Dist. Professor Helen Lingard
Professor
Details
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College: School of PCPM
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Department: School of PCPM
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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helen.lingard@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
- Media enquiries
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
About
RMIT Distinguished Professor Helen Lingard started her career working for a contracting organisation in the civil engineering construction sector. Since moving into an academic role, Helen’s research has been funded by private and public sector organisations, industry associations and unions. In 2009 she was an inaugural recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship and her most recent book, titled ‘Work Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry,’ was published by Routledge in 2023. Helen is Director of the Construction Work Health and Safety Research @ RMIT group, which she established in 2014.
Research fields
- 350505 Occupational and workplace health and safety
- 350507 Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life
- 420604 Injury prevention
UN sustainable development goals
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 5 Gender Equality
Academic positions
- RMIT Distinguished Professor
- RMIT University
- School of Property, Construction and Project Management
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2016 – Present
- Professor
- RMIT University
- School of Property, Construction and Project Management
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2015
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- School of Property, Construction and Project Management
- Melbourne, Australia
- 26 Dec 2005 – 31 Dec 2008
- Senior Lecturer
- University of Melbourne
- Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning
- , Australia
- 1 Jan 2003 – 28 Nov 2003
- Lecturer
- University of Melbourne
- Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning
- , Australia
- 1 Mar 1999 – 31 Dec 2002
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jun 1996 – 1 Jul 1997
- Senior Research Fellow
- University of Hong Kong
- Department of Civil Engineering/ Department of Surveying
- , Hong Kong
- 1 Jan 1990 – 31 Dec 1994
Non-academic positions
- Principal Consultant
- ARK Consulting
- , Australia
- 31 Dec 2003 – 30 Nov 2005
- Senior Consultant
- Zeal Consulting
- , Australia
- 1 Aug 1997 – 31 Dec 1998
- Area Occupational Health and Safety Advisor
- Costain Building and Civil Engineering (Hong Kong)
- , Hong Kong
- 1 May 1995 – 30 May 1997
Supervisor projects
- Improving gender-based work practices within the Australian construction industry through organisational change readiness
- 27 Jul 2022
- Adopting Workplace Mental Ill-Health Preventive Approaches In The Australian Construction Industry – A Readiness For Change Assessment
- 7 Apr 2022
- Impact of Job Quality on Construction Worker’s Health and Wellbeing: Comparison between Australian and Bangladesh
- 11 Nov 2019
- Improved Personal Protective Clothing for Mining, Oil and Gas Personnel Working in Hot Environmental Conditions
- 9 Jul 2019
- Opportunities for Blockchain Application in Distributed Solar Energy (DSE) Projects
- 1 Feb 2018
- The Transfer of Training among Australian Construction Workers Participating in Occupational Health and Safety Training
- 26 Aug 2015
- A Social Network Perspective on Design for Construction Safety
- 3 Mar 2014
Teaching interests
Occupational health and safety, Work, health and wellbeing,
Research interests
Construction industry, Occupational health and safety, Workers' wellbeing, Work hours and work-life balance
