Amal Bakchan | Bakshan

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Typical authorship convention:

Graduate students (marked with *) and postdocs (marked with #) from my research group that I have directly supervised. For student/postdoc-authored publications, the student/postdoc is the first author, and the advisor is the last author. For other authorship positions or larger collaborative papers, authorship order denotes contribution level.

Book Chapters

  • [B1] Bakchan, A., Nikkhou, S.*, Kordahi, M.* (202X). Using Mixed Methods to Explore Socio-Technical Infrastructure Systems. In Handbook of Infrastructure Communication (edited), pp. TBD. Wiley Publisher. (in press)

Journal Publications

  • [J18] Barnett, M.O., Maxcy-Brown, J., Bakchan, A., Elliott, M.A., Jordan, M., Rogers, S., White, D.W. (2025). The Right to Sanitation in the Historic Alabama Black Belt. Environmental Justice. https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2024.0065.
  • [J17] Allaire, M., Brusco, B., Bakchan, A., Elliott, M.A., Jordan, M., Maxcy-Brown, J., White, K.D. (202X). Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Inequity in Unincorporated Communities: Evidence from the United States. NPJ Clean Water. 7 (125). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00409-3.
  • [J16] Bakchan, A., White, K.D. (2024). Sustainable Development in Rural Underserved Communities through Improved Responsible Management of Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure: A Focus on the Alabama Black Belt. Environmental Science & Technology, 58, 42, 18671–18685. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c01170.
  • [J15] Maxcy-Brown, J., Wilson. T., Chai, R., McCaskill IV, H., Bakchan, A., Christian, L., Barnett, M.O., Elliott, M.A., White, K.D. (2024). The Past, Present, and Future of Wastewater Management in Alabama’s Black Belt. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 10(4): 04024007.
  • [J14] Elliot, E., Bakchan, A., Maxcy-Brown, J., D’Amato, V., Hallahan, D., White, K., Stallman, C., Bradley, S. (2023). Sustainable Wastewater Management for Underserved Communities using Federal Infrastructure Funds: Barriers, Bottlenecks, and Tradeoffs. Water Security, 20, 100152.
  • [J13] Bakchan, A., Roy, A., Faust, K.M. (2022). Leveraging Water-Wastewater Data Interdependencies to Understand Infrastructure Systems’ Behaviors during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Cleaner Production, 367 (2), 132962. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132962
  • [J12] Bakchan, A., Faust, K.M., Khwaja, N. (2022). Automated Vehicle Detection Systems Data as a Promising Approach for Roadway Construction Planning: The Case of Dallas, Texas Highway System. Transportation Research Record. doi.org/10.1177/03611981221115728
  • [J11] Bakchan, A., Roy, A., Faust, K.M. (2022). Impacts of COVID-19 Social Distancing Policies on Water Demand: A Population Dynamics Perspective. Journal of Environmental Management, 302 (A), 113949. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113949
  • [J10] Spearing, L., Bakchan, A., Hamlet, L., Stephens, K., Kaminsky, J., Faust, K. (2022). Comparing Qualitative Analysis Techniques for Construction Engineering and Management Research: The Case of Arctic Water Infrastructure. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148(7): 04022058.
  • [J9] Bakchan, A., Hacker, M., Faust, K.M. (2021). Resilient Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Systems through Integrated Humanitarian-Development Processes: The Case of Lebanon’s Protracted Refugee Crisis. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (9), 6407–6420. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05630
    Selected for Supplement Cover Volume 55, Issue 9
  • [J8] Bakchan, A., Faust K.M., Leite F. (2019). Seven-dimensional Automated Construction Waste Quantification and Management Framework: Integration with Project and Site Planning. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 146, 462-474.
  • [J7] Bakchan, A., Faust, K.M. (2019). Construction Waste Generation Estimates of institutional building projects: Leveraging Waste Hauling Tickets. Waste Management, 87, 301-312.
  • [J6] Guerra, B., Bakchan, A., Leite F., Faust, K.M. (2019). BIM-based Automated Construction Waste Estimation Algorithms: The Case of Concrete and Drywall Waste Streams. Waste Management, 87, 825-832.
  • [J5] Hamdar, Y., Bakchan A., Chehab G., Al-Qadi I., Little D. (2019). Framework for Benchmarking Pavement Practices in Data-scarce Regions – Case of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 22(3), 294-306.
  • [J4] Aldhaheri, M., Bakchan, A., Sandhu, M. (2018). A Structural Equation Model for enhancing effectiveness of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) major projects in the oil and gas industry: End-user’s perspective. Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(9), 1226-1252.
  • [J3] Bakshan, A., Srour, I., Chehab, G., El-Fadel, M., Karaziwan, J. (2017). Behavioral determinants towards enhancing construction waste management: A Bayesian Network analysis. Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 117, 274-284.
  • [J2] Bakshan, A., Srour, I., Chehab, G., El-Fadel, M. (2015). A Field Based Methodology for Estimating Waste Generation Rates at Various Stages of Construction Projects. Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 100, 70-80.
  • [J1] Srour, I., Abdul-Malak, M.A., Itani, M., Bakshan, A., Sidani, Y. (2013). Career Planning and Progression for Engineering Management Graduates: An Exploratory Study. Engineering Management Journal, 25(3), 85-100.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • [C11] Bakchan A., White K. (2024). Challenges to and Strategies for Regionalization of Responsible Management of Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure in the Rural Alabama Black Belt. The 97th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition & Conference (WEFTEC), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 6-9, 2024.
  • [C10] Bakchan, A., White K. (2024). Identifying Socio-technical Challenges to Decentralized Wastewater Management in the Rural Alabama Black Belt. The 2024 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, March 20-23, 2024.
  • [C9] Bakchan A., Chai R., McCaskill H., White, K. (2023). Scale of Responsible Management of Decentralized Clustered Wastewater Systems in Rural Alabama’s Black Belt: A Mixed-Method Analysis. The 96th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition & Conference (WEFTEC), Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2-4, 2023.
  • [C8] Bakchan A., White, K. (2022). Socio-technical Barriers to Successful Responsible Management Entities of Decentralized Clustered Wastewater Systems in the Rural Alabama’s Black Belt. The 95th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition & Conference (WEFTEC), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 8-12, 2022.
  • [C7] Bakchan, A., Roy, A., Faust, K.M. (2022). Using Wastewater Flow to Understand Water System’s Demand Behavior during COVID-19 Pandemic in an Urban Metropolitan City in Texas. The 2022 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, March 9-12, 2022.
  • [C6] Bakchan, A., Faust, K.M., Khwaja, N. (2022). Big AVDS Data as a Promising Approach for Roadway Construction Planning: The Case of Dallas, Texas Highway System. The 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Jan 9-13, 2022.
    Invited for Publication in Transportation Research Record
  • [C5] Bakchan A., Hacker, M., Faust, K.M., Kaminsky, J. (2020). Humanitarian-Development Nexus regarding Water and Wastewater Service Provision: Learning from Lebanon’s Protracted Population Displacement. The 2020 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Tempe, Arizona, USA, Mar 8-10, 2020.
  • [C4] Bakchan, A., Guerra, B., Faust, K.M., Leite, F. (2019). BIM-based estimation of wood waste stream: The case of institutional building project. The 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Jun 17-19, 2019.
  • [C3] Hamdar, Y., Bakchan A., Chehab G., Al-Qadi I., Little D. (2019). Framework for Benchmarking Pavement Practices in Data-scarce Regions: The Case of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 98th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Jan 13-17, 2019.
  • [C2] Bakshan, A., Srour, I., Chehab, G. (2016). Using Bayesian Networks models to improve behavior towards waste management in construction projects. The 1st European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and construction Conference – Interaction between Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering and Construction, Istanbul, Turkey, May 24-29, 2016.
  • [C1] Bakshan, A., Srour, I., Chehab, G., El-Fadel, M., Karaziwan, J. (2014). A Methodology for Estimating Construction Waste and its Applicability for the Case of Lebanon. The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, Sharjah, UAE, February 12-13, 2014.

Magazine Articles

  • [M2] Bakchan, A., Chai, R., Christian, L., White, K.D., Maxcy-Brown, J., Elliott, M.A., Barnett, M.O. (2025). Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Management in the Rural Alabama Black Belt. The Onsite Journal; Spring 2025.
  • [M1] Maxcy-Brown, J., White, K.D., Christian, L., Bakchan, A., Chai, R., Elliott, M.A., Barnett, M.O., McGlohn, E. (2024). Addressing Wastewater Infrastructure Challenges in the Rural Alabama Black Belt. The Onsite Journal; Spring 2024.