Ilcheva, Maria
- Research Associate Professor, Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center , Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Overview
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Dr. Maria Ilcheva, Assistant Director of Planning and Operations is the Assistant Director of Planning and Operations of the Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center. She serves as subject matter expert in data analytics and behavioral research. Over the last fifteen years, she has worked on various economic development, social and behavioral projects, which examine quality of life issues through community indicators such as education, transportation, economic opportunity and resilience. Most of the projects she leads include comprehensive data analysis and community engagement. Some of her recent research projects include the 2020 Miami-Dade County Community Needs Assessment, the Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Sector in Miami-Dade County, Make It Miami Manufacturing Report, Small Business, Big Impact, and the Miami-Dade Status of Women reports.
Dr. Ilcheva leads the Census Information Center at the Metropolitan Center, one of 59 such centers established by the U.S. Census Bureau for the dissemination of information and data produced by the Census Bureau to underserved communities.
Dr. Ilcheva is an instructor at FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs specializing in Russian politics, European politics, comparative politics, international relations and research methods. She holds a Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from Florida International University.
research interests
- Data Analytics; Behavioral research
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2015Private sector and disaster risk reduction: The Cases of Bogota, Miami, Kingston, San Jose, Santiago, and VancouverFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.09.008 Web of Science: 000368929100003
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Book Chapter
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2010The Hispanic vote in Florida. 251-270.
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Research
principal investigator on
- Status of Women in Broward County awarded by Broward County 2020 - 2023
- Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment of City of Boynton Beach awarded by City of Boynton Beach Economic Developme 2020 - 2022
- Impacts of Habitat for Humanity Homeownership awarded by Habitat for Humanity of Broward 2020 - 2021
- The Women's Fund Miami-Dade Gender Equity Dashboard awarded by Women's Fund of Miami-Dade County 2021
- Black Philanthropy: Assessing the Landscape in Miami-Dade awarded by Miami Foundation 2020 - 2021
- 2020 Traffic Operations Employee Interviews awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2020
- Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment for CAHSD awarded by Miami-Dade County 2019 - 2020
- Broward 2020 Census Focus Groups awarded by Health Foundation of South Florida 2019
- Manufacturing Study awarded by Citibank 2018 - 2019
- Miami Foundation 2020 Census Focus Group awarded by Miami Foundation 2019
- Key Biscayne Economic Impact Analysis for EB-5 Investment awarded by Key Biscayne Community Foundation 2018 - 2019
- Palm Beach Resident Transportation Survey awarded by Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Org. 2018 - 2019
- Strategic Planning Retreat - Traffic Operations Cost Center, FDOT District VI awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2018
- 2017-18 Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) Transportation Summit: Ancillary Costs awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2018
- 2017 Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) Transportation Summit Planning awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2017 - 2018
- Economic Analysis: Potential Short and Long-Term Impact of Reducing Hours Available for Liquor Sales awarded by City of Miami Beach 2017
- 5th Edition Citizens' Guide to Transportation awarded by Miami-Dade County MPO 2016 - 2017
- 2017 FDOT District 2 Employee Interviews awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2017
- City of Miami Beach - Convention Center Hotel Survey awarded by City of Miami Beach 2016
- Miami Downtown Employee Characteristics and Attitudes Analysis awarded by Miami Downtown Development Authority 2016
- City of Miami Annexation Feasibility Study, 2015 awarded by City of Miami 2015 - 2016
- Miami-Dade Transit Department: 2015 Employee Satisfaction Survey awarded by Miami-Dade County Transit 2015 - 2016
- The State of the Industrial/Logistics Market in Miami-Dade County awarded by Commercial Industrial Assoc of South FL 2015
- CITT - 2014 Transportation Sympoisum awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2014 - 2015
- MDC Information Technology Department Employee Survey awarded by Miami-Dade County Information Technology 2015
- Report on the Haitian Community in Miami-Dade awarded by Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center 2014 - 2015
- 2014 Elections Voter Guides Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Colorado (Organization currently has MOU in place with FIU). awarded by Job Creators Network 2014
- CITT Transportation Community Forum: A Listening Session awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2014
- Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department Employee Survey awarded by Miami-Dade County Information Technology 2013
- MIAMI-DADE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) CITIZENS GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION awarded by Miami-Dade County MPO 2013
- City of Miami Annexation Feasibility Study awarded by City of Miami 2013
- Transportation Symposium Planning and Organization awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2012 - 2013
- Overcrowding Assessment awarded by Miami Foundation 2012 - 2013
- The Children's Trust Provider Survey awarded by Children's Trust 2012 - 2013
- Miami Fellows Program Evaluation awarded by Miami Foundation 2012 - 2013
- City of Hollywood, Department Quality Assurance Secret Shop Initiative awarded by City of Hollywood 2012 - 2013
- A public awareness survey will evaluate the general public's basic awareness of the metropolitan transportation planning process in Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties awarded by Clear Light Communications Inc 2012
- Liberty City Survey awarded by Center for Place-Based Initiatives 2012
- 2011 MPO Annual Summer Newsletter awarded by Miami-Dade County MPO 2011
- Cost Share to 240500573 (qual awarded by Miami-Dade County Aviation Department 2007 - 2010
- Quality Assurance Shops for MIA. awarded by Miami-Dade County Aviation Department 2007 - 2010
- 2010 MD MPO Annual Newsletter awarded by Miami-Dade County MPO 2010
- 2010 MD MPO Newsletter awarded by Miami-Dade County MPO 2010
co-principal investigator on
- The Resilient305 Collaborative: Advancing Hyperlocal, Replicable, Impact-driven Adaptation Science through Resilience Learning awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2021 - 2023
- Broward County Redistricting Plans awarded by Broward County 2021 - 2022
- School Board of Miami-Dade Redistricting Plans awarded by Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2021 - 2022
- Broward County Equity Initiative awarded by Urban League of Broward County 2021 - 2022
- Professional Services for Development of Capital Investment Plan for Little Haiti awarded by Haitian American Community Dev Corp 2019
- Annual Report Card and Scorecard Update awarded by Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust 2016
- CITT Transportation Community Forum: A Listening Session awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2014
- The Florida International University Metropolitan Center proposes to conduct a study on the feasibility and potential revenue from a parking rate surcharge awarded by Citizens Independent Transportation Trus 2012
- Digital Literacy Survey awarded by Miami-Dade Broadband Coalition Inc 2010
- 311 and Web Portal Awareness Survey. awarded by Miami-Dade County Government Info Center 2009
subproject principal investigator on
investigator on
- RAISE: C-Accel Pilot - Track B1 (AI and Future Jobs): Preparing the Future Workforce of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction for Robotic Automation Processes awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2021
- UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2020
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full name
- Maria Ilcheva
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