Elizabeth Mendenhall advises students in three different graduate programs at the University of Rhode Island: the 2-year Master of Arts of Marine Affairs degree, the 1-year Master of Marine Affairs professional degree, and the PhD in Marine Affairs. She also serves on comprehensive exam committees for the International Relations M.A. program in the Department of Political Science, and on various PhD committees throughout the university.

Current Students

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Clayton Starr (M.A.M.A 2022)
Research: Big government Big wind: a qualitative comparison of federalism and offshore wind development in US and Europe

Gordon Willard (PhD)
Research: Arctic security and geopolitics

Hariono Hariono (M.M.A. 2021)
Research: Indonesia's strategy in responding to Chinese claims and aggression in the South China Sea

Joyke Rumajar (M.M.A. 2021)
Research: Extended Producer Responsibility and plastic pollution in SE Asia

Former Students

Eliya Baron Lopez (M.A.M.A. 2021)
Thesis: Marine Plastic Debris Removal: A Case Study on South Korean Marine Litter Management

Asta Habtemichael (M.A.M.A 2019)
Major Paper: Marine Protected Areas in East Africa: Trends and Challenges towards Transboundary MPA Networks

Danielle Bilecki (M.A.M.A. 2019)
Thesis: The Burden of Invisibility: A Case Study of the Fisheries Crisis in Ghana, and USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project's Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

Ben Hinchman V. (M.M.A. 2019)
Major Paper: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Laundered Fish: Preventing Illegally Caught Fish from Entering the Market

Lennie Day (M.M.A. 2021)
Major Paper: The Influence of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge on International Governance

Matt Guanci (M.M.A. 2021)
Major Paper: Ahi Moana: A Look at Pacific Tuna Fisheries Past, Present, and Current Challenges