Heidi Wagner

Assistant professor Heidi Wagner, MS construction management and engineering, and PhD in design with a concentration in housing studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, joined the School for Workers’ faculty in January 2017. After graduating high school, Dr. Wagner joined the construction industry, working carpentry, developing technical knowledge in the built environment. More recently, Dr. Wagner’s work includes advancing research and advocacy skills supporting human resource diversity in the building trades, the larger construction industry, blue collar fields, and STEM education.

Research Area Keyword(s):

Women working in the building trades; building construction science; mitigating occupational segregation; urban planning (including housing studies)