Education

Research Description

Dr. Albert’s primary research expertise is in the area of Construction Safety with a particular focus on hazard recognition, risk management, situational awareness, injury prevention, Construction Hazard Prevention through Design (CHPtD), and experimental research. Dr. Albert’s research work has been published in the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Taylor & Francis Construction Management and Economics, Elsevier Safety Science, ASSE Journal of Safety Health and Environmental Research, and others. Dr. Albert’s recent research focused on developing innovative strategies to transform construction hazard recognition. His other past research includes (1) the exploration of a risk-based contingent liability model for electrical transmission and distribution (T&D) line safety investments; (2) modeling the role of social networks in situational awareness and hazard communication; (3) application of andragogical principles for safety knowledge transfer; (4) determination of psychological antecedents of risk-taking behavior in construction; and (5) application of augmented reality for classroom teaching and safety training.

Honors and Awards

• 2017 Best Paper Award, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).,
• 2016 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Construction and Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).,
• 2015 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Construction and Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).,
• 2015 New Scholar, Construction Industry Institute (CII).,
• 2014 Best Paper (Second), Construction Research Congress, (CRC).,
• 2013 Best Paper Award, International Council for Research and Innovation and Building Construction (CIB) W099.,
• 2013 Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).,

Publications

Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the United States Construction Industry

Alsharef, A., Banerjee, S., Uddin, S. M. J., Albert, A., & Jaselskis, E. (2021), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041559

Feasibility Study to Identify Brain Activity and Eye-Tracking Features for Assessing Hazard Recognition Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in an Immersive Virtual Environment

Noghabaei, M., Han, K., & Albert, A. (2021), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002130

Is the Workers' Health and Safety Scenario Different in Post-Disaster Reconstruction from Conventional Construction? A Case Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Uddin, S. M. J., Ganapati, N. E., Pradhananga, N., Prajapati, J., & Albert, A. (2021), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102529

Real-time vision-based worker localization & hazard detection for construction

Jeelani, I., Asadi, K., Ramshankar, H., Han, K., & Albert, A. (2021). Real-time vision-based worker localization & hazard detection for construction. AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103448,

Wearable Sensing Devices: Towards the Development of a Personalized System for Construction Safety and Health Risk Mitigation

Nnaji, C., Awolusi, I., Park, J. W., & Albert, A. (2021), SENSORS, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21030682

Work-related safety incidents among driver license examiners

Alsharef, A., Albert, A., Uddin, S. M. J., Kittur, N. B., Chavan, S., & Jaselskis, E. (2021), SAFETY SCIENCE. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105304

Developing construction hazard recognition skill: leveraging safety climate and social network safety communication patterns

Pandit, B., Albert, A., & Patil, Y. (2020), CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1722316

Developing hazard recognition skill among the next-generation of construction professionals

Albert, A., Jeelani, I., & Han, K. (2020), CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1797133

Does the potential safety risk affect whether particular construction hazards are recognized or not?

Albert, A., Pandit, B., Patil, Y., & Louis, J. (2020), JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH, 75, 241–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2020.10.004

Focus on the fatal-four: Implications for construction hazard recognition

Albert, A., Pandit, B., & Patil, Y. (2020), SAFETY SCIENCE, 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104774

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