Rate My Professor Temitope Egbelakin

Professor Temitope Egbelakin is a Professor in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia, serving as Deputy Head of School - Research and Executive Director of CIFAL Newcastle, a United Nations and UNITAR-affiliated training and research centre based at the university. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Master of Science from the National University of Singapore. An international scholar and leader, Professor Egbelakin has extensive experience in teaching, research, and industry practice across local and international contexts, facilitating knowledge transfer through professional activities and postgraduate qualifications. She has led the development and implementation of innovative projects in collaboration with strategic partners, various organisations, and indigenous communities.

Her research specializations encompass disaster resilience and sustainable development, building construction management, climate change adaptations, community resilience, gender and equity, heritage conservation, smart and resilient cities, and informatics, including maintenance and adaptive reuse of buildings. Key fields of research include architectural heritage and conservation, disaster and emergency management, and building construction management and project planning. Professor Egbelakin has authored books such as Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry (2024), Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience: Design, Methods and Knowledge in the Face of Climate Change (2022), and Earthquake Risks Mitigation - A Stakeholder's Perspective (2013). Notable journal articles include 'Eliciting social themes of flood mitigation and community engagement studies through text mining' (2025), 'Investigating factors underlying why householders remain in at-risk areas during bushfire disaster in Australia' (2024), and 'Contributions of the circular economy to the UN sustainable development goals through sustainable construction' (2022). She has received awards such as the 2021 Industry Engagement Award from the College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle; 2020 Highly Commendable Paper Literati Award from the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment; 2018 Highly Commendable Paper from the International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation; 2017 Best Paper Award at the 5th New Zealand Built Environment Researcher Symposium; and 2014 Research Achievement Award from the Project Management Institute of New Zealand. With total research grants exceeding $4 million and supervision of 14 completed higher degrees, her work significantly influences disaster resilience and construction management fields.