Amy Javernick-Will, PhD

Dr. Javernick-Will is the Nicholas R. and Nancy D. Petry Professor in Construction Engineering and Management and serves as Associate Director for Graduate Research with Mortenson Center in Global Engineering.  She has a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and PhD from Stanford University in Civil Engineering. She teaches classes on estimating, scheduling, and managing projects and organizations. Dr. Javernick-Will’s research investigates post-disaster reconstruction and recovery, sustainable water and sanitation systems, knowledge mobilization and networks, and engineering education.  Amy is the recipient of American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)’s Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction (2018) and  “New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award”, Engineering News Record’s “Top 20 under 40” Award, and the College’s “Outstanding Advisor” award, among others. She is currently leading, or has led research projects on post-disaster recovery in India, Sri Lanka, Philippines and United States; and on WASH in India and Cambodia, in addition to serving as co-PI of the USAID Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership, which includes Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Research Interests

• Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Resiliency
• Social Sustainability of Infrastructure
• Knowledge Mobilization

Education

• Ph.D, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management Program, Stanford University
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, University of Colorado at Boulder
• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

Honors and Awards

• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction (2018)
• Outstanding Service Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado—Boulder (2018)
• Distinguished Professor Award, Construction Industry Institute (2016)
• Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, University of Colorado-Boulder (2015)
• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (2014)
• Outstanding Advisor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado—Boulder (2014)

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

• WASH Related
  • Cord, C.; Fink, E.; Javernick-Will, A.; Mukanga, J.; Bergeron, F.; Harvey, A.; Linden, K. G. Multimethod Analysis of Factors for Reliable and Sustainable Rural Water Infrastructure Maintenance in Uganda. ACS EST Water 2022, 2 (8), 1431–1439. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00181.
  • Pugel, K.; Javernick-Will, A.; Peabody, S.; Nyaga, C.; Mussa, M.; Mekonta, L.; Dimtse, D.; Watsisi, M.; Buhungiro, E.; Mulatu, T.; Annis, J.; Jordan, E.; Sandifer, E.; Linden, K. Pathways for Collaboratively Strengthening Water and Sanitation Systems. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 802, 149854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149854.
  • ​Cord, C.; Javernick-Will, A.; Buhungiro, E.; Harvey, A.; Jordan, E.; Lockwood, H.; Linden, K. Pathways to Consumer Demand and Payment for Professional Rural Water Infrastructure Maintenance across Low-Income Contexts. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 815, 152906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152906.
  • Pugel, K.; Javernick-Will, A.; Mussa, M.; Mekonta, L.; Dimtse, D.; Watsisi, M.; Huston, A.; Linden, K. Pathways for Securing Government Commitment for Activities of Collaborative Approaches. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 2022, 12 (3), 258–270. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.183.
  • Walters, J. P.; Valcourt, N.; Javernick-Will, A.; Linden, K. Sector Perspectives on the Attributes of System Approaches to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Service Delivery. J. Environ. Eng. 2022, 148 (6), 05022002. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0002010.
  • Davis, A.; Javernick-Will, A.; Cook, S. M. The Use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Identify Pathways to Successful and Failed Sanitation Systems. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 663, 507–517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.291.
• Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Related
  • Bodine, S. P.; Tracy, A.; Javernick-Will, A. Questioning the Effectiveness of Risk Reduction via Post-Disaster Relocation. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2022, 71, 102834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102834.
  • Goldwyn, B.; Javernick-Will, A.; Liel, A. Dilemma of the Tropics: Changes to Housing Safety Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities in Multihazard Environments. Nat. Hazards Rev. 2021, 22 (3), 04021012. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000457.
  • Goldwyn, B.; Javernick-Will, A.; Liel, A. B. Multi-Hazard Housing Safety Perceptions of Those Involved with Housing Construction in Puerto Rico. Sustainability 2022, 14 (7), 3802. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073802.
  • Opdyke, A.; Goldwyn, B.; Javernick-Will, A. Defining a Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Research Agenda. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, 52, 101950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101950.
  • Lochhead, M.; Goldwyn, B.; Venable, C.; Liel, A. B.; Javernick-Will, A. Assessment of Hurricane Wind Performance and Potential Design Modifications for Informally Constructed Housing in Puerto Rico. Nat Hazards 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05222-0. 
  • Venable, C.; Javernick-Will, A.; Liel, A. B.; Koschmann, M. A. Revealing (Mis)Alignments between Household Perceptions and Engineering Assessments of Post-Disaster Housing Safety in Typhoons. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, 53, 101976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101976.
  • Venable, C.; Liel, A. B.; Kijewski-Correa, T.; Javernick-Will, A. Wind Performance Assessment of Postdisaster Housing in the Philippines. Nat. Hazards Rev. 2021, 22 (4), 04021033. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000491.
  • Opdyke, A.; Javernick‐Will, A.; Koschmann, M. Assessing the Impact of Household Participation on Satisfaction and Safe Design in Humanitarian Shelter Projects. Disasters 2019, 43 (4), 926–953. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12405.
• Other
  • MacDonald, L.; Thomas, E.; Javernick-Will, A.; Austin-Breneman, J.; Aranda, I.; Salvinelli, C.; Klees, R.; Walters, J.; Parmentier, M. J.; Schaad, D.; Shahi, A.; Bedell, E.; Platais, G.; Brown, J.; Gershenson, J.; Watkins, D.; Obonyo, E.; Oyanedel-Craver, V.; Olson, M.; Lau, R.; Rao, G.; Arzon, A.; Krishnaswamy, K.; Pickering, A. J.; Mabey, C.; Johnson, A.; Gehr, R.; Linden, K. Aligning Learning Objectives and Approaches in Global Engineering Graduate Programs: Review and Recommendations by an Interdisciplinary Working Group. Development Engineering 2022, 7, 100095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deveng.2022.100095.
  • Poleacovschi, C.; Javernick-Will, A.; Wang, S.; Tong, T. Gendered Knowledge Accessibility: Evaluating the Role of Gender in Knowledge Seeking among Engineers in the US. J. Manage. Eng. 2021, 37 (1), 04020094. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000865.
  • Thomas, E.; Salvinelli, C.; Harper, J.; MacDonald, L.; Klees, R.; Platais, G.; Javernick-Will, A.; Linden, K. A Body of Knowledge and Pedagogy for Global Engineering. IJSLE 2021, 16 (1), 37–57. https://doi.org/10.24908/ijsle.v16i1.14483.

Books and Book Chapters

Jordan, E. and Amy Javernick-Will (2015). "Pathways to Livelihood Recovery: a Study of Tsunami-Affected Communities in Tamil Nadu, India," in Michèle Companion, ed.. Disasters' Impact on Livelihood and Cultural Survival: Losses, Opportunities, and Mitigation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Chapter 13.

Javernick-Will, Amy and W. Richard Scott (2011). "Who Needs to Know What?: Institutional Knowledge and Global Projects” in Global Projects : Institutional and Political Challenges, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 7. pp. 249-275

Javernick-Will, Amy and Timo Hartmann (2011). “Knowledge Management in Global Environments” in: Organization Management in Construction, Chinowsky, P. and Songer, T. Eds. Taylor and Francis New York, NY. Chapter 3 pp. 23-40.