Yuting (Tina) Chen, Ph.D.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 2017
- Master of Management, Construction Management, Tongji University, 2012
- Bachelor of Science, Cost Estimating and Control, Shandong Jianzhu University, 2009
Academic Employment
Assistant professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, UNC Charlotte, 08/2019-present
Postdoctoral fellow, focused on “UAV (drones) + BIM vs. construction safety”, Purdue University, 09/2018-08/2019
Postdoctoral fellow, focused on “Benchmarking safety climate of the Ontario construction industry based on evidence from industrial plants”, University of Toronto, 09/2017-08/2018
Research
- Data Analytics
- Construction Safety
- Automation/Robotics/VR/BIM
- Organizational and Individual Resilience vs. Construction Safety
- Organizational Maturity vs. Risk Management of Projects
Teaching Courses
- CMET 4129L Construction Planning, Fall 2019
- ETGR 2230 Occupational Safety, Fall 2019
Note: courses will be updated each semester
Services and Professional Involvement
- Reviewer: Journal of Safety Research, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Safety, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, etc.
- Member of ASCE Data Sensing and Analysis Committee
- Associate member of American Society of Civil Engineers
- Associate member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Honors and Achievements
- Postdoc Conference Travel Grant, Purdue University, 2018
- ASCE Construction Research Council Best Paper Award, 2017
- Doctor Completion Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 2016
- SGS Conference Travel Grant, University of Toronto, 2016
- Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 2012-2016
- Heavy Construction Association of Toronto Graduate Scholarship, 2014
- Far East Horizon Scholarship, Tongji University, 2011
- Best Undergraduate Thesis Award in Shandong Province, China, 2009
- National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2007 & 2008
- National Motivation Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2007
- First-class Scholarship, Shandong Jianzhu University, 2006-2009
Selected Publications
- Chen, Y.*, Min, B.C., and Zhang, J. (2019). “Applications of BIM and UAV to Construction Safety.” The 7th International Construction Conference Jointly With the Construction Research Congress (CRC 2019), Montreal, Canada.
- Nahangi, M., Chen, Y., and McCabe, B. (2019). “Safety-based efficiency evaluation of construction sites using data envelopment analysis (DEA).” Safety science, Vol. 113: 382-388.
- Chen, Y.*, McCabe, B., and Hyatt, D. (2018). “A resilience safety climate model predicting construction safety performance.” Safety Science, Vol. 109: 434-445.
- Chen, Y.*, McCabe, B., and Hyatt, D. (2018). “The impact of individual resilience and safety climate on safety performance and psychological stresses of construction workers: a case study in the Ontario construction industry.” Journal of Safety Research, Vol. 61: 167-176.
- Chen, Y.*, McCabe, B., and Hyatt, D. (2018). “The relationship between individual resilience, interpersonal conflicts at work, safety performance and stresses of construction workers.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 143(8), 04017042.
- Jia, G., Chen, Y.*, Xue, X., Chen, J., Cao, J., Tang, K. (2011). “Program management organization maturity integrated model for mega construction programs in China.” International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 29(7): 834-845.
*: corresponding author