Gina has been interested in engineering since her early childhood in Iran. In 1989, she became the first woman to earn a PhD in Building Engineering from Concordia University. Since then, she has paved the way for many young women, working throughout her career to support women in the industry. To celebrate her achievements, in 2018, Concordia's faculty of engineering and computer science was renamed the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.