Research Interests
Environmental Sociology
Global & Transnational Sociology
Research Description
My research examines the socio-environmental dynamics of large-scale fisheries projects in The Gambia, focusing on how they impact livelihoods and ecosystems.
Education
MA in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA in African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Economics, University of Connecticut
Grants
CSGGE 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
CSGGE 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 (Instructor of Record)
- 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 (Instructor of Record)
- WLOF 201 & WLOF 202: Elementary Wolof I & II (Instructor of Record)
- EPSY 202: Exploring Cultural Diversity (Discussion 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
Jobe, Fatou H. 2025. Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring. by Asef Bayat. New Global Studies. doi: 10.1515/ngs-2024-0046.