Jennifer Shane

TITLE

Director, CMAT

PHONE

515-294-1703

jsshane@iastate.edu

ADDITIONAL ROLES

W. A. Klinger Teaching Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

InTrans, CMAT, MTC

About Jennifer

In Dr. Shane’s dual role as both associate professor and director of the CMAT Program at the Institute for Transportation, she can work with academics and industry through her research and teaching responsibilities. Dr. Shane has engaged industry, through owners and contractors, in multiple research projects to develop guides on project management, nighttime construction activities, and project delivery, including guides for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Second Strategic Highway Research Program. Dr. Shane has also worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on multiple projects. One project involved cost estimation process improvement and organizational integration, which resulted in a cost estimation and cost management technical reference manual. This was followed by work on risk-based engineers estimate practices and identification of issues for implementing the construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) process on MnDOT projects. Dr. Shane is currently working with the Iowa Department of Transportation on projects involving providing supportive services for disadvantaged business enterprises, information sharing workflow, and rapid bridge deck joint repair. Dr. Shane has also been engaged in research regarding work zone safety and risk.

Resume

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Management, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2006
MS, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Management, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2003
BS, Engineering-Civil Specialty, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 2000

Profesional Experience

A. Klinger Teaching Professorship, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2020–present
Associate Department Chair, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Summer 2020–present
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2012–present
Director, Construction Management and Technology program, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2010–present
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2006–2012
Engineering Associate, Kansas Department of Transportation, Atwood, KS, 2000–2001

Selected Publications

Selected Referred Conference Proceedings

Dang, H., and Shane, J. S. 2020. A Linear Development Model for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Construction Engineering and Management. , Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, AZ.
Resende, C. B., Volk, M. J., and Shane, J. S. 2020. Post-Project Evaluation and Lessons Learned. , Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, AZ.
Shane, J. S., Becker, T., Roberts, C., and Kiggins, M. 2020. Owner and Contractor Choices and Dilemmas: Contemporary Project Delivery Options. , Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, AZ.
Shane, J. S., Katoski, A., and Dang, H. 2018. Improving the Effectiveness and Quality of Supportive Services for the Iowa Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. , Transportation Research Board 2018, Washington, DC.
Kermanshachi, S., Shane, J., and Anderson, S. 2016. Project Success Prediction: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Model. , International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction, Tempe, AZ, May 2016.
Gad, G. M., and Shane, J. S. 2014. Trust in the Construction Industry: A Literature Review. , 2014 Construction Research Congress, ASCE, pp. 2136–2145.
Bahrevar, E., Shane, J. S., and Jeong, D. H. S. 2014. Financing Options for Surface Transportation Projects in the United States. , Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, DC, January 2014.
Shane, J. S., Enz, D., and Strong, K. C. 2011. Highway Work Zone Risk Assessment. , 2nd International Conference on Transportation Construction Management, Orlando, FL, February 2011.
Shane, J. S., and Gransberg, D. D. Project Delivery Method Impact on Final Project Quality: Perceptions in the Transportation Industry, Paper 11-0397. , Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2011.

Professional Affiliations, Honors, and Service

ASCE—American Society of Civil Engineers
- Management Practices in Construction Chair, 2015–present
- Journal of Management in Engineering Editorial Board, 2015–present & Co-editor, Special Collection on Diversity, 2019–2021
- Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction Editorial Board, 2017–present
DBIA—Design-Build Institute of America
TRB—Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
- Member, Committee on Construction Management, AKC10, 2008–2020 & Chair, 2021–present
- Member, Committee on Contracting Equity, AJE60, 2018–present
ASCE, 2014, Journal of Management in Engineering, Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award for “Project Complexity Mapping in Five Dimensions for Complex Transportation Projects” (Vol. 29, No. 4, October 2013)
Iowa State University, College of Engineering, Early Career Engineering Faculty Research Award, 2012
Design-Build Institute of America, 2010 Distinguished Leadership Award for Faculty
ASCE, 2008, Journal of Management in Engineering, Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award for “Comparative Analysis of Owner Goals for Design/Build Projects” (Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2008