Expertise

Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Fish Production Systems, Regenerative Agriculture, Qualitative Research Methods, West Africa, Postcolonial France, Philadelphia

Biography

I am an Associate Professor (Instructional) in the Department of Geography, Environment and Urban Studies, and a Co-Director of the Professional Science Master's in Sustainability, at Temple University. The National Science Foundation, Fulbright-IIE, Fulbright Hays, and the Society of Women Geographers have supported my research on gendered environmental politics and fish production systems in Senegal. 

I earned a BA in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, and PhD in Geography from Rutgers University-New Brunswick. 

Philadelphia is my hometown. In my free time, I like to garden and work with neighbors to promote tree equity.

Selected Publications

• 2017, “Gendered seascapes in Senegal,” PhD Thesis, Rutgers University-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
• 2012, “Migrant fishers in West Africa: roving bandits?” African Geographical Review, 31 (1): 50-62.
• 2009, “Paying back comes first: why repayment means more than business in rural Senegal,” Gender and Development, 17 (2): 243-254.

Courses Taught

• Sustainable Environments
• Research Design
• Environment and Society
• Environment and Development
• Food Studies
• Sustainability in Action
• Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Environmental Justice