About Gabi.
Harvesting kohlrabi with a friend, Bil'in, Palestine.
Building just and sustainable futures in Palestine and beyond
Working between political ecology, feminist geographies, and geographies of colonialism, my dissertation examined how Palestinian farmers and sustainable development institutions in the northern West Bank use agro-ecological practices in order to challenge normative notions of sovereignty. I am working on a book informed by this research, exploring what Palestinian food sovereignty looks like on the ground in Palestine and transnationally.
I also study the transnational circuits of agricultural and infrastructural expertise between the state of California and the state of Israel, and the racial capitalist and settler colonial dimensions of agricultural sciences. I am also interested in interrogating Zionist claims to “Jewish indigeneity” through environmentalism. My second book project will explore both the settler-colonial and anticolonial environmental and agrarian relationships that connect California and Palestine.
I come to my research and teaching from long-standing relationships and commitments to Palestine solidarity organizing, environmental and racial justice, and intersectional feminism in the US and Palestine.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Analysis at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, CA. Cal Poly Humboldt is located on the unceded lands of the Wiyot people, where they have resided from time immemorial.
EDUCATION
University of California Davis
PhD in Geography
Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research
University of California Santa Cruz
BA in Environmental Studies with High Honors
BA in History
Check out selected published work on my Academia.edu page or learn more about my research projects below.
I aim to reach a diverse body of students and the public through creative feminist methods of teaching the humanistic social sciences.
I orient my research towards that which can serve the needs of communities on the ground. I also consider the role of the public scholar one in which reaching a broader audience through teaching and public engagement serves collective struggles for justice.