Researcher


My Qualifications

PhD(NUS), B.BCM(UNSW), Dip. BREM(Ngee Ann)


My Awards

“Depression in Australian undergraduate construction management, civil engineering and architectural students: Prevalence, symptoms and Support”

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My Qualifications

PhD(NUS), B.BCM(UNSW), Dip. BREM(Ngee Ann)


My Awards

2020 - Best research paper award for the ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering for the paper entitled: “Depression in Australian undergraduate construction management, civil engineering and architectural students: Prevalence, symptoms and Support”

2016-2020 UNSW Scientia Education Fellow

2018 - UNSW ARC Postgraduate Research Council (PGC) Supervisor Award

2018 - Best conference papers (THREE publications) for 2nd International Symposium on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ISCEE18): “Enriching Communities through Sustainable Engineering”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3 – 4 Dec

2017 - Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management Literati Outstanding Paper Award for the paper entitled” “Game-based learning in construction management courses: a case of bidding game"

2016 - Best conference paper for Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Seoul 2016 conference: “Actions for the Built Environment of Post Carbon Era complying with COP21”, Seoul, South Korea, 11-14 Dec

2016 Semester 2 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognitions for BLDG3023 Construction Business Strategies and Entrepreneurship

2016 Semester 1 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG4024 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

2015 Semester 2-  UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognitions for BLDG4306 Strategic Facilities Management and BENV2813 Construction Business Practices and Marketing

2015 Semester 1 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG2282 Human Resource Management in the Built Environment

2014 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award

2014 Semester 2 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG4306 Strategic Facilities Management and BLDG4502 Thesis

2014 Semester 1 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG2282 Human Resource Management in the Built Environment and BLDG4501 Thesis Foundation

2012 Semester 2 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG4306 Strategic Facilities Management, ranked 1st 

2012 Semester 1 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG2282 Human Resource Management in the Built Environment, ranked 4th

2011 Semester 1 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG2282 Human Resource Management in the Built Environment, ranked 1st

2010 Semester 2 - UNSW, Faculty of Built Environment, ADE’s Teaching Excellence Recognition for BLDG2282 Human Resource Management in the Built Environment, ranked 7th

2010 - Top twenty most downloaded paper for Engineering, construction and Architectural Management for the paper entitled: “The survival strategies of Singaporean contractors in prolonged recessions”


My Research Activities

Benson’s main area of research is in sustainable construction and business, social procurement, corporate social responsibility and facility management. 


My Teaching

Benson lectures in Construction Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Strategic Facilities Management, Total Building Performance, Construction Project Management and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Courses.

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Location

Red Centre West Wing, Room 3005

Contact

+61 2 9385 6144