Dr Carol Hon
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Carol is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology. Before joining the academia, she practiced in the quantity surveying profession. She has diversified research experience in construction management. Her research interests include:- construction safety and health
- building information modelling education
- mental health
- gender diversity
- construction industry development
- professional ethics
- Champion- Construction Industry Council (CIC) Award (Doctoral Group) of the “Student Project Competition (SPC) 2011” organized by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) – Safety Specialist Committee (SSC).
- OSH Best Project Award for the Academic Year 2011 organized by the Occupational Safety and Health Council of Hong Kong.
- A Study on the Paradigm for Organizational Learning from Accidents in View of Resilient Safety Culture and Information Cognition. National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB 480,000 (Approx. AUD 99,504), 2020-2023.
- Electrical and Mechanical Safety in Repair, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition (RMAA) Works. General Research Fund of Research Grants Council in Hong Kong, HKD 675,647 (Approx. AUD 115,988), 2016-2019.
- Research on Unsafe Group Behavior Emergence in Construction Projects Based on Artificial Societies. National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB 615,000 (Approx. AUD 121,487), 2015-2018.
- Construction Fatalities - Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward. HKPolyU Central Research Grant, HKD 105,000 (Approx. AUD 17500), 2015-2017.
- Electrical and Mechanical Safety in Construction. Construction Industry Council Research Grant, HKD 605,682 (Approx. AUD 96,088), 2014-2015.
- Improving Safety Communication of Ethnic Minorities in the Construction Industry. Central Policy Unit Public Policy Research Grant, HKD 488,750 (Approx. AUD 77,538) , 2014-2016.
- Managing Construction Safety for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong. HKPolyU Central Research Grant, HKD 155,000 (Approx. AUD 24,590), 2013-2015
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Construction Health and Safety, Mental Health, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Construction Management, Quantity Surveying
Research field
Building
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Professional memberships and associations
Journal Reviewer:
- ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2012 onwards
- ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 2012 onwards
- Construction Management and Economics, 2013 onwards
- International Journal of Construction Management, 2013 onwards
- International Journal of Project Management, 2015 onwards
- Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 2019 onwards
- Construction Innovation, 2019 onwards
- Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2019 onwards
Teaching
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Course Coordinator of Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) Subject Area Coordinator of Construction Management (Feb 2017- Feb 2019) Deputy Subject Area Coordinator of Construction Management (Feb 2016- Feb 2017) Unit coordination/ teaching:
- UXB110 Residential Construction (2016-2018)
- UXB114 Integrated Construction - 4D and 5D BIM
- UXH315 Construction Estimating
- UXH321 Cost Planning and Control
Experience
Industry
- Building 4.0 CRC
- BrisBIM Comittee
- Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Davis Langdon and Seah Hong Kong Ltd.
Education
- Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Master of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Bachelor of Science in Surveying, The University of Hong Kong
Publications
- Golzad, H., Banihashemi, S., Hon, C. & Drogemuller, R. (2023). BIM and Construction Health and Safety: Uncovering, Adoption and Implementation. Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/240528
- Hon, C., Sun, C. & Nayak, R. (2023). Machine learning for safety hazard identification in construction. In P. Manu, G. Shang, PJS. Bartolo, V. Francis & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (pp. 124–134). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/240529
- Sun, C., Hon, C., Way, K., Jimmieson, N., Xia, B. & Wu, P. (2023). A Bayesian Network Model for the Impacts of Psychosocial Hazards on the Mental Health of Site-Based Construction Practitioners. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(3). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237138
- Lyu, S., Hon, C., Chan, A., Jiang, X. & Skitmore, M. (2023). Critical Factors Affecting the Safety Communication of Ethnic Minority Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237110
- Hon, C., Sun, C., Way, K., Jimmieson, N., Xia, B. & Biggs, H. (2023). Psychosocial hazards affecting mental health in the construction industry: a qualitative study in Australia. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239215
- Ahankoob, A., Manley, K., Hon, C. & Drogemuller, R. (2023). The influence of building information modelling on the absorptive capacity of project-based organisations. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(1), 1–21. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207923
- Hon, C., Sun, C., Xia, B., Jimmieson, N., Way, K. & Wu, P. (2022). Applications of Bayesian approaches in construction management research: a systematic review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(5), 2153–2182. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211299
- Azman, M., Hon, C., Xia, B., Lee, B. & Skitmore, M. (2022). Internationalization and Productivity of Construction Firms in a Developing Country: The Effect of Institutional Environment and Ownership on Malaysian Construction Firms. Journal of Management in Engineering - ASCE, 38(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/213863
- Sukanthan Rajendra, D., Hon, C., Manley, K., Lamari, F. & Skitmore, M. (2022). Key Dimensions of the Technical Readiness of Small Construction Businesses That Determine Their Intention to Use ICTs. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38(6). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234781
- Sun, C., Hon, C., Way, K., Jimmieson, N. & Xia, B. (2022). The relationship between psychosocial hazards and mental health in the construction industry: A meta-analysis. Safety Science, 145. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/213676
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Carol, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- Best Mental Health Paper Runner-Up 2021, Joint CIB W099 & W123 Annual International Conference 2021 Changes & Innovations for Improved Wellbeing in Construction, 9 -10 September 2021.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Finalist of the Best Research with Real World Impact, Science and Engineering Faculty Awards 2019
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- ARC Discovery for Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- QUT Strategic Links Phase 1 (AUD 2,000) Project Title: Modelling psychosocial risks of construction projects: Implications to suicide, health and safety.
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- ECARD/ VCRF Travel Fellowship AUD 7000. Establishing research collaborations with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Hong Kong, and the City University of Hong Kong.
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- SEF Learning and Teaching Grant 2015 (AUD 15,000)Project Title: Gearing Up QUT for Collaborative Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- OSH Best Project Award for the Academic Year 2011 organized by the Occupational Safety and Health Council of Hong Kong.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Improving Mental Health and Safety in the Construction Industry
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE190100657
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- An Urban Road Network Resilience Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Case of South East Queensland
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Bo Xia, Professor Tan Yigitcanlar - PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Sara Omrani - Understanding the Intricacies of Australia's Evolving Social and Affordable Housing Policies and the Potential of Community Housing Organizations in Mitigating the Housing Crisis
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Madhav Nepal - PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Tan Yigitcanlar, Dr Melissa Teo - A Sociotechnical System for Plant and Machinery Safety in the Australian Construction sites
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Robin Drogemuller
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Improving mental health in the construction industry (2023)
- Model and strategies for early contractor involvement in large linear engineering construction projects (2023)
- Energy efficiency adoption of low-income households in Australia (2022)
- Impact of Performance Drivers on Schedule and Cost Indices of Infrastructure Projects (2021)
- Diversification, Institutions, and Productivity Performance of Large Construction Firms in Malaysia (2020)
- Organisational Culture and Productivity of the Construction Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2020)
- Adoption of Building Information Modelling Innovations to Reduce Occupational Fatalities in the Australian Construction Industry (2019)
- Adoption of Social Media for Professional Knowledge Sharing by Construction Professionals in Australia (2019)
- Improving the Safety Communication of Ethnic Minority Workers in the Construction Industry (2019)
- Investigating the Relationship between Safety Climate and Safety Performance of Retrofitting Works (2019)