She has served as member and vice-chair of the International Subcommittee of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Professor Gonzalez has published widely on the environmental and social justice implications of trade liberalization. Articles she has written include Seasons of Resistance: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Cuba; Trade Liberalization, Food Security, and the Environment; Markets, Monocultures, and Malnutrition: Agricultural Trade Policy Through an Environmental Justice Lens, Genetically Modified Organisms and Justice: the International Environmental Justice Implications of Biotechnology; and Institutionalizing Inequality: The WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Food Security, and Developing Countries.