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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Bio ItemKereshmeh Afsari , bio
Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management; Founder and Managing Director, ARCADE Lab
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Bio ItemPhilip Agee , bio
Assistant Professor, Building Construction; Assistant Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research
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Bio ItemAbiola Akanmu , bio
Associate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemAshtarout Ammar , bio
Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemJonathan Bluey , bio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Bio ItemMike Biscotte , bio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemTanyel Bulbul , bio
Graduate Program Director, Building Construction Associate Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemDavid Ford , bio
Vecellio Professor, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemXinghua Gao , bio
Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemMichael J. Garvin , bio
Vecellio CEM Program Coordinator, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Bio ItemFarrokh Jazizadeh , bio
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Bio ItemJosh Iorio , bio
Assistant Director and Collegiate Associate Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Preston and Catharine White Fellow
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Bio ItemAshley Johnson , bio
Associate Director of Academics, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Program Chair and Associate Professor of Practice, Construction Engineering and Management; Preston and Catharine White Fellow
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Bio ItemGary Kinder , bio
Senior Academic Advisor and First Year Experience Faculty, Building Construction
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Bio ItemBrian Kleiner , bio
Preston and Catharine White Director, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Director, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and Well-being
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Bio ItemLindsay B. Lally , bio
Pulte Homes Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemXuan Lv , bio
Assistant Collegiate Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemAndrew McCoy , bio
Associate Director for Research and Innovation, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research; Beliveau Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemShelton Norwood , bio
Academic Advisor (Transfer and First/Second Year Advisor), Building Construction
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Bio ItemMichael Oliver , bio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Bio ItemAnnie Pearce , bio
Associate Professor, Building Construction; Director, BioBuild Interdisciplinary Graduate Program; Head, Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Laboratory
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Bio ItemGeorg Reichard , bio
Associate Director for Operations, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Professor and Head, Building Construction; Director, Building Enclosure & System Technologies Lab; Preston and Catharine White Fellow
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Bio ItemNazila Roofigari-Esfahan , bio
Associate 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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Bio ItemRenée Ryan , bio
Assistant Department Head and Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Building Construction
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Bio ItemAlireza Shojaei , bio
Assistant Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemCharles Smith , bio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemWalid Thabet , bio
William E. Jamerson Professor, Building Construction; Director, Virtual Facilities Research Laboratory
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Bio ItemSharon Williams , bio
Academic Advisor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemAshley Williamson , bio
Communications and Industry Relations Manager, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Bio ItemLu Zhang , bio
Associate Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemRuichuan Zhang , bio
Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemAdedeji Afolabi , bio
Research Associate, Smart Systems Laboratory
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Bio ItemFrank ‘Chris’ Bell , bio
Adjunct Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Bio ItemAlexander S. Brand , bio
Assistant Professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Bio ItemSteve Darr , bio
Adjunct Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Bio ItemRichard L. Clark, Jr. , bio
Adjunct Professor, Building Construction
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Bio ItemMel Jones , bio
Associate Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research
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Bio ItemHelen Lingard , bio
Distinguished Professor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University, Australia 🇦🇺
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Bio ItemCurt Porterfield , bio
Adjunct Professor, Construction Engineering and Management; Health and Safety Training Coordinator, Environmental Health and Safety
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Bio ItemWilliam T. Thumm , bio
Adjunct Professor of Practice, Building Construction
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Bio ItemMichelle Turner , bio
Professor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
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Bio ItemRon Wakefield , bio
Associate 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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Bio ItemBrandy Barrow , bio
Graduate Program Coordinator, Building Construction
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Bio ItemLisa Cash , bio
Business Manager, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Bio ItemKim Clifton , bio
Fiscal Technician, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Bio ItemSara Phillips , bio
Human Resources Coordinator, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Bio ItemKacy Robinson , bio
Event Specialist, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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Bio ItemRobert Vaughan , bio
IT Support Specialist/Network and Systems Administrator, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
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