Paul M. Goodrum

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University of Kentucky
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2006
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Mailing Address

151C Raymond Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0281
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (859) 257-5416
Fax: (859) 257-4404
pgoodrum@engr.uky.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering, 2001.
P.E., State of Kentucky - License Number 20220, 1998.
MSE, University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering, 1994.
BSCE, University of Washington, Civil Engineering, 1993.

Expertise and Research Interests

Productivity analysis and Improvement
Economics of the construction industry
Workforce issues and strategies in construction

Other Expertise

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Construction Engineering (CE 303)
Construction Methodology (CE 403)
Construction Project Management (CE 602)

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Construction Engineering, Econometrics, Engineering Statistics, Human Factors Engineering, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Manpower Studies, Production Engineering, Safety Engineering.

Memberships

ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Associate Editor of Labor and Personnel Issues - 2007 - Present
American Society of Civil Engineers
CII Academic Committee (Secretary 2006 - Present)
CII Breakthrough Strategy Committee
Chi Epsilon
Construction Research Council
TRB Construction Management Committee (AFH-10)
Tau Beta Pi

Honors and Awards

2008, Outstanding Researcher Award, Construction Industry Institute
2007, Finalist - Provost Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Kentucky
2006, Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
2006, Secretary, CII Academic Committee
2005, Finalist - Provost Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Kentucky
2005, Excellence in Teaching Award for the Cumberland District, Chi Epsilon
2004, Finalist - Provost Outstanding Teaching Award University of Kentucky
2003, Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
2003, Excellence in Teaching Award for the Cumberland District, Chi Epsilon
2002, ExCEEd Teaching Fellowship, ASCE

Previous Positions

2001-2006, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
2000-2000, Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Civil Engineering
1998-2001, Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Industry Institute
1996-1998, Civil Engineer (EIT), DDS Engineering
1994-1996, Project Safety Engineer, W.L. Hailey Construction, Tunnel Division
1993-1994, Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Industry Institute

Funding Received

  • American Society of Safety Engineers (PI): Effectiveness of Safety Incentive Programs in Construction, $10,000, May 1, 2002 to Aug 31, 2003.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (Co-PI with Hancher): Constructibility Issues on Kentucky Transportation Projects, $120,000, Jul 16, 2001 to Jul 16, 2003.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (PI): Rapid Innovative Construction/Reconstruction Methods, $100,000, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2005.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (PI): Lessons Learned on Kentucky Transportation Construction Projects, $60,000, Jul 1, 2002 to Jun 30, 2003.
  • Construction Industry Institute (PI with Maloney): Workforce View of Construction Productivity, $163,000, Jan 1, 2004 to 2006.
  • Center to Protect Workers' Rights (PI): Health and Safety Training Needs in Construction, $20,000, Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004.
  • The Electrical Contracting Foundation (PI): The Use of Smart Chip Technology in the Electrical Contracting Industry, $75,000, Dec 31, 2002 to May 30, 2004.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (PI): Lessons Learned Proof of Concept and Implementation, $28,266, Aug 23, 2003 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • National Center for Construction Education and Research: Research Support on the Contractors Workforce Development Assessment Survey, $19,000, 2009 to 2010.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (PI): Change Orders and Lessons Learned, $1,000,000, 2008 to 2010.
  • National Center for Construction Education and Research: Analysis of NCACP Dataset, $17,000, 2008 to 2009.
  • Construction Industry Institute: Construction Craft Productivity Research Program (PI with Haas and Caldas), $907,833, 2007 to 2013.
  • Kentucky Transportation Academy: Kentucky Design-Build Initiative: Case Study, $146,000, 2007 to 2011.
  • Construction Industry Institute (Co-PI with Haas and Caldas): Leveraging Technology to Improve Construction Productivity, $199,747, 2006 to 2009.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (co-PI with Mahboub): Evaluation of Effectiveness of QC/QA Practices in Kentucky, $140,000, 2006 to 2008.
  • Construction Industry Institute (PI with Haas and Glover): Construction Industry Craft Training, $172,801, 2005 to 2007.
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (PI): Analysis of the Direct and Indirect Costs of Utility and Right-of-Way Conflicts on Construction Roadway Projects, $130,000, 2004 to 2006.

Publications

  • Hassin, N., Haas, C., Young, D., Razavei, S., Caldas, C., Goodrum, P. (2010) An Implementation Model for Automated Construction Materials Tracking and Locating, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, In Press
  • Tourville, A., Trover, Z., Goodrum, P., Bulldozers (Mighty Machines), Magic Wagon, 2009, ISBN=978-160270621
  • Tourville, A., Trover, Z., Goodrum, P., Dump Trucks (Mighty Machines), Magic Wagon, 2009, ISBN=978-160270623
  • Tourville, A., Trover, Z., Goodrum, P., Garbage Trucks (Mighty Machines), Magic Wagon, 2009, ISBN=978-160270625
  • Tourville, A., Trover, Z., Goodrum, P., Cranes (Mighty Machines), Magic Wagon, 2009, ISBN=978-160270622
  • Tourville, A., Trover, Z., Goodrum, P., Tractors (Mighty Machines), Magic Wagon, 2009, ISBN=978-160270626
  • Grau, D., Caldas, C., Goodrum, P., Haas, C. (2009) Benefits from Automating the Identification and Localization of Construction Components, Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction, 18 (2009), 903-911
  • Wang, Y., Goodrum, P., Haas, C., Glover, R. (2009) An Analysis of Skill Affinity in Construction, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Management, 135 (10), 999-1008
  • Zhai, D., Goodrum, P., Haas, C., Caldas, C. (2009) The Relationship between Automation and Integration of Construction Information Systems and Construction Productivity, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Management, 135 (8), 746-753
  • Dai, J., Goodrum, P., Maloney, W., Srinivasan, C. (2009) Latent Structures of the Factors Affecting Construction Labor Productivity, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Management, 135 (5), 397-406
  • Goodrum, P., Zhai, D., Yasin, M. (2009) The Relationship between Changes in Material Technology and Construction Productivity, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Managment, 135 (4), 278-287
  • Goodrum, P., Wang, Y., Fenouil, P. (2009) A Decision Making System for Accelerating Roadway Construction, Emerald Journal of Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 16 (2), 116-135
  • Zhai, D. (2009) The Relationship between Information Technology and Construction Productivity: View from Country-level Data, Construction Congress, ASCE
  • Dyer, B. (2009) Construction Industry Productivity: Examining the Effects of Omitted Variable Bias in the Census Price Index Models, 2009 Construction Congress, ASCE
  • Dai, J., Goodrum, P., Maloney, W. (2008) Construction Craft Workers' Perceptions of the Factors Affecting their Productivity, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Management, 134 (3), 217-226
  • Wang, Y., Goodrum, P., Haas, C., Glover, R. (2008) Construction Craft Training Experiences Among the US Industrial and Commercial Construction Sector, ASCE J. of Construction Engineering and Managment, 134 (10), 795-803
  • Goodrum, P., Smith, A., Slaughter, B., Kari, F. (2008) Analysis of Utility Conflicts on Construction Roadway Projects and Best Practices in their Avoidance, ASCE J. of Urban Planning and Development, 134 (2), 63-70
  • Goodrum, P. (2008) Technical Change and its Impact on Construction Productivity, National Research Council Workshop on Advancing the Competitiveness and Productivity of the U.S. Construction Industry, The National Research Council of the National Academies, Washington, DC, The National Academies, In Press
  • Dai, J., Goodrum, P., Maloney, W., Analysis of the Craftmen's and Foremen's Perception of the Factors Affecting their Construction Labor Productivity, E&FN Spon Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1137-1150, 2007
  • Hancher, D., Brenneman, A., Meagher, R., Goodrum, P. (2006) Outsourcing Project Delivery Functions, TR News (247), 20-25
  • Goodrum, P., McLaren, M., Durfee, A., The Application of Active Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Tool Tracking on Construction Job Sites, Journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 15(3), 291-302, 2006
  • Goodrum, P. and Dai, J., Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities: Differences Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Construction Workers, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(9), 1021-1028, 2005
  • Gangwar, M., Goodrum, P., The Effect of Time on Safety Incentive Programs in Construction, E & F.N. Spon Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 23(8), 851-859, 2005
  • Goodrum, P. and Gangwar, M., The Effectiveness of Safety Incentives in Construction, ASSE Journal of Professional Safety, July 2004
  • Goodrum, P., Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Wage Differentials: Implications for the U.S. Construction Industry, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(4), 552-559, 2004
  • Goodrum, P., Yasin, M., and Hancher, D., A Statewide Lessons Learned System for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Transportation Research Record, 1900, 132-139, 2004
  • Goodrum, P. and Gangwar, M., The Relationship Between Changes in Equipment Technology and Wages in the U.S. Construction Industry, E & F.N. Spon Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 22(3), 2004
  • Goodrum, P., and Haas, C., The Long-Term Impact of Equipment Technology on Labor Prooductivity in the U.S. Construction Industry at the Activity Level, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(1), 2004
  • Goodrum, P., Changes in Worker Satisfaction in the U.S. Construction Industry, ASCE 2003 Construction Congress Proceeding (Refereed), March 2003
  • Goodrum, P., Hancher, D., and Yasin, M., A Review of Constructibility Practices and Issues in Highway Construction, ASCE 2003 Construction Congress Proceeding (Refereed), March 2003
  • Carley, L., Goodrum, P., Haas, C., and Borcherding, J., Experiences with Multiskilling Among U.S. Industrial Construction Craft Workers, Blackwell Science Journal of Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 10(6), 2003
  • Hancher, D., Goodrum, P., Pigman, J., Context Sensitive Construction in Kentucky, Transportation Research Board's Transportation Research Record, 1861, 2003
  • Goodrum, P. and Haas, C., Partial Factor Productivity and Equipment Technology Change at the Activity Level in the U.S. Construction Industry, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(6), 463-472, November 2002
  • Goodrum, P and Gangwar, M., A Micro Level Analysis of the Relationship Between Changes in Equipment Technology and Real Wages in the U.S. Construction Industry, International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction 2002 Proceeding, September 2002
  • Goodrum, P., Haas, C., and Glover, R., The Divergence in Aggregate and Activity Estimates of U.S. Construction Productivity, E. & F. N. Spon Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 20(5), 415-423, July 2002
  • Goodrum, P., Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Wage Differentials: Implications for the U.S. Construction Industry, Conference Proceeding of the Interntational Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities in Management and Technology, 25 Apr 2002
  • Rodriguez, A., Haas, C., Glover, R., Borcherding, J., Goodrum, P., Planning and Scheduling a Multiskilled Workforce, E. & F. N. Spon Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 19(6), 633-641, October 2001
  • Goodrum, P., and Haas, C., Closure to Discussion of U.S. Construction Labor Productivity Trends, 1970-1998, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management during, 127(5), 351-429, September 2001
  • Allmon, E., Haas, C., Borcherding, J., Goodrum, P., U.S. Construction Labor Productivity Trends, 1970-1998, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE), 126(2), 2000
  • Goodrum, P., and Haas, C., Variables Affecting Innovation Performance in the U.S. Construction Industry, ASCE Construction Congress VI Proceeding, 2000
  • Goodrum, P. and Haas, C., Case Studies of U.S. Construction Labort Productivity Trends, 1970-1998, ASCE Construction Congress VI Proceedings, 2000
  • Hancher, D., Goodrum, P., Constructability Issues and Review Processes, ASCE Special Publication: Constructability Concepts and Practice, ASCE, pp. 31-39, 2007

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