Botany, Landscape Architecture, PhD, Composition and analysis of flora and principle of creating sustainable plant communities in a nonindustrial Town, Poushchino, Moscow Region, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Landscape Architecture, B.Sc and M.Sc, Project of the restoration of XVIII century parterres in Peterhof and Strelna parks of St.Petersburg, St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University

She was working in five countries (Europe, the USA, Austraia and New Zealnd), teaching as a full-time tenured academic in landscape architecture programs, conducting research in urban ecology (urban biodiversity and design), green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, history of landscape architecture and garden restoration, and implementing research results in practical landscape architecture projects.

(1)Ignatieva, M., Hughes, M., Mofrad, F. & Cabanek, A. Challenging the Norm of Lawns in Public Urban Green Space: Insights from Expert Designers, Turf Growers and Managers. Land. 2025, 14(9): 1814.
(2)Ignatieva, M., Nielsen, S. & Martin, D. J. Recognising lawns as a part of “designed nature”: Pioneering study of lawn’s plant biodiversity in Australian context. Urban Ecosystems. 2025, 28(4): 137. (E-pub ahead of print)
(3)Ignatieva, M., Hughes, M., Chaudhary, A. K. & Mofrad, F. The Lawn as a Social and Cultural Phenomenon in Perth, Western Australia. Land. 2024, 13(2): 191.
(4)Yang, Y., Ignatieva, M., Gaynor, A. & Hu, Y. Towards a conceptual design framework for bee botanic gardens: integrating perceptions on urban biodiversity into landscape design processes. Urban Ecosystems. 2024, 27(6): 2613-2633.
(5)Ignatieva, M. & Mofrad, F. Understanding Urban Green Spaces Typology’s Contribution to Comprehensive Green Infrastructure Planning: A Study of Canberra, the National Capital of Australia. Land. 2023, 12(5): 950.
(6)Chen, C., Wang, R., Chen, M., Zhao, J., Li, H., Ignatieva, M. & Zhou, W. The post-effects of landscape practices on spontaneous plants in urban parks. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 2025, 107: 128744.
(7)Mofrad, F. & Ignatieva, M. From a Grassland to a Bush Capital: A Historic Review of Canberra’s Green Infrastructure Development. Environment and History. 2024, 30(3): 419-447.
(8)Dushkova, D., Ignatieva, M., Konstantinova, A., Nilon, C. H. & Müller, N. Urban biodiversity and design in time of (post)pandemics: research perspectives from URBIO international network. Urban Ecosystems. 2024, 27(5): 1767-1779.
(9)Yang, Y., Ignatieva, M., Gaynor, A. & Chen, C. Urban biodiversity in design: Insights into the debate on native versus non-native plants and bees in Western Australia. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 2024, 98: 128391.

School of Design Award for Research Mentorship for 2025.
International Federation of Landscape Architects President's Award 2024
WA AILA Landscape Architecture Award: category Small Projects 2021

(1)Principal Investigator: Lawn as an ecological and cultural phenomenon in Perth: searching for sustainable solutions in times of a drying climate. UWA 2022-2025 (2)https://www.uwa.edu.au/projects/lawn-project
(3)Principal investigator: UWA FABLE Research Collaboration Award, project: Perth as a biophilic resilient city model in the time of climate change. $16,500. 2018-2019
(4)Principal Investigator: SLU Climate Project: Towards sustainable lawns: searching for alternative cost effective and climate friendly lawns in Ultuna Campus. 2016-2017: 250 000 SEK. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Research funded project.
(5)Principal Investigator: Lawn as ecological and cultural phenomenon: Search for sustainable lawns in Sweden. Gräsmattan som ekologiskt och kulturellt fenomen. Hur ska gräsmattor i Sverige planeras och skötas för att vara både funktionella, estetiskt tilltalande och ekologiskt hållbara?8445000 SEK (837000 Euro). 2013-2017 FORMAS funded research (The Swedish Research Council) webpage www.slu.se/en/lawn

The recepient of the 2024 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) President's Award https://www.iflaworld.com/ifla-presidents-award-2024
The President of URBIO (Urban Biodiversity and Design International Network).https://www.urbionetwork.com/