Associate Professor Rita Zhang
Details
College: School of PCPM
Department: School of PCPM
Campus: City Campus Australia
rita.zhang@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0001-9907-6491
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Rita conducts industry-focused research to improve the health and safety performance in the construction industry. She links theory with practice and undertakes research of practical application.
Rita actively conducts research in construction work health and safety, safety governance and social responsibility. Her research has been funded by government bodies, private construction organisations, and cooperative research centre (CRC). So far, she has been awarded more than AU$ 3 million research funding. She has also disseminated her research findings to a global audience through actively publishing in international leading construction management journals and presenting in international conferences.
Academic positions
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety Research, School of Property, Construction and Project Management
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 – 2014
- Research Assistant
- University of Hong Kong
- Department of Real Estate and Construction
- Hong Kong, China
- 2011 – 2012
Non-academic positions
- Assistant Engineer
- China Overseas Holding Limited
- Hong Kong, China
- 2007 – 2007
Supervisor projects
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mentally Healthy Workplace Initiatives in the Australian Construction Industry
- 8 Sep 2026
- Understanding the persistence of people-plant collisions and the role of safety technologies in construction
- 19 Aug 2025
- 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 Australia and Bangladesh
- 11 Nov 2019
- The Transfer of Training among Australian Construction Workers Participating in Occupational Health and Safety Training
- 1 Dec 2015
Teaching interests
• Construction work health and safety
• Knowledge management in construction
• Social psychology in construction
Research interests
• An integrated supply chain approach to safety
• Leadership in health and safety
• Health and wellbeing in construction
• Organisational governance in health and safety
• Corporate social responsibility
• Building safety and supply chain integrity
