Faculty and Staff
Meet Our Experts and Dedicated Team
The faculty and staff within the Myers-Lawson School of Construction are a diverse group of individuals who bring a broad range of skills, experience, and perspectives to our students. Our faculty are experts in their fields with a wealth of real-world experience, and they are passionate about sharing their knowledge with the next generation of construction professionals. Administrative/Professional faculty and staff ensure the smooth operation of our school and are an equal part in moving us forward in our mission. Together, we create a supportive, collaborative environment that fosters learning and discovery.
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Kereshmeh Afsari , bioAssociate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management; Founder and Managing Director, ARCADE Lab
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Philip Agee , bioAssociate Professor, Building Construction; Assistant Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research
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Abiola Akanmu , bioProfessor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Ashtarout Ammar , bioAssistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Jonathan Bluey , bioAssistant Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Mike Biscotte , bioAssistant Professor of Practice, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management
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Tanyel Bulbul , bioProgram Chair, Building Construction Associate Professor, Building Construction
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David Ford , bioVecellio Professor, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management
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Xinghua Gao , bioAssociate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Michael J. Garvin , bioVecellio CEM Program Coordinator, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; David H. Burrows Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Josh Iorio , bioAssistant Director and Collegiate Associate Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Graduate Director, Building Construction; Preston and Catharine White Fellow
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Farrokh Jazizadeh , bioAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Mel Jones , bioAssociate Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research
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Brian Kleiner , bioVorster-Kleiner Director and Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Director, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and Well-being
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Xuan Lv , bioAssistant Collegiate Professor, Building Construction
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Andrew McCoy , bioAssociate Director for Research and Innovation, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research; Beliveau Professor, Building Construction
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Michael Oliver , bioAssistant Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Annie Pearce , bioAssociate Professor, Building Construction; Director, BioBuild Interdisciplinary Graduate Program; Head, Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Laboratory
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Kacy Robinson , bioAlumni Relations and Events Manager, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan , bioAssociate Professor, Building Construction; Associate Director, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and Well-being; Affiliate Faculty, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Alireza Shojaei , bioAssistant Professor, Building Construction
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Walid Thabet , bioWilliam E. Jamerson Professor, Building Construction; Director, Virtual Facilities Research Laboratory
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Sharon Williams , bioAcademic Advisor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Hongrui Yu , bioAssistant Professor for Civil and Environmental Engineering the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program
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Lu Zhang , bioAssociate Professor, Building Construction
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Ruichuan Zhang , bioAssistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Kevin Bocock , bioAdjunct Professor, Building Construction
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Alexander S. Brand , bioAssistant Professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Richard L. Clark, Jr. , bioAdjunct Professor, Building Construction
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Ralph P. Hall , bioProfessor in the Urban Affairs and Planning Program
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Matthew Hallowell , bioPresidential Teaching Scholar and K. Stanton Lewis Professor of Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder
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Nathan King , bioCo-director for the Center for Design Research in the School of Architecture at Virginia Tech
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Rob Leonard , bioAdjunct Professor, Building Construction
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Jeff Lewis , bioAdjunct Professor, Building Construction
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Helen Lingard , bioDistinguished Professor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University, Australia 🇦🇺
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Curt Porterfield , bioAdjunct Professor, Construction Engineering and Management; Health and Safety Training Coordinator, Environmental Health and Safety
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Stefan Schäfer , bioFull Professor and Director of the Institute for Constructive Design and Building Construction for the Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 🇩🇪
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Denise R. Simmons , bioProfessor of Civil Engineering and Associate Dean for Workforce Development for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida
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William T. Thumm , bioAdjunct Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Michelle Turner , bioProfessor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
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Ron Wakefield , bioAssociate Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, and Dean of the School of Property, Construction and Project Management for RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
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Brandy Barrow , bioGraduate Program Coordinator, Building Construction
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Lisa Cash , bioBusiness Manager, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Kim Clifton , bioBusiness Operations Specialist, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Sara Phillips , bioHuman Resources Coordinator, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Robert Vaughan , bioInformation Technology and Facilities Coordinator, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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