Bio
Dr. Kirsten Davis joined the Construction Management Department of the College of Engineering at Boise State in January 2007. Between her bachelors’ and master’s degrees, Dr. Davis worked in a joint architecture/civil engineering position at the Sear-Brown Group in Albany, NY for four years, where she worked on a variety of assignments, including public school design, construction administration, and highway engineering. Prior to coming to Boise State, she was an Assistant Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Registered Architect, both in the state of New York
Education
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from Virginia Tech in 2004
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado – Boulder in 2000
- Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee
Publications
- Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (in review). “Resistance to IT Change in the AEC Industry: An Individual Assessment Tool.” Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITCON), http://www.itcon.org.
- Davis, K. A. (2007). “The Case Method in Construction Management Education.” Construction Research Congress 2007, Freeport, Bahamas.
- Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2004). “Individuals’ Resistance to IT Implementation in the AEC Industry.” CIB World Building Congress 2004, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Davis, K. A. (2003). “Individuals’ Resistance to Information Technology Change in the AEC Industry.” 2003 PhD Candidate Research Symposium, Construction Research Council, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2003). "Individuals' Resistance to Technological Change in the AEC Industry." Construction Research Congress 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2002). "Technological Change in the Architecture/ Engineering/Construction Industry: A Look at Individuals' Resistance." International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT’02 & ISMOT'02), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, China.
- Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2002). "Technological Change in the AEC industry: A Social Architecture Factor Model of Individuals' Resistance." 2002 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEMC-2002), St John's College, Cambridge, UK.
- Songer, A. D., Young, R. K. and Davis, K. A. (2001). "Social Architecture for Sustainable IT Implementation in AEC." CIB-W78 International Conference: IT in Construction in Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
