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Teaching areas

Teaching Areas: Sustainable Construction, Sustainability Metrics, Project Management & Project Benchmarking. Selected BS, MS, and PhD courses developed and taught: Sustainable Development for Engineers, Sustainability Analytics and Resource Management, The Living Building, Project and Portfolio Management, Legal Aspects of Engineering Management, International Construction, and Cost Modelling

Research areas

Best Practices for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Construction, Project Planning and Performance, and Project and Program Benchmarking, Engineering Education and Leadership, Women in STEM

Education

PhD, Philosophy Doctorate In Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering & Project Management Program., The University of Texas at Austin, United States, 2005

MS, Masters Of Science Degree In Project Management, The George Washington University, United States, 1998

BS, Bachelor Of Science In Building Construction And Management, Reading University, United Kingdom, 1994

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2015 - Present

Associate Dean For Undergraduate Affairs, College Of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2017 - 2019

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2006 - 2015

Doctoral Research Fellow, The Construction Industry Institute (cii),, The University of Texas at Austin, United States, 2003 - 2005

Project Consultant/project Implementation Analyst, Independent Project Analysis, Inc., United States, 1998 - 2003

Graduate Teaching Fellow, Professor. William Wells, Jr. Project Management Program Course Director, George Washington University., 1997 - 1998

Assistant Lecturer, Department Of Civil Engineering, The Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan, 1994 - 1996

Contact

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+971 6 515 2976

Dr. Salwa Beheiry

Associate Professor

PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Dr. Salwa Beheiry serves as both Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction Project Management PhD Track Lead in the Engineering Systems Management Program at AUS. Dr. Beheiry also served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs at AUS' College of Engineering from 2017 to 2019. In Spring 2021, Dr. Beheiry and her colleagues in the construction area graduated AUS' first ever PhD students. Prior to joining AUS, Salwa worked with 2 prominent US organizations-in Oil & Petrochemical consulting as project analyst/consultant with Independent Project Analysis Inc. ...

Publications

Mustafa Al-tekreeti, Salwa Beheiry And Vian Ahmed. Commitment Indicators for Tracking Sustainable Design Decisions in Construction Projects, Sustainability, 19 May 2022

Hasan Mahmoud And Salwa Beheiry. Framework for the Classification of COVID-19 Force Majeure Delay Events

Hasan Mahmoud, Mustafa Al Tekreeti And Salwa Beheiry. Sustainability Culture in UAE Construction Companies – A Snapshot Assessment and Improvement Guidelines

Hasan Mahmoud And Salwa M. Sustainability Inclusion in Construction Contracts, Asce Law And Dispute Resolution (ladr ) Journal, September 2021

Wesam Saba, Salwa Beheiry, Ghassan Abu Lebdeh And Mustafa Al Tekreeti. A Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS)—A Novel Methodology to Measure the Holistic Operational Performance of Signalized Urban Intersections, Smart Cities, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021

Mustafa Al-tekreeti, Salwa Beheiry And Ayman Alzaatreh. Data Mining for Sustainability Analysis: An Education Approach, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021

Md. Mortula, Irtishad Ahmad, Rehan Sadiq And Salwa Beheiry. A Conceptual Unified Model for Assessing Improvements in Sustainability and Resilience in Water Distribution Systems, Handbook Of Disaster Risk Reduction For Resilience, June 2021

Hasan Mahmoud, Vian Ahmed And Salwa Beheiry. Construction Cash Flow Risk Index, Journal Of Risk And Financial Management, 13 June 2021

Mustafa Al-tekreeti, Salwa Beheiry And Vian Ahmed. A Framework for Assessing Commitment Indicators in Sustainable Development Decisions, Sustainability, 7 May 2021

Salwa Beheiry, Norita Ahmad, Lindsey Kemp And Richard Schoephoerster. Multinational Enterprises and Gender Equity in STEM

Sareh Rajabi, Taha Anjamrooz And Salwa Beheiry. Improvement of Contractor’s Competitiveness through Sustainable Construction Practices in UAE, International Journal Of Economics And Management Engineering, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Amina Hammodat, Fadia Ajjan, Faris Zakieh And Salwa Beheiry. Automation in Museum Construction and Operation, December 2020

Maryam Ibrahim, Ellin Rachid, Yousef Awera And Salwa Beheiry. Green Building Retrofitting in the UAE, December 2020

Mahmoud Hasan, Malick Ndiaye, Salwa Beheiry And Adada Hana. Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods and Project Delivery Approaches, November 2020

Sareh Rajabi, Taha Anjamrooz And Salwa Beheiry. An Index to Measure Transportation Sustainable Performance in Construction Projects, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Taha Anjamrooz, Sara Rajabi And Salwa Beheiry. Assessing Indicators, Challenges and Benefits of Sustainable Procurement in Construction Projects, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Sareh Rajabi, Taha Anjamrooz And Salwa Beheiry. Improvement of Contractor’s Competitiveness through Sustainable Construction Practices in UAE, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Taha Anjamrooz, Sareh Rajabi And Salwa Beheiry. Optimization Technique for the Contractor’s Portfolio in the Bidding Process, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Sareh Rajabi And Salwa Beheiry. Portfolio Management for Construction Company during Covid-19 Using AHP Technique, International Journal Of Industrial And Systems Engineering, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Hasan Mahmoud, Salwa Beheiry And Vian Ahmed. Causality between the Construction Industry and the GDP in the United Arab Emirates, West- International Journal Of Civil And Environmental Engineering, June 2020

Hasan Mahmoud, Salwa Beheiry And Vian Ahmed. Using Data Mining Techniques to Determine Contractor Eligibility for Extension of Time Claims

Mariam Ibrahim, Eilin Rachid, Yousef Awera And Salwa Beheiry. Green Building Retrofitting in the UAE, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019

Amina Hamodat, Fadia Ajan, Faris Zakieh And Salwa Beheiry. Automation in Museum Construction, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019

Wesam Saba, Salwa Beheiry And Ghassan Abu-lebdeh. The Holistic Intersection Rating System, Journal Of Transport And Health, June 2018

Khaled Al Rumaithi And Salwa Beheiry. A framework for green project management processes in construction projects, International Journal Of Sustainable Society, 1 September 2016

Aly El Gayar, Salwa Beheiry, Alaa Jabbar And Hamad Al Ansari. A Benchmarking Approach to the Progress of Green Materials and Systems, World Journal Of Science, Technology And Sustainable Development, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016

Mustafa Al-tekreeti And Salwa Beheiry. A Decision Matrix Approach to Green Project Management Processes, World Journal Of Science, Technology And Sustainable Development, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016

Samira Rajabi And Salwa Beheiry. Benchmarking Energy Management Systems in Metro Stations, Elsevier Proceedia Engineering, 1 May 2016

Samira Rajabi And Salwa Beheiry. Benchmarking Energy Management Systems for UAE Metro Stations, 2nd Internaional Symposium On Energy Challenges And Mechanics, 2015

Lindsey Kemp, Madhumita Banerjee And Salwa Beheiry. Women Progress to Leadership Positions, Erpbss Proceedings, Third International Conference On Emerging Research Paradigms In Business And Social Sciences, Dubai, Uae, November 2015., 2015

Monia Gharzeldeen And Salwa Beheiry. Investigating the Use of Green Design Parameters in UAE Construction Projects, The International Journal Of Sustainable Engineering, 1 May 2015

Mohamed Ali And Salwa Beheiry. The Applicability of Just in Time in UAE Construction Projects, Journal Of Emerging Trends In Engineering And Applied Sciences, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015

Mahdi Ahmad And Salwa Beheiry. A Framework for Bid Fraud Prevention in Construction, Proceedings Of The 14th World Conference Of Underground Space: Planning Administration And Design Challenges (acuus 2014) Seoul, South Korea, September 2014

Salwa Beheiry, Ghassan Abu-lebdeh, John Mcintyre, Silvester Ivanaj And Vera Ivanaj. Benchmarking Sustainable Construction Technology in the Building and Transportation Sectors, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2013

Nasser Al Jurf And Salwa Beheiry. Factors affecting cost and schedule in Qatar's residential compounds projects, International Journal Of Engineering Management And Economics, 1 August 2012

Ramez Jabbour And Salwa Beheiry. Sustainable Construction Barriers, Proceedings Of The International Symposium Of Sustainable Systems And The Environment, In In Collaboration With The Center For Sustainable Development At Cambridge University, Uk , Sharjah , Uae March 2011, 2011

Salwa Beheiry. Benchmarking Sustainable Construction Technology, Advanced Materials Research, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2011

Salwa Beheiry, Ghassan Abu-lebdeh, Md. Mortula And Adil Al-tamimi. Integrating Sustainability Education in a Classical Civil Engineering Program: The Case of Transportation and Construction Courses, Advanced Materials Research, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2011

Adil Al-tamimi, Md. Mortula, Ghassan Abu-lebdeh And Salwa Beheiry. Evaluations of Sustainable Concepts in Civil Engineering Program., The Built And Human Environment Review, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2011

Rami Gaber, Alya Al Jarwan, Alauddin Sharif And Salwa Beheiry. Implied obligations in Construction Contracts, Proceedings Of The Second International Conference On Engineering Systems Management And Its Applications (icesma), 2010 , Vol., No., Pp.1-8, March 30 2010-april 1 2010. Ieee Indexed., 2010

Nasser Al Jurf And Salwa Beheiry. Qatar residential construction projects, Proceedings Of The Second International Conference On Engineering Systems Management And Its Applications (icesma), 2010 , Vol., No., Pp.1-6, March 30 2010-april 1 2010. Ieee Indexed, 2010

Ghassan Abu-lebdeh, Salwa Beheiry And Yacoub Najjar. Predicting Travel Time along Arterials with more Sustainable Methods, Proceedings Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks, Usa, Vol. 19, Pp.139-146. 2009., 2009

Wai Kiong Chong, Sanat Kumar, Carl Haas, Salwa Beheiry, Lonnie Coplen And Marvin Oey. Understanding and Interpreting Baseline Perceptions of Sustainability in Construction among Civil Engineers in the United States, Journal Of Management In Engineering, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2009

Salwa Beheiry, Wai Kiong Chong And Carl Haas. Examining the Business Impact of Owner Commitment to Sustainability., Journal Of Construction Engineering And Management, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2006

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Social Housing and Retrofitting _A scoping Study, AUS, June 2019 - 2020

Grant, Improving Sustainability and Resilience in Water Distribution Systems; A Lifecycle Thinking Approach, American University of Sharjah

Awards and Honors

Tucker and Tucker Excellence in Graduate Research and Scholarship., The University of Texas at Austin, Awarded to cover tuition and travel to discuss research at sustianbility focus workshops, 17 January 2005

Construction Industry Institute (CII) Graduate Research Fellowship., The University of Texas at Austin, Tuition Coverage and $1500 per month for unlimited period., 15 January 2003

Training and Mentoring Runner Up Award, Independent Project Analysis, Inc. Reston, Virginia, USA, 15 January 2001

Award for Useful Research based on a B.Sc. Dissertation at Reading University, UK., Hydra Construction Corporation, Title the "Effect of the Decline in the Economy on the Construction Industry in Sudan", Supervisor: Prof. Ranko Bon MCP (Harvard), 6 July 1994

The University of Reading Award for Exceptional Final Year Performance, The University of Reading, England, Top 2 percent of all Reading university graduates for 1994., 1 June 1994

The Worshipful Company of Paviours Prize, for the Student Most Likely to Bring Credit to the School of Construction Management and Engineering, The University of Reading, England., 1 June 1994

Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in Foundation year, The Department of Extended Education.The University of Reading, UK, Awrded to top 3 students in all subjects in foundation class, 3 June 1991