education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Ph.D., Regional Planning, October 2003
Concentrations: Spatial Analysis (Geographic Information Systems) for Urban and Regional Planning; Regional Development Policies; and International Planning
Dissertation: “Human Development and Regional Inequalities: Spatial Analysis Across Brazilian Municipalities”
Committee: Prof. Geoffrey Hewings, Prof. Werner Baer, Prof. Zorica Nedovic-Budic, Prof. Kieran Donaghy
Outstanding Phd Award, May 2004

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Master on Urban Planning, January 2000
Concentrations: Public Sector Management and Poverty
Thesis: “Metropolitan Governance and the Response to the Low-Income Housing Problem: A Comparative Analysis”
Advisor: Prof. Gerrit Knaap
Extra-curricular activity: students’ representative in the search committee for a new faculty position in the field of International Planning (October 1998 –February 1999)

Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Post Graduate Program “Lato Sensu” - Planning and Architectural Representations (July 1994 - January 1996)

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bachelor in Architecture, December 1988
Honors: Research Fellowship (CNPq) for the development of theoretical studies about “The examination of the Norberg-Schulz’s spatial concepts focusing on the history of architecture” (February 1987 - February 1988)

publications

Refereed Journal Articles:

Haddad, Mônica and Paul Anderson. 2008. “A GIS Methodology to Identify Potential Corn Stover Collection Locations” Biomass and Bioenergy: in press (available online 3 April 2008).

Haddad, Mônica and Thomas Alsbury. 2008. “Using Spatial Analyses to Examine Student Proficiency: Guiding District Consolidation and Reform Policy Decisions” Planning and Changing, Vol. 39, No. 1 & 2, pp. 98-126.

Haddad, Mônica. 2008. “Bolsa Família and the Needy: Is Allocation Contributing to Equity in Brazil?” Journal of International Development, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 654-669.

Haddad, Mônica and Zorica Nedović-Budić. 2006. “Using Spatial Statistics to Analyze Intra-urban Inequalities and Public Intervention in São Paulo, Brazil” Journal of Human Development, Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 85-109.

Book Chapters:

Haddad, Mônica and Thomas Alsbury. 2008. “Using Spatial Analyses to Examine Student Proficiency: Guiding District Consolidation and Reform Policy Decisions” Planning and Changing, Vol. 39, No. 1 & 2, pp. 98-126.

Haddad, Mônica. 2008. “Bolsa Família and the Needy: Is Allocation Contributing to Equity in Brazil?” Journal of International Development, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 654-669.

Haddad, Mônica and Zorica Nedović-Budić. 2006. “Using Spatial Statistics to Analyze Intra-urban Inequalities and Public Intervention in São Paulo, Brazil” Journal of Human Development, Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 85-109.

work experience

Iowa State University
Department of Community and Regional Planning
Assistant Professor and GIS Extension Specialist (August 2003 to present)
Co-ordinator of the Graduate Certificate Program in Geographic Information System

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Department of Geography
Instructor (Spring 2002, full time; Fall 2002, part time)
GEOG 205: Business Location Decision-Making - Theory and Practice

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Regional Economics Applications Laboratory-REAL
Research Assistant (August – December 2001; August 1998 – May 2000; January –May 1998)
Spatial Analysis using ArcGIS for regional simulations in the Chicago Metropolitan Area; statistical analysis; and elaboration of G.I.S. (ArcView) maps
Imaging Lab – LEAM Project (Land Use Assessment Modeling)
Research Assistant (August 2000 – May 2001)
Elaboration of GIS maps (ArcView and ArcInfo) and modeling Open Space and Transportation Sub-models for LEAM
Geographic Modeling System Lab
Research Assistant (January – May 2000)
Elaboration of G.I.S. (ArcInfo) maps

Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Department of Economics and Production
Visiting Research Fellow(June – July 2001)
Development of a regional model to identify competition and complementarities among Italian regions: “Italian Interregional Competition and its Implications to National and EU Regional Investments”

The World Bank, Washington D.C.
LCSES – Latin America and the Caribbean Social and Environmentally Sustainable
Summer Intern (June – August 2000)
Participant of a mission to Medellin, Colombia, to identify the different municipal behaviors regarding low-income housing in the Medellin Metropolitan Region; and elaboration of a report: “Colombia Slum Upgrading Project: a Metropolitan Overview”

Department of Planning and Development, Dallas, TX
Summer Intern (May - August 1998)
Downtown Streetscape Guidelines

TH Architecture, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Director
· Architectural and Landscape design for a Urban Square at Campo Alegre, Brazil (1996)
· Residential Project in Nova Lima, Brazil (1996)
· Architectural Design Standards for the Urban Development Program of Bahia, Brazil (1995)
· Architectural Design Competition for the Cultural Center Usiminas at Ipatinga, Brazil (1995)
· Architectural and Landscape Design for Leisure Area at Educational Center Itabira, Brazil (1995
· Conceptual Architectural design for daycare and leisure area at Vila Acaba Mundo, Brazil (1992)
· National Architectural Competition for the Belo Horizonte Art Museum (1990)

Credireal Bank, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Architect at Architectural Design Department (1994)
Architectural projects for local branches (Vitoria, Rio de Janeiro, Passos, São Sebastião do Paraíso, and Lavras)

City Hall, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Consultant in the Central Area Branch (1992)
Urban projects’ evaluation at the Central South Regional Administration
 

posters presented at conferences

“Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of the Distribution of STudent Performance and Some of its Correlates". Co-author: Petrutza Caragea. Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management - CUPUM 05. London, June 29th - July 1st, 2005.

papers presented at conferences (since fall 2003)

“Re-visiting Neighborhood Indicators: An Application for the City of Des Moines.” Presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Fourth Joint Congress, Chicago, IL, July 2008 (Karen Quance Jeske, co-author).

“Plant Location Factors of the Ethanol Industry.” Presentation at the Town/Craft Biofuels and the Rural Economy Roundtable, Perry, IA, May 2008 (Gary Taylor and Francis Owusu, co-authors).

“Why Do Ethanol Plants Locate Where They Do? Locational Choices of Ethanol Refineries in the American Midwest.” Co-authors: Francis Owusu and Gary Taylor. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Boston, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008.

“The Politics of Geography, Achievement, and Urban Education.” Co-author: Thomas L. Alsbury.  American educational Research Association 2008 Annual Meeting. New York, New York, March 27, 2008.

“Cash Transfer and the Needy: Is Allocation Equitable in Brazil?" 48th Association of Collegiate School of Planning - ACSP – Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-21, 2007.

"Social Programs and the Needy: Is Allocation Equitable in Iowa?" Co-author: Kelly Delmonico. 8th Biennial GIS Conference - Iowa Geographic Information Council. Sioux City, Iowa, April 23-26, 2007.

"A Spatial Approach to Assess Student Performance from Rural and Urban Schools in Brazil." Co-author: Raul A. C. Santos. 53rd Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International. Toronto, Canada, November 16-18, 2006.

"Comparing Student Performance from Rural and Urban Public Schools in Brazil: an Econometric Approach." Co-author: Raul A. C. Santos. 52nd Annual North American meeting of the Regional Science Association International. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 10, 2005.

"GIS Site Suitability Modeling to identify potential Corn Stover Collection sites in Northern Iowa." Co-author: Paul F. Anderson and Patrick Brown. 7th Biennial GIS Conference. Ames, Iowa,   September 2005.

“Using Spatial Statistics to analyze Intra-urban Inequalities and Public Intervention in Sao Paulo." Co-author: Zorica Nedevoic-Budic. Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management - CUPUM 05. London, England, June 29 -July 1, 2005.

"Spatial Analysis for Public School Decision Support." Co-author: Petrutza Caragea. National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals - NACDEP. Las Vegas, Nevada, February 15 - February 18, 2005.

“Spatial Analysis of Employment Centers: A Comparative approach of US Metropolitan Areas (1990 - 2000)." Co-author: Julie Le Gallo. 51st Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International. Seattle, Washington, November 12, 2004.

“Growth and the Density of Public Expenditure." 45th Association of Collegiate School of Planning - ACSP - Conference: Maureen Kilkenny. Portland, Oregon, October 21, 2004.

"Human Development and Regional Inequalities: A Spatial Econometrics Analysis Across Brazilian Municipalities.” 50th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2003.

extension projects

City of Waukee. Mail survey, Summer 2008.

Iowa Department of Revenue. Geocoding project, Spring 2008.

Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC). Spatially Examining Neighborhood Indicators for NDC, March – September 2008.

“A Participatory Approach to Assess the Future of the Bioeconomy in Greene County: Pilot Study for Iowa,” prepared for the Greene County Development Corporation, the Iowa Energy Center, and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, November 2007 (Paul F. Anderson and Craig Hertel, co-authors).

GIS Diagnostics, Institute for Design Research and Outreach, College of Design. Hawarden Phase II – City of Hawarden Public Works Geodatabase, Spring 2007.

“Developing a Land Parcel Geodatabase for the City of Hawarden, Iowa,” prepared for the City of Hawarden for the GIS Diagnostics Phase I, Fall 2006 (Daniel Nack, co-author).

GIS Diagnostics, Institute for Design Research and Outreach, College of Design. East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), Regional Land Use Inventory, Fall 2006.

“GIS Site Suitability Modeling to identify Potential Corn Stover Collection and a Processing Plant in Northern Iowa". Principal Investigator: Monica A. Haddad, Co-Principal Investigator: Paul F. Anderson. In cooperation with Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Iowa Northern Railway Company, and Mells Industries. Summer 2005.

“Building a Citizen-Accessible Information System for Managing Iowa's Local Givernment Network and Interlocal (28e) Agreements". In partnership with the Public Policy and Administration Program. Spring 2005.

“Site Selection Criteria for the Swaledale Bio Village Project,” prepared for the Swaledale Economic Development Committee, Spring 2004.

conferences

"Community Futures: The Small Town in the Bioeconomy". Iowa State Extension. Community and Economic Developmnet. Ames, IA, April, 2007.

"Renewal of the Teaching Spirit Conference". Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT). Springbrook Conservation Education Center. September 23-25, 2005.

"Educating young women on GIS" - Guest Speaker. 7th Biennial GIS Conference. Ames, Iowa, September, 2005.

“2005 FEMA Geospatial Workshop: Building Partnerships to Reduce Hazard Risks". Indianapolis, April, 2005.

research grants & awards


· ISU Foreign Travel Grant. Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management - CUPUM 05. (US$ 688.50) (April 2005)
· ISU Research Grant "Spatial Analysis for Local Public Finance Decision Support", with Petrutza Caragea (US$ 11,600) (April 2004)
· Department of Urban and Regional Planning (UIUC). Conference Travel Grant. (November 2002)
· The Graduate College (UIUC). Conference Travel Grant. (November 2002)
· Hewlett Foundation Grant. Travel Grant. (US$3,400) (Summer 2002)
· Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UIUC. Travel Grant.  “Metropolitan Management and Housing Policies: a case study in Brazil.” (US$2,000) (April 1999)
· The Graduate College (UIUC).  Master Thesis Grant. Travel Grant.  “Metropolitan Management and Housing Policies: a case study in Brazil.” (US$250) (April 1999)
· Prize winner proposal for a 38 duplex house neighborhood at Mainz, Germany (July 1996)
· Gold Medal BIAB’94 at International Forum of Young Architects at Recife, Brazil (1994)
· Special Mention from the Jury of the National Architectural Competition: Brazilian Pavilion World Expo Sevilla92 in Seville, Spain (1991)