Dr Helen Giggins

Dr Helen Giggins

Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture and Built Environment (Construction Management (Building))

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Giggins is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Construction Management in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. Helen received her PhD from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2009. Her current research interests are diverse, ranging across disaster management and recovery to the use of ITC in education. Her previous research interests include privacy preserving data publishing, privacy preserving data mining, trust management and graph theory applications.

Research Expertise
Helen has a diverse research expertise, having completed her PhD in the area of statistical database security, but now working in the field of construction management and disaster risk reduction.

Administrative Expertise
Helen is currently the Deputy Assistant Dean (Teaching & Learning) for the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment. She was previously the Program Convenor for the Bachelor of Construction Management (Building), and was on Academic Senate in an elected position for the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment.

Collaborations
Helen is currently involved in several research collaborations, and grants. These include several active DFAT funded projects being conducted in the pacific and broader ASEAN region.


Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Computer Science, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Construction Management
  • Data Mining
  • Disaster Management
  • Disaster Management and Recovery
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Graph Theory Applications
  • Privacy Preserving Data Publishing
  • Project Planning
  • Work-Integrated Learning

Languages

  • English (Fluent)

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
330106 Architecture for disaster relief 40
330202 Building construction management and project planning 30
330201 Automation and technology in building and construction 30

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Senior Lecturer University of Newcastle
School of Architecture and Built Environment
Australia

Academic appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/2/2011 - 1/11/2011 Project Officer University of Newcastle
School of Engineering and Built Environments
Australia
1/11/2010 - 1/1/2011 Research Assistant Charles Sturt University
School of Computing and Mathematics

Awards

Award

Year Award
2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment - The University of Newcastle (Australia)
2018 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence and Contribution to Student Learning
The University of Newcastle, Australia

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
ARBE3308 Building Information Modelling (BIM
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Course Coordinator 27/2/2018 - 1/2/2019
ARBE1105 Communication in the Built Environment
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Lecturer 25/2/2019 - 5/6/2020
ARBE3301 Construction Project Planning
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment - The University of Newcastle (Australia)
Helen has developed this course over recent years. The addition of BIM content and assessment is a significant change in this course.
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 27/2/2012 - 27/3/2017
ARBE1306 Construction Management Fundamentals
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 27/2/2017 - 5/6/2020
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Chapter (5 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2020 Ahmed KI, Gajendran T, Brewer G, Giggins H, 'Developing Women Community Leaders: Building Capacity for Fijian Disaster Resilience', 32-33 (2020)
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran, Graham Brewer, Ifte Ahmed
2018 Salami RO, Von Meding J, Giggins H, 'The urban political ecology of flood vulnerability in the core area of Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria', 1, 36-50 (2018) [B1]
2012 Giggins HP, Gu N, 'Web 2.0 opportunities for professional placement', -, 123-136 (2012) [B2]
2007 Brankovic L, Islam MZ, Giggins HP, 'Privacy-preserving data mining', 151-165 (2007) [B1]
2007 Brankovic L, Giggins HP, 'Statistical database security', 167-181 (2007) [B1]
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-69861-6_12
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Conference (22 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Giggins H, Ahmed K, Gajendran T, 'Building capacity and developing community women leadership for disaster resilience in Fiji', 406-411 (2019) [E1]
Co-authors Ifte Ahmed, Thayaparan Gajendran
2015 Morrison T, Giggins H, foulcher N, 'Preserving Lost Industrial Heritage: Newcastle Australia', Across Space and Time. Papers from the 41st Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, 501-507 (2015) [E1]
Co-authors Nicholas Foulcher
2015 Salami R, Von Meding JK, Giggins H, Olotu A, 'Disasters, vulnerability and inadequate housing in Nigeria: A viable strategic framework.', Proceedings ANDROID Residential Doctoral School, 467-1-467-5 (2015) [E1]
2014 Giggins H, Von Meding J, Gajendran T, MacKee J, Brewer G, 'The negative impact of media and socio-political influence on disaster reconstruction and resilience', Proceedings of the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management - The Role of Science, Technology and Practice, IDRC Davos 2014, 269-270 (2014) [E1]

The construction sector has an important role to play in the future creation of a more resilient built environment. The restoration of and design of new community infrastructure i... [more]

The construction sector has an important role to play in the future creation of a more resilient built environment. The restoration of and design of new community infrastructure in the wake of major disasters can provide opportunities to reduce future threats and hazards in the built environment. However, there are often competing interests involved and these sociopolitical factors may result in a lack of transparency and fairness around decision-making processes. It has been previously documented that reconstruction efforts can be unduly impacted by misguided political and economic pressures to get communities 'back on their feet' quickly. Large scale disasters, particularly where there has been significant loss of life, tend to trigger intense media scrutiny and public expectation for rapid response and recovery. Particularly where there has been a large public fund-raising effort, both victims and donors often feel a stronger sense of attachment to the immediate recovery efforts in effected communities. The resulting media scrutiny and public pressure, real or perceived, on politicians to make quick decisions in relation to the reconstruction of community built infrastructure can lead to knee-jerk announcements regarding reconstruction plans that do not consider the longer-term sustainability and resilience of a community. In non-urban, or regional, communities the impact of poor political decisions can become even more pronounced. This paper will present analysis from semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders involved in the reconstruction after the 'Black Saturday' fires that occurred in regional Victoria, Australia, in early 2009.

Co-authors Graham Brewer, Jamie Mackee, Thayaparan Gajendran
2014 Brewer G, Giggins H, Von Meding J, Mackee J, Gajendran T, 'Understanding the role of human and nonhuman actants in post-disaster contexts: A tentative deployment of Actor Network Theory to evaluate its usefulness', Proceedings of the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management - The Role of Science, Technology and Practice, IDRC Davos 2014, 116-118 (2014) [E1]

In the aftermath of disasters attention naturally focuses on the impacts humans experience during rescue, recovery and rebuilding. Resilient outcomes are desirable but by no means... [more]

In the aftermath of disasters attention naturally focuses on the impacts humans experience during rescue, recovery and rebuilding. Resilient outcomes are desirable but by no means guaranteed, and the consequences are usually attributed to the actions of humans. In a novel deployment this research uses an Actor Network Theory (ANT) lens to reanalyse case study data from three disaster theatres. It reveals the impact of nonhuman actants upon human actants, and their consequences for recovery efforts and resilience outcomes. In particular it exposes the potential economic retardation that food aid can inflict on fragile societies; the value of coherent policies and processes for resilient reconstruction in highly structured societies, and; the mixed blessings arising from the presence of TV cameras in disaster theatres. It concludes that using an ANT lens sensitises researchers to the influences that nonhuman actants can exert in dynamic post-disaster contexts, but that the use of purist ANT approach to solving problems within disaster theatres is not a practical proposition.

Co-authors Graham Brewer, Jamie Mackee, Thayaparan Gajendran
2014 Brewer G, Giggins H, von Meding J, Mackee J, Gajendran T, 'Mixed Messages: Tacit Communication Emanating from Non-human Actants in Disaster Contexts', Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 521-527 (2014) [E1]
DOI 10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00971-X
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran, Jamie Mackee, Graham Brewer
2014 Brankovic L, Muir A, Giggins H, 'Teaching Mathematical Reasoning: From Textbooks to Software', Proceedings of the AAEE2014 Conference Wellington, New Zealand, 949-957 (2014) [E1]
2014 Shih S, Sher W, Giggins H, Kanjanabootra S, 'BIM-enabled approaches to code-checking: chellenges within the Australian regulatory context.', 140-149 (2014) [E2]
Co-authors Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Willy Sher
2014 Morrison T, Giggins H, Goddard K, 'Preserving the Cultural Heritage of iconic Newcastle hotels', Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, 573-582 (2014) [E1]
DOI 10.14575/gl/heritage2014
2013 Gajendran T, Brewer G, MacKee J, Giggins H, Goff RL, 'Organising the management of disaster recovery and construction: A built environment perspective.', International Conference on Building Resilience 2013, 55-55 (2013) [E1]
Co-authors Graham Brewer, Jamie Mackee, Thayaparan Gajendran
2013 Giggins H, Morrison T, Foulcher N, 'Bringing Together the Present with the Industrial past: the Newcastle Digitalised Heritage Project', Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures, 1-12 (2013) [E2]
Co-authors Nicholas Foulcher
2013 Shih SY, Sher W, Giggins HP, 'Assessment of the Building Code of Australia to Inform the Development of BIM-enabled Code checking Systems', Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society, 1-13 (2013) [E1]
Co-authors Willy Sher
2013 Morrison T, Giggins H, Foulcher N, 'Timeline Newcastle: Reconstructing Industrial Newcastle - Implementation and Exhibition', Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA London 2013), 100-105 (2013) [E1]
Co-authors Nicholas Foulcher
2013 Gajendran T, Mackee J, Brewer G, Giggins HP, Le Goff R, 'The impact of governance: Collision of the social and political dimensions on sustainable post disaster redevelopment', Resilience: Individual, institutional and societal coping strategies, x-x (2013) [E1]
Co-authors Jamie Mackee, Thayaparan Gajendran, Graham Brewer
2012 Morrison T, Giggins HP, Foulcher NC, 'Evolving architectural history and digital intangible heritage', NODEM 2012: Archiving and Visualization of Intangible Heritage, -, 38-39 (2012) [E3]
Co-authors Nicholas Foulcher
2012 Giggins HP, Brankovic L, 'VICUS - A noise addition technique for categorical data', Proceedings of the Tenth Australasian Data Mining Conference AusDM' 2012, 134, 139-148 (2012) [E1]
Citations Scopus - 2
2011 Islam MZ, Giggins HP, 'Knowledge discovery through SysFor - a systematically developed forest of multiple decision trees', Proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Data Mining Conference (AusDM'11), 121, 197-204 (2011) [E1]
2009 Berretta RE, Giggins HP, 'Online support material for computer science honours program using Blackboard', Proceedings 2009 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, 5, 18-22 (2009) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/iccsit.2009.5234460
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Regina Berretta
2008 Giggins HP, Brankovic L, 'Statistical disclosure control: To trust or not to trust', Proceedings: International Symposium on Computer Science and Its Applications, CSA 2008, 108-113 (2008) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/csa.2008.12
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
2004 Alfalayleh MMD, Brankovic L, Giggins HP, Islam MZ, 'Towards the graceful tree conjecture: a survey', Proceedings from Fifteenth Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms, 239-247 (2004) [E1]
2003 Giggins HP, Brankovic L, 'Protecting Privacy in Genetic Databases', Proceedings for EMAC 2003, - (2003) [E1]
2002 Giggins HP, Brankovic L, 'Ethical and Privacy Issues in Genetic Databases', Third Australian Institute of Computer Ethics Conference, 34-45 (2002) [E1]
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Creative Work (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2012 Morrison T, Foulcher NC, Giggins HP, 'Reconstructing Victorian Newcastle' (2012) [J1]
Co-authors Nicholas Foulcher

Journal article (9 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2025 Hutton A, Maud K, Giggins H, Skipp M, Verdon-Kidd D, 'Are We Adequately Promoting Climate Change Adaptation to Address the Increasing Heatwaves Affecting the Elderly?', International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 16, 182-189 (2025) [C1]
DOI 10.1007/s13753-025-00620-x
Co-authors Danielle Verdon, Kim Maund, Alison Hutton
2022 Newaz MT, Giggins H, Ranasinghe U, 'A Critical Analysis of Risk Factors and Strategies to Improve Mental Health Issues of Construction Workers', SUSTAINABILITY, 14 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/su142013024
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 7
Co-authors Tanvi Newaz
2022 Seddiky MA, Giggins H, Gajendran T, 'Impact of Non-DRR NGOs? interventions for community-based DRR mainstreaming in Bangladesh', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, 77 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103088
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran
2022 Seddiky MA, Giggins H, Gajendran T, 'Non-DRR NGOs strategies for livelihood development in the coastal communities of Bangladesh: a case study', NATURAL HAZARDS, 111, 2155-2175 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1007/s11069-021-05097-7
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran
2021 Seddiky A, Giggins H, Gajendran T, 'Philosophical underpinnings of disaster risk reduction research: The case for social constructivism', Estudios De Economia Aplicada, 39 (2021) [C1]

In response to the growing interdisciplinarity of disaster research, this paper explores the philosophical underpinnings of disaster research to a) elucidate the methodological ch... [more]

In response to the growing interdisciplinarity of disaster research, this paper explores the philosophical underpinnings of disaster research to a) elucidate the methodological choices that disaster researchers make b) reflect on how these different choices and philosophical approaches consider disaster risk, and c) provide arguments in favor of the application of social constructivism for improving the results of disaster research. It investigates the epistemological and ontological underpinnings of social constructivism and objectivism and reflects on how they are applied in disaster research through a review of the literature. For ease and to avoid repetitive duplication of the references, the endnote reference manager was used in this study, with all references employed in this study managed using the endnote library. APA 6th reference style is followed to manage and harmonized the bibliographic section. Its findings indicate that the objectivist approaches that dominated the field until the 1980s emphasized the role of science and technology in reducing disaster risk focused on the physical and natural elements of different disasters, and therefore lack certain applicability. As a counter, this paper argues that a discursive, social constructivist approach that considers disasters as socially framed, rooted, and constructed may provide more fruitful applications of disaster research.

DOI 10.25115/eea.v39i10.5405
Citations Scopus - 2
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran
2020 Seddiky MA, Giggins H, Gajendran T, 'International principles of disaster risk reduction informing NGOs strategies for community based DRR mainstreaming: The Bangladesh context', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 48 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101580
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran
2017 Salami RO, von Meding JK, Giggins HP, 'Urban settlements' vulnerability to flood risks in African cities: A conceptual framework', Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 9 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.4102/jamba.v9i1.370
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3
2017 Salami RO, Von Meding JK, Giggins , 'Vulnerability of human settlements to flood risk in the core area of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria', Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 9 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.4102/jamba.v9i1.371
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 1
1987 Gerkens JF, Armsworth SJ, Bhagwandeen BS, Smith AJ, 'Chemical renal medullectomy prevents frusemide-induced inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstriction in the in situ blood perfused rat mesentery', Journal of Hypertension, 5, 273-275 (1987)
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
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Report (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2018 Ahmed I, Gajendran T, Brewer G, Giggins H, 'Building Capacity for Fijian Disaster Resilience: Developing Women Community Leaders', 1-6 (2018)
Co-authors Thayaparan Gajendran, Graham Brewer, Ifte Ahmed
2016 Von Meding JK, Cooper V, Kanjanabootra S, Giggins H, Forino G, Allison J, 'Modelling disaster resilience: enhancing student learning through trans-disciplinary simulation of wicked scenarios (RES-SIM)' (2016)
Co-authors Sittimont Kanjanabootra

Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 Johnson T, 'Approaches to reduce the disaster vulnerability of forcibly displaced people: humanitarian practitioners and the Rohingya' (2024)
Co-authors Thomas Johnson
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 14
Total funding $917,570

Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.


20241 grants / $673,204

The Heatwave Hub: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment, Resilience and Preparedness Initiative for Vulnerable Communities across NSW$673,204

Funding body: NSW Reconstruction Authority

Funding body NSW Reconstruction Authority
Project Team Doctor Danielle Verdon-Kidd, Professor Alison Hutton, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran, Associate Professor Kim Maund, Doctor Helen Giggins, Professor Alison Hutton, Associate Professor Kim Maund
Scheme Disaster Ready Fund
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2024
Funding Finish 2026
GNo G2301408
Type Of Funding C2300 – Aust StateTerritoryLocal – Own Purpose
Category 2300
UON Y

20221 grants / $19,982

Climate change adaptation to increasing heat waves impacting the elderly$19,982

Funding body: Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Excellence)

Funding body Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Excellence)
Project Team

Dr Danielle Verdon-Kidd, Dr Kim Maund, Prof Alison Hutton, Dr Helen Giggins

Scheme SDG Related Research Grants
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2022
Funding Finish 2022
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20181 grants / $5,000

Creating an immediate sense of belonging for all students in SABE using Universal Online Induction$5,000

Success and retention have been linked closely to a student’s experience in their first semester of study, and orientation is a key component in this experience. Recent research has shown that a sense of belonging is an important retention marker for students. Anecdotal feedback from our Distance students in the School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE) indicates that these students feel particularly disconnected from their lecturers and on-campus cohort. The two components of this project address two core needs of students: (i) practical know-how in negotiating a new set of systems such as the Hub, tutorial enrolment etc., and (ii) the subtler interpersonal aspects of developing fluency in a new culture.

Funding body: Office of the DVC (A), The University of Newcastle, Australia

Funding body Office of the DVC (A), The University of Newcastle, Australia
Project Team

Dr Helen Giggins, Dr Warren Reilly, Dr Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Dr Judy-Anne Osborn, Dr Nicholas Foulcher, Dr Sarah Jozefiak, Mr Andrew Dunne

Scheme 2018 Teaching and Innovation Investment Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2018
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20172 grants / $42,000

Disaster Resilience Education Capacity Building in Latin America$30,000

Funding body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Funding body Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Project Team Doctor Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Doctor Jason Von Meding, Doctor Helen Giggins, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran, Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Associate Professor Jamie MacKee, Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmed, Mr Ali Papzan, Dr Holmes Julian Paez Martinez, Professor Jose Rubens Morato Leite, Dr Jeffery Walters
Scheme Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR)
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2018
GNo G1700656
Type Of Funding C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose
Category 2100
UON Y

Building Capacity for Fijian Disaster Resilience: Developing Women Community Leaders$12,000

Funding body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Funding body Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Project Team Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmed, Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Doctor Helen Giggins, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran
Scheme Australian National Commission for UNESCO Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2018
GNo G1601191
Type Of Funding C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose
Category 2100
UON Y

20161 grants / $70,000

Disaster Resilience Education Capacity Building in South-East Asia$70,000

Funding body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Funding body Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Project Team Doctor Jason Von Meding, Doctor Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Doctor Helen Giggins, Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran, Associate Professor Jamie MacKee, Professor Mario Delos Reyes, Dr Indrajit Pal, Professor Hung Pham, Dr Sharifah Syed Zakaria
Scheme Australia-ASEAN Council (AAC) grants program
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2016
Funding Finish 2017
GNo G1501214
Type Of Funding C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose
Category 2100
UON Y

20151 grants / $50,000

Modelling disaster resilience: enhancing student learning through trans-disciplinary simulation of wicked scenarios (RES-SIM)$50,000

Funding body: Office for Learning and Teaching

Funding body Office for Learning and Teaching
Project Team Doctor Jason Von Meding, Doctor Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Doctor Helen Giggins, Dr Vanessa Cooper
Scheme Seed Projects
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2015
Funding Finish 2015
GNo G1401485
Type Of Funding Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category 1CS
UON Y

20142 grants / $39,750

Resilience Education Australia-China-Taipei (REACT) Network$38,250

Funding body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Funding body Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Project Team Doctor Jason Von Meding, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran, Associate Professor Jamie MacKee, Doctor Helen Giggins, Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Doctor Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Professor Qian Ye, Professor Zhangang Han, Associate Professor Yanli Lue, Associate Professor Wan-yu Shih, Associate Professor Jie-Ying Wu, Associate Professor Wen-Yen Lin
Scheme National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2014
Funding Finish 2014
GNo G1400533
Type Of Funding Other Public Sector - Commonwealth
Category 2OPC
UON Y

Heritage 2013, Guimaraes, Portugal, 22-25 July 2014$1,500

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Project Team Doctor Helen Giggins
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2014
Funding Finish 2014
GNo G1400440
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

20131 grants / $1,200

Visiting Pasts, Developing Future International Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. 5 - 9 April 2013$1,200

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Project Team Doctor Helen Giggins
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2013
Funding Finish 2014
GNo G1300350
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

20123 grants / $15,234

Mapping research priorities for disaster preparedness and recovery: Improving built environment resilience through construction industry collaboration$9,394

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Jamie MacKee, Professor Thayaparan Gajendran, Doctor Helen Giggins, Professor Michael Ostwald
Scheme Linkage Pilot Research Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2012
Funding Finish 2012
GNo G1101160
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

New Staff Grant 2012$5,000

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Doctor Helen Giggins
Scheme New Staff Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2012
Funding Finish 2012
GNo G1200984
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

10th Australasian Data Mining Conference, 2012, Sydney, 5 - 7 December 2012$840

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Project Team Doctor Helen Giggins
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2012
Funding Finish 2013
GNo G1201126
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

20091 grants / $1,200

The 2009 International Conference on Education, Information Technology Applications (EITA 2009), Beijing, China, 8-11 August 2009$1,200

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Project Team Doctor Helen Giggins
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2009
Funding Finish 2009
GNo G0190407
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed5
Current1

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2025 PhD Data-Driven Disaster Management - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Disaster Management Strategies Across Australia PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2025 PhD Resilience By Stealth: A Transdisciplinary Proposal for the Integration of Creativity and Disaster Risk Reduction PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2024 PhD Approaches to Reduce the Disaster Vulnerability of Forcibly Displaced People: Humanitarian Practitioners and the Rohingya PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2021 PhD Mainstreaming Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction in Non-Disaster Risk Reduction Non-Governmental Organizations Interventions in Bangladesh PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2017 PhD Determinants of Urban Settlements' Vulnerability to Flood Hazard in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2016 PhD Challenges Associated with Implementing BIM-Enabled Code-Checking Systems Within the Design Process PhD (Building), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
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News

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News • 10 Sep 2024

$1.3m funding to better prepare for heatwaves

A project which aims to improve preparedness for the escalating threat of heatwaves in regional NSW, has been awarded more than $1.3m funding through the Disaster Ready Fund – an Australian Government initiative that supports projects which address the physical and social impacts of disasters on communities.

Australia-ASEAN Council funding for disaster resiliance

News • 8 Jan 2016

Australia-ASEAN Council funding for Disaster Resilience

A team of UON researchers have secured funding of $77,000 in the inaugural round of the Australia-ASEAN Council grant program for their project 'Disaster Resilience Education Capacity Building in South-East Asia'.

Dr Helen Giggins

Position

Senior Lecturer
School of Architecture and Built Environment
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Focus area

Construction Management (Building)

Contact Details

Email helen.giggins@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4921 6424
Fax (02) 4921 6913

Office

Room A-106
Building Architecture
Location Callaghan
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308
Australia
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