Her research interests revolve around sustainable infrastructure and capital project performance. She is also a recipient of various prestigious honours and awards throughout her academic and industrial career. Before starting her doctoral program at UT Austin, she worked with Independent Project Analysis Inc. in Ashburn, Virginia, as analyst/consultant. She obtained her PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s of Science from the George Washington University and a First Class Honours Bachelors of Science from Reading University (UK).