Research Interests
Environmental Sociology
Global & Transnational Sociology
Research Description
My research examines the socio-environmental dynamics of large-scale fisheries projects in The Gambia; I study how these projects impact livelihoods and ecosystems.
Education
Bachelors in Economics, University of Connecticut
Masters in African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grants
WGGP Barbara Yates Fellowship, 2024-2025, WGGP, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Douglas Barnes Graduate Scholarship, 2024, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WARA Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 2023, West African Research Association
WGGP RITA and Arnold Goodman Fellowship, 2020-2021, WGGP, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eyamba Bokamba Graduate Scholarship 2020, Center for African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pre-doctoral Fellowship 2018-2019, Center for African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Courses Taught
- SOC 100: Intro to Sociology (Discussion Instructor)
- SOC 100: Intro to Sociology (Online) (TA)
- SOC 275: Criminology (TA)
- SOC 364: Impacts of Globalization (TA)
- GLBL 350: Poverty in a Global Context (Discussion Instructor)
- EPSY 202: Exploring Cultural Diversity (TA)
- WLOF 201 & WLOF 202: Elementary Wolof I & II (Instructor)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Center for African Studies
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)
Highlighted Publications
Jobe, Fatou. H. 2023. “Fishmeal Production and the Dispossession of Women in The Gambia.” Feminist Africa, 4(1), 43-73. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48737871