PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Education

Ph.D. Construction Management, University of Florida, 2024

Dissertation Title: “Active Learning in Online Construction Site Visits: Focusing on Students’ Knowledge Construction and Collaborative Problem Solving”

M.S. Building Science, University of Southern California, 2020

Dissertation Title: “Enhanced Indoor Environmental Satisfaction: Potential Use of Multi-Occupants Bio-signals for Higher-Performance Building Control Mechanisms”

B.Eng. Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Yunnan Agricultural University, China, 2017

Professional Experience 

Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2024 - Present

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 2020 - 2024

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Southern California, 2018 - 2020

Sustainability Consulting Internship, Anhui Architectural Design Research Institute, 2019

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Shandong Jianzhu University, 2015 - 2017

Academic Services

Journal Reviewer

• Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction

• Elsevier Journal of Developments in the Built Environment

• EMERALD Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

• ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

• Taylor & Francies Journal of Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Conference Reviewer

• Associated School of Construction (ASC) Conference Proceedings

• ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference Proceedings

• ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE) Proceedings

• International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC) Conference Proceedings