Kirsten Davis

Dr. Kirsten Davis joined the Construction Management Department of the College of Engineering at Boise State in January 2007.  She received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from Virginia Tech.  She received her master’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado – Boulder and bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.  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 several 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.

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from Virginia Tech (2004)
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado – Boulder (2000)
• Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture (1992) and Civil Engineering (1994) from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville

• Nadelson, L. S. McGuire, S., Davis, K., Farid, A., Hardy, K., Hsu, Y., Kaiser, U., Nagarajan, R. & Wang, S. (2015) “Am I a STEM professional? The development and results of a measure of student professional identity development.” Studies in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2015.1070819
• Cline, R. C. and Davis, K. A. (2015).  “U.S. Construction Management Students Comfort Level With and Knowledge of Mobile Technologies.”  2015 ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, USA.
• Nadelson, L.S., S. McGuire, K. Davis, A. Farid, K. Hardy, Y. Hsu, U. Kaiser, R. Nagarajan, S. Wang.  (2014). “Assessing professional identity of STEM majors.” STEM Innovations Conference, Boise, ID, USA.

• Nadelson, L.S., S. McGuire, K. Davis, A. Farid, K. Hardy, Y. Hsu, U. Kaiser, R. Nagarajan, S. Wang.  (2014). “Am I a STEM professional? Self-authorship and student professional identity development.” Improving the Undergraduate STEM Experience, an invited National Science Foundation conference. Washington, DC, USA.

• Nadelson, L.S., S. McGuire, K. Davis, A. Farid, K. Hardy, Y. Hsu, U. Kaiser, R. Nagarajan, S. Wang.  (2014). “Am I a STEM professional? The development and results of a measure of student professional identity development.” Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• Davis, K. A. (2013).  “Using Low- and No-Stakes Quizzing for Student Self-Evaluation of Readiness for Exams.”  International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 9(4), pp. 256-271.
• Davis, K. A. (2013).  “Using Electronic Flashcards for Student Self-Evaluation of Readiness for Exams.”  2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Davis, K. A., Perkins, R. A., Cline, R. C., and Miller, S. M. (2013).  “Bridging the Valley of Death: Examining the Work Environment Influencing Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education.”  2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Cline, R. C. and Davis, K. A. (2013).  “Using Mobile Technology in a Construction Management “Hands-On” Laboratory.”  2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Davis, K. A. (2012). “Introducing Mobile Technology into the Construction Management Classroom.”  Management of Construction: Research to Practice 2012 Conference, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Davis, K. A. (2012) “Study Habits of Students in an Introductory-Level Construction Management Course.”  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, USA.
• Cline, R. C. and Davis, K. A. (2012) “How Individuals Learn Fall Protection.”  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, USA.
• Miller, S. M., Davis, K. A., and Perkins, R. (2012) “Bridging the Valley of Death: A Preliminary Look at Faculty Views on Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education.”  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, USA.
• Davis, K. A. (2011).  “Using Low-Stakes Quizzing for Student Self-Evaluation of Readiness for Exams.”  Frontiers in Education Conference 2011, Rapid City, SD, USA.
• Davis, K. A. (2011) “Using No-Stakes Quizzing for Student Self-Evaluation of Readiness for Exams.”  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Davis, K. A. (2011) “A Survey of Construction-Related Math Skills in an Introductory-Level Construction Management Course.”  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Davis, K. A., Miller, S. M., and Perkins, R. (2011) “Bridging the Valley of Death: A 360° Approach to Understanding Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education.”  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2009) “Resistance to IT Change in the AEC Industry: Are the Stereotypes True?”  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Reston, VA, 135(12), 1324-1333.
• Davis, K. A. and Cline, R. C. (2009).  “Improving Construction Management Course Comprehension through Experiential Learning.”  2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, USA.
• Davis, K. A. and Cline, R. C. (2009).  “Improving Course Comprehension through Experiential Learning.”  Construction Research Congress 2009, Seattle, WA, USA.
• Davis, K. A. and Songer, A. D. (2008). “Resistance to IT Change in the AEC Industry: An Individual Assessment Tool.”  Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITCON), Vol. 13, pp.56-68, http://www.itcon.org/2008/4.
• Davis, K. A. (2008). “Assessing Individuals’ Resistance Prior to IT Implementation in the AEC Industry.”  CIB-W78 25th International Conference on Information Technology in Construction, Santiago, Chile.

• 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.