Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf
Assistant Professor
Contact
Nieri Department of Construction and Real Estate Development
Office: LEE 2 - 134
Email: ahabukh@clemson.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Design, Construction, and Planning, Construction Management Concentration, University of Florida, FL, USA (2023); Master of Business Administration, Project Management Concentration, Ashland University, OH, USA (2018); Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Structural Design Concentration, Hashemite University, Jordan (2011)
Courses
Construction Econ & Finance (CSM 4610), Construction Project Management (CSM 4530)
Research Interests
Human Behavior, Perceptions, Offsite and Prefabricated Construction, Community Engagement, Risk Assessment and Characterization, Resilience, , Safety Design, Emergency Planning, Disaster Risk Mitigation, Sustainability, Green Solutions, Built Environment, Disaster Response and Recovery, and Sustainable Construction.
Peer-Review and Editorial Service: Editor for PLOS ONE. Reviewer for Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Discover Sustainability, Frontiers in Education, Frontiers in Psychology, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Meteorological Applications, Natural Hazards, PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports, and ACAD Letters. Professional Memberships: Member of the Florida Climate Institute (FCI); Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division (HMDRPD); DesignSafe – Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA); American College Health Association (ACHA); American Planning Association (APA); Project Management Institute (PMI); Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); International Construction Honor Society (ICHS); and the Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA).
Professional/Research Links
Faculty Advisor for the Tau Chapter - Sigma Lambda Chi Honor Society Faculty Scholar at CU School of Health Research, Affiliate Faculty at the CU Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research
Awards
Faculty Scholar award from CU School of Health Research (2025), Outstanding Merit Certification Award (2021 & 2023), Sigma Lambda Chi Honor Lifetime Membership (2020), Delta Mu Delta Honor Lifetime Membership Award (2017), AIC Top Achiever Award (2015), AIC Achievement Award (2014).
