Recent Publications

Prevention through Design (Design for Construction Safety)

1. Jin, Z., Gambatese, J., Karakhan, A., and Nnaji, C. (2023). “Analysis of Prevention through Design Studies in Construction: A Subject Review.” Journal of Safety Research, Elsevier, 84, 138-154, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.10.015.

Work Zone Design and Safety

1. Gambatese, J.A., Louis, J., and Nnaji, C. (2025). “Mitigating Work-Zone Intrusion Risks.” TR News, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 352, pp. 3-7, Jan.-March 2025, DOI: 10.17226/28952.

2. Abdallah, A., Ibrahim, A., Russell-Vernon, C., Nnaji, C., Gambatese, J., and Shober, J. (2024). “Advancing Safety in Short-term Utility Work Zones: Assessing the Role of Work Zone Intrusion Alert Technologies (WZIATs).” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Elsevier, 26, July 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2024.101133.

Construction Worker Safety and Health

1. Alotaibi, A., Gambatese, J., Lee, W.-H., and Tymvios, N. (2025). “An exploratory evaluation of impact of task characteristics on mental workload and safety using multi-approach methods in laboratory environment.” Safety Science, Elsevier, 191, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106964.

2. Esmail, A., Gambatese, J., and Alotaibi, A. (2025). “Evaluating Safety Engagements and Near-Miss Incidents in Construction: An Ethnographic Case Study.” In Proceedings of the ISARC-CSCE/CRC-MOC 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 28-31, 2025.

3. Alotaibi, A. and Gambatese, J. (2024). “Impact of Task Demand and Physical Energy on Mental Workload Experienced by Construction Workforce: Insights of Construction Professionals.” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, 29(2), DOI: 10.1061/PPSCFX.SCENG-1422.

4. Alotaibi, A., Gambatese, J., and Nnaji, C. (2024). “Developing a Novel Energy-based Approach for Measuring Mental Workload.” Heliyon, Elsevier, 10(3), DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24828.

5. Alotaibi, A., Gambatese, J, and Tymvios, N. (2024). “Impacts of Work Setting and Task Complexity on Mental Workload and Safety: An Experimental Study.” In Proceedings of the ASCE CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, ASCE, Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024.

6. Lee, W-H., Gambatese, J., Hallowell, M., Nnaji, C. (2024). “Impact of Last-minute Changes on Construction Safety.” In Proceedings of the ASCE CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, ASCE, Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024.

Construction Safety Risk

1. Esmail, A., Gambatese, J., and Njemanze, E. (2025). “Enhancing Safety Risk Management in CM/GC Contracts: A Comparative Analysis of AIA A133-2019 and ConsensusDocs 500 with a Structured Checklist Framework.” In Proceedings of the ISARC-CSCE/CRC-MOC 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 28-31, 2025.

Construction Safety Training

1. Dang, H., Rajendran, S., Gambatese, J., and Kime, M. (2024). “Training Development of Infectious Diseases for Construction Workers.” In Proceedings of the ASCE CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, ASCE, Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024.

2. Dang, H., Rajendran, S., Gambatese, J., and Kime, M. (2024). “Training Development for DEI and Psychological Safety in Construction.” In Proceedings of the ASCE CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, ASCE, Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024.

Construction Industrialization

1. Dai, Q., Gambatese, J., and Alotaibi, A. (2024). “Relationship between Lean Construction Practices and Construction Industrialization Methods.” In Proceedings of the ASCE CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, ASCE, Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024.

Workforce Sustainability, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1. Karakhan, A.A., Nnaji, C.A., Gambatese, J.A., and Simmons, D.R. (2023). “Best Practice Strategies for Workforce Development and Sustainability in Construction.” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, 28(1), 04022058, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000746.

Temporary Construction Structures

1. Esmail, A., Gambatese, J., and Alotaibi A. (2025). “Evaluation of Temporary Structures Contractual Frameworks: An Industry-wide Survey Study.” In Proceedings of WBC2025: Sustainable built environment – The role of the construction community in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), CIB World Building Congress (WBC), West Lafayette, IN, May 19-23, 2025.

2. Jin, Z, Gambatese, J., and Nnaji, C. (2024). “Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Assessment in Modern Ready-Made Concrete Formwork Construction.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 150(6), DOI: 10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14532.

Construction Innovation and Technology

1. Alotaibi, A. and Gambatese, J. (2025). “Challenges and Benefits of Using BIM Technologies to Improve Construction Safety: An Exploratory Case Study.” In Proceedings of WBC2025: Sustainable built environment – The role of the construction community in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), CIB World Building Congress (WBC), West Lafayette, IN, May 19-23, 2025.

2. Jin, Z. and Gambatese, J. (2023). “BIM-Based Timber Formwork Design and Modeling.” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, 28(1), 04022057, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000753.

Construction Contracts and Project Delivery Methods

1. Karakhan, A.A., Azeez, M., Shakouri, M., and Gambatese, J. (2023). “Safety Constructability of Different Project Delivery Methods on Construction Projects.” In Proceedings of the 2023 Construction Safety Conference, National Center for Construction Safety, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Aug. 9-10, 2023.

Engineering and Construction Education

1. Tymvios, N., Gambatese, J., and Smithwick, J. (2023). “Identifying the ‘Static’ and ‘Dynamic’ Nature of Course Content: Focus on Construction.” 2023 Annual conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Baltimore, MD, June 25 – 28, 2023.