Join us in RT0.29 (The Design Studio) on Monday December 5th, 1100-1200 for a 1-hour workshop presented by Dr Vivien Chow, Lecturer in Construction and Project Management, exploring the role of public engagement in project success. The workshop will discuss the power dynamics at play between researchers and public stakeholders - from participants in research studies, to industrial partners and government. Through a series of role-plays, attendees will be challenged to consider how they perceive - and are perceived by - stakeholders in their work, how they communicate with different stakeholders, and how perceptions of all parties can inform the very definition of "project success".
Attendance is free and all are welcome - please register so we can order refreshments!
Bio: Dr Vivien Chow, Lecturer in Construction and Project Management, Loughborough University
Vivien joined Loughborough University in June 2017 as lecturer in construction engineering management. Previously she was a Research Associate at the University of New South Wales, and undertook her PhD studies at the University of Hong Kong. Her PhD explored the politics of engagement, specifically how power relationships play out during public engagement processes. In September 2022 Vivien joined the academic leadership of C-DICE, the Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure Cities and Energy.
Vivien’s current research interests fall under the following broad areas: public engagement and stakeholder management; risk management of critical infrastructure; the role of material artefacts in communications across knowledge boundaries; the power dynamics at play in projects and project management processes; and qualitative methodology, particularly processual research and ethnographic studies.
