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Diya Yan

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Built Environment

Email: diya.yan@unsw.edu.au

Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Riza Yosia Sunindijo; Assoc. Prof. Cynthia Wang; Dr. Zhengyi Yang

Education

PhD in Built Environment丨University of New South Wales 2023 – Present

  • Thesis title: Empowering Women in the Australian Construction Industry
  • Supervisory team: Assoc. Prof. Riza Yosia Sunindijo; Dr. Cynthia Wang

Master of Research丨Central Queensland University 2020 – 2022

  • Thesis title: Framework for Improving Safety Compliance of Construction Workers in Australia
  • Supervisory team: Assoc. Prof. Xianbo Zhao; Dr. Pushpitha Kalutara; Prof. Zhou Jiang
  • Highlights: The examiner indicated that this thesis was of outstanding quality (top 10% of theses in the field).

Bachelor of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying丨Bond University 2015 – 2017

  • An accelerated degree with 24 subjects, equivalent to a three-year bachelor’s degree

Work Experience

Casual Academic | UNSW | 2024– Present

  • Delivering engaging and informative 2-hour weekly teaching sessions to a large group of students (over 200 students) enrolled in studying Construction Management and Property.
  • Developing and designing 15 interactive online learning modules to enhance the learning experience.
  • Providing academic support and guidance to students to ensure their success in the course.
  • Marking assignments and exams in a timely and accurate manner, providing constructive feedback to students.
  • Delivering computer lab sessions to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students in using Microsoft Project and Primavera software for construction project management.

Research Assistant 丨UNSW 2023– Present

  • Conduct research on assigned topics or areas of interest.
  • Gather and analyze information from various sources, such as academic journals, online databases, and books.
  • Organize and maintain research data and records.
  • Collaborate with team members to contribute to research projects.
  • Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations based on research findings.
  • Support the research team in administrative tasks and logistics.
  • Contribute to the dissemination of research findings through publications or presentations.

Quantity Surveyor 丨JRL Aluminium 2019 – Present

  • Manage tendering documents
  • Provide quantity take-offs for tendering
  • Provide detailed Bill of Quantity
  • Collaborate with estimating team
  • Negotiate with sub-contractors
  • Women's career development in the construction industry
  • Gender diversity, equality, and inclusion
  • Construction management
  • Construction safety

Journal Articles

  • Yan, D., Wang, C., Sunindijo, R. (2024). Framework for promoting women’s career development across career stages in the construction industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, in press.
  • Yan, D., Zhao, X., Kalutara, P., & Jiang, Z. (2023). Modeling antecedents of safety compliance of construction workers in Australia: a perspective of trait activation theory. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 1-21. doi:10.1108/ECAM-09-2022-0829
  • Zhao, X., & Yan, D. (2023). Incorporating technological acceptance model into safety compliance of construction workers in Australia. Safety Science, 163, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106127

Conference Papers

  • Yan, D., & Zhao, X. (2023). Improving Safety Compliance of Construction Workers: The Role of Safety Communication, Management Commitment to Safety, and Perceived Ease of Use. In J. Li, W. Lu, Y. Peng, H. Yuan, & D. Wang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate Vol. Lecture Notes in Operations Research (pp. 213-224). Singapore: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-3626-7_17
  • Yan, D., Zhao, X., & Kalutara, P. (2021). Improving safety compliance of construction workers: a conceptual framework. In I. Kamardeen, A. Mills, N. Mahmood, J. Thaheem, G. Karunasena, A. Sadick, . . . L. Abel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 44th AUBEA Conference: Construction Education - Live the Future (pp. 729-740). Geelong, Victoria: Deakin University. Retrieved from https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/

Presentation

  • Yan, D. (2021). Improving Safety Compliance of Construction Workers: A Theory of Trait Activation Perspective. The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) World Building Congress 2022

Awards

  • Merit Paper Award | December 2022 | Awarded by the 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
  • The 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate