusion Mechanism of Megaproject Citizenship Behavior: The Role of Institutional Isomorphism”. Sustainability, 13(15), 8123. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158123
• Li, L., Erfani, A., Wang, Y., and Cui, Q. (2021) Anatomy into the battle of supporting or opposing reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter: a temporal and spatial analysis.  PLOS ONE. 16(7). e0254359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254359.
• Shen, M., Li, X., Lu, Y., Cui, Q., and Wei, Y. (2021) Personality-based Normative Feedback Intervention for Energy Conservation. Energy Economics, 104 (2021) 105654.
• Cheung, C. M., Zhang, R.P., Cui, Q., and Hsu, S.C. (2021). “Antecedents of Safety Leadership in the Construction Industry: Why Do Job Characteristics and Personal Resources Matter?”. Safety Science. 133, 104979
• Wang, B., Cui, Q.*, and Zhang, S. (2021). “Non-compete Provision Design for Transportation PPP Projects”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 147(2): 04020159
• Diao, C., Liang, R., Sharma, D., and Cui, Q.*(2020). “Legal Risk Detection using Twitter Data”. ASCE. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. 12(1)
• Hickey, P. and Cui, Q.*(2020). “Gender Inequality in US Construction Industry Leaders”. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(5)
• Sang, L., Xia, D., Ni, G., Cui, Q., Wang, J., and Wang, W. (2020). “Influence mechanism of job satisfaction and positive affect on knowledge sharing among project members: Moderator role of organizational commitment”. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 27(1), 245-269
• Yang, D., Cui, Q. ,He, Q. and  Hsu, S. (2020). “Non-economic motivations for organizational citizenship behavior in construction megaprojects”. International Journal of Project Management. 38(1), 64-74
• Cui, P., Schito, G., and Cui, Q.* (2020). “VOC Emissions from Asphalt Pavement and Health Risks to Construction Workers”. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol244, 118757
• Wang, Y., Zhang, K. and Cui, Q.* (2020). “Bond Index Approach to the Evaluation of Transportation P3 Market in the US”. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Academies.2674(6) 399-409
• Shen, M., Lu, Y., Wei, K. H., & Cui, Q. (2020). Prediction of household electricity consumption and effectiveness of concerted intervention strategies based on occupant behaviour and personality traits. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 127, 109839
• Shen, M., Lu, Y., Wei, K. H., & Cui, Q. (2020). Eco-Feedback delivering methods and psychological attributes shaping household energy consumption: Evidence from intervention program in Hangzhou, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol265