The Forewoman Building the Construction Workforce

Dr. Denise R. Simmons is a leader to watch within the civil engineering profession and construction industry. Using deep insights from a fourteen-year industry career and her strengths as a systems thinker, Dr. Simmons is developing and disseminating empirically-grounded models and strategies for improved human competence, motivation, and learning.

The NSF-funded and award-winning University of Florida faculty member has once again secured an American Society of Civil Engineers journal Editor’s Choice designation. The Journal of Construction Engineering and Management has selected her manuscript, Work Values across Generations among Construction Professionals in the United States, to be featured in JCEM Volume 144, Issue 10.

Simmons’ manuscript explores how construction professionals’ work values are influenced by generational status. Understanding this influence adds value for construction companies as they support current employees and recruit new employees. The study examines similarities and differences in responses based on membership in a specific generation (e.g., baby boomer or Generation Xer).

Work Values across Generations among Construction Professionals in the United States, is available in the ASCE Library.