1. Name: Dr. Wael M. Alruqi
2. Education – degree, discipline, institution, year
Degree Discipline Institution Year
PhD Construction Engineering and Management
University Colorado Boulder, USA
2019 MSc Construction Engineering
and Management
Western Michigan Unversity, KSA
2011 BSc Architecture Engineering Umm All Qura University
, KSA
2007
3. Academic experience – institution, rank, title (chair, coordinator, etc. if appropriate), when (ex. 2002-2007), full time or part time
Institution Rank Dates Held FT/PT
Jouf University, KSA Assistant Professor 2019-Present FT
Jouf University, KSA Lecturer 2011 – 2019 FT
Jouf University, KSA Teaching assistant 2007- 2011 FT
4. Non-academic experience – company or entity, title, brief description of position, when (ex. 2008-2012), full time or part time:
Organization Title Duties Dates
Held FT/
PT University of
Colorado at Boulder
Post- doctoral
Fellow
Leading a joint research team between academia
and more than 23 industry professionals to
conduct primary research
2019 – 2020
FT
Department of Planning, Design and Construction
- Jouf University,
KSA
Project Manager
Worked as a project manager leading Al- Jouf
University new campus project that included more than18 projects being built simultaneously including
the university hospital, campus infrastructure,
administration buildings,
colleges buildings, and student housing.
2012 – 2013 FT
5. Certifications or professional registrations:
• Saudi Council of Engineers (Professional Architecture- 765890)
• OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety and Health Certification. (Certification#
26-006017588)
6. Current membership in professional organizations
• American Society of Civil Engineers;
• Construction Management Association of America
• Saudi Council of Engineers;
7. Honors and awards None
8. Service activities (within and outside of the institution):
a) Risk Unit - College of Engineering - Jouf University (2021 – Present).
b) Scholarship committee - College of Engineering - Jouf University (2020 – 2021).
9. Briefly list the most important publications and presentations from the past five years – title, co-authors if any, where published and/or presented, date of
publication or presentation
1. Bhandari, S., Hallowell, M. R., Alruqi, W., & Salas, R. (2021). Modeling the Relationship between Personal Risk Tolerance, Work-Related Risk Tolerance, and Risk-Taking Behavior of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(4), 04021016.
2. Beitelmal, W. H., Okonkwo, P. C., Al Housni, F., Alruqi, W., & Alruwaythi, O.
(2021). Accessibility and Sustainability of Hybrid Energy Systems for a Cement Factory in Oman. Sustainability, 13(1), 93.
3. Alqahtani, B., Alruqi, W., Bhandari, S., Abudayyeh, O., (2021).The relationship between the work-related stressors and construction workers' self-reported injuries: A meta-analytic review (Under reviewing process)
4. Alruqi, W. M and Bhandari, S (2020) “Does Perceived Productivity Pressures Influence Perceptions of Risk? Cross-Cultural Examination for Saudi Arabian Construction Sites” “under reviewing process”
5. Alruqi, W. M., Hallowell, M.R. (2019) “Critical success factors for construction safety: Review and meta-analysis of leading indicators.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
6. Halllowell, M.R., Bhandari, S., and Alruqi, W. M. “Predicting Safety: Analysis and Integration of Risk Assessment, Leading Indicators, Precursor Analysis, and Safety Climate.” (Invited for Journal of Construction Economics and Management Special Edition Issue)
7. Alruqi, W. M., Hallowell, M. R., & Techera, U. (2018). Safety climate dimensions and their relationship to construction safety performance: A meta-analytic
review. Safety Science, 109, 165-173.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1. Alruqi, W. M., Bhandari, S., “Understanding the Influence of Perceived Productivity Pressures on Perceptions of Risk Among Construction Workers.” ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC), March 2020.
2. Bhandari, S., Hallowell,M., Salas, R., Alruqi, W. M., “Global Differences in Risk Tolerance Among Construction Workers.” (2019). 7th International CSCE
Construction Conference, , Vancouver, Canada, May 31-June 3, 2019.
3. Alruqi, W. M., and Hallowell, M.R. “Dimensions of safety climate.” (2017).
Proceedings of the 2017 Construction Research Congress, Vancouver, Canada, May 31-June 3, 2017
INVITED TALKS
1. Saudi national day (Jouf Unversity 2021): Delivered a presentation for the university community about the new construction projects in Saudi Arabia that linked to Saudi vision (2030) goals.
10. Briefly list the most recent professional development activities: None
