Flipping a Structures Class in a Construction Science Program

Dr. Holliday received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. After working for several years in the industry both in engineering design and estimating, she returned to the University of Oklahoma to pursue a PhD. During her PhD she was a Fulbright Fellow and a David L. Boren National Security Fellow studying earthquake resistant structures in developing areas and has studied structures in Turkey, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Haiti. She was also a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellow. She joined the Construction Science faculty at the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Dr. Holliday is a registered Professional Engineer. Her research interests have been in the areas of structural engineering, earthquake resistant buildings, low-cost earthquake solutions, and design and construction of earthen buildings – specifically Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB). Dr. Holliday participated in the assessment and evaluation following the May 20th 2013 Moore, OK tornado. Her most recent research interest is healthy and safe school designs.