DrGayani Karunasena
Senior Lecturer, Construction Management
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Senior Lecturer, Construction ManagementFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
- +61 3 524 79396 (Work)
- Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220
TEACHING EXPERTISE
Dr Gayani Karunasena is a Fellow of the Advanced Higher Education, recognised for her commitment to teaching excellence and student-centred learning. She creates inclusive and engaging learning environments that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and professional capability.
Her teaching focuses on the quantity surveying discipline, integrating real-world industry practice to prepare students for contemporary challenges in the built environment. She teaches across core areas such as:
- Building Measurement and Estimating
- Construction Procurement
- Contract Administration
- cost planning
- Quantity Surveying Practices (Value Management, Life Cycle Costing, Property Tax Depreciation)
- Research supervision
As Campus Coordinator for Construction Management (Burwood), she contributes to curriculum development and student success, with a strong focus on mentoring and developing industry-ready graduates.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFEATUREDHealth and Safety Training and Learning Framework for Foreign Workers in Malaysian Construction Industry
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFEATUREDA Novel Framework to Assess the Level of Energy Culture Maturity: The Case of Textile and Apparel Industrial Organisations
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFEATUREDAn Investigation into Optimising Water Flow of Industrial Symbiosis: Development and Application of a Model
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFEATUREDInvestigating residential building practitioner's compliance behaviour with energy rating scheme
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONModelling the Synergetic Impact of Leadership Styles and Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Performance of Construction Organizations in Sri Lanka20 Dec 2022
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISION1 Sep 2014 - 1 May 2018
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONA Framework to Integrate Sustainability Into The Public Procurement Process In The Sri Lankan Construction Industry13 Aug 2013 - 30 Jun 2023
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMeasuring Building Circularity Performance at the Design Stage
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONAn Investigation Into Sustaining the Energy Performance of New Single-Family Homes Through Dynamic Modelling
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONIntegrating Team Climate and Stakeholder Engagement to Manage Intragroup Conflicts in Construction Projects
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEnhancing construction and demolition waste management practices through managing circular economy knowledge of designers.
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONInvestigating the stakeholder behaviour to adopt Circular Economy for construction and demolition waste management
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEnhancing Circular Economy Implementation in the construction industry through digitalisation
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSustainable assessment of land use changes from town expansion
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONManaging Risk in Circular Economy Adoption in Construction Industry
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPsychosocial Hazards and Interventions: A Career-Stage Analysis for Women Construction Professionals
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCircular Economy Assessment in Transport Infrastructure Projects: Stakeholder Engagement Framework
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONAI Digital Twins for Circular Economy Driven Energy Exchange Ecosystems
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSelf-Compliance Approach to Liquid Waste Management
- DOCTORATE EXAMINERMainstreaming Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction in Non-Disaster Risk Reduction Non-Governmental Organizations Interventions in Bangladesh19 Mar 2021
