Phone: 903.566.7002
Email: kkim@uttyler.edu
Building: RBN
Department: Civil and Construction Engineering and Management
Kyudong Kim
Degrees
l Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2025
l M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2022
l B.E., Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 2008
Biography
Dr. Kyudong Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering and Management at The University of Texas at Tyler. He brings a unique combination of academic expertise and extensive global industry experience to his role, having worked for 12 years at Samsung C&T Corporation across diverse international construction projects before pursuing graduate studies.
Dr. Kim's professional background spans multiple continents, where he served as project control manager and field engineer on major infrastructure projects in South Korea, UAE, Kuwait, India, and Indonesia. His industry experience also includes strategic leadership as a human resource manager at Samsung C&T's corporate headquarters, providing him with valuable insights into organizational dynamics and workforce management in the construction sector.
His research program focuses on organizational adaptation and performance in construction, with particular emphasis on how external disruptions—such as pandemics and natural disasters—impact construction organizations and project outcomes. Dr. Kim's interdisciplinary approach bridges construction management, organizational behavior, and disaster resilience, examining critical issues including pandemic-induced organizational changes, effective crisis communication strategies, organization-public relationships during extreme weather events, and ethical decision-making in engineering practice.
This combination of extensive international industry experience and rigorous academic training positions Dr. Kim uniquely to address real-world challenges facing the construction industry while advancing theoretical understanding of organizational behavior in complex project environments.
Selected Journal Publications
l Kim, K., Tiedmann H. R., and Faust K. M.. (2025). “Exploration of Organizational Changes and Perceived Productivity Shifts Driven by COVID-19: A Comparative Study.” (ASCE) Journal of Management in Engineering. 41(5). 04025036. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMENEA/MEENG-6754
l Kim, K., Stephens, K. K., McGlone, M. S., Rabby, M., Mendez Murillo, R., Castellanos, S., & Faust, K. M. (2025). “Enhancing Individual Disaster Preparedness by Improving Message Effectiveness, Risk Perception, and Trust.” Sustainable Cities and Society. 121. 106164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106164
l Kim, K., Ciszek, E., Ki, W., & Faust, K. M.. (2025). “Building institutional trust during disasters: An organization-public relationship examination of public service organizations (PSOs).” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 118, 105253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105253
l Kim, K., LaPatin M., Walsh K. P., Poleacovschi C., Feinstein S., and Faust K. M.. (2025). “Moral Sensitivity amongst Engineering Students in a Natural Disaster Context.” (ASCE) Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 151(2), 04024009. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEECD/EIENG-2096.
l Kim, K., Tiedmann H. R., and Faust K. M.. (2024). “Construction Industry Changes Induced by The COVID-19 Pandemic.” Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 32(7), 4413-4438. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2023-0983.
Courses Teach
l CENG 2336: Geomatics
l CENG 4339: Civil Engineering Construction Management
Curriculum Vitae