Mariia Chebotareva

Mariia Chebotareva is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Tartu's School of Economics and Business Administration (0.5 FTE since 2024). She concurrently serves as an Analyst at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies (0.5 FTE) and previously held roles including Research Fellow at Tallinn University (2021–2024) and Junior Lecturer in Accounting (2022–2024). Her career spans teaching, research, and policy analysis with a focus on public economics and sustainable urban development.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, University of Tartu (2021)
• Candidate of Sciences (equiv. PhD), Voronezh State University (2018)
• BA in Economics and Linguistics, Voronezh State University

Research Interests: Mariia specializes in inter-municipal cooperation mechanisms, particularly Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdictions (FOCJs), and their application to public service provision. Her work bridges public policy, urban sustainability, and fiscal governance. Key areas include:

• Urban resilience and EU Seedbed interventions
• Domestic violence detection via healthcare partnerships
• Blue Economy cross-border collaboration

Awards:

• Erasmus+ grants for teaching and mobility
• National recognition for PhD thesis on FOCJs
• Multiple scholarships from Oxford Russia Fund and Russian state programs

Grants & Projects: Lead researcher in EU-funded initiatives like 'Building Interventions against Energy Poverty' and 'Violence Prevention through Theatre-Based Resources'. Co-leads projects on domestic violence detection in healthcare and sustainable urban solutions.

Teaching: Courses include Public and Third Sector Marketing, Managerial Accounting, and sustainability modules. Active in curriculum development for green transition management programs.