Elizabeth Mendenhall serves as the Graduate Program Director for the Marine Affairs Department. She also 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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Gordon Willard (PhD)
Research: Arctic security and geopolitics Joe Enlet (PhD) Research: EEZ management in Micronesia |
Do Hyun Oh (M.A.M.A.)
Research: LNG energy transition in international shipping Alyssa Parise (M.A.M.A.) Research: Rhode Island town policies on marine plastic pollution Annabelle Leahy (M.M.A.) Research: Impact investing for ocean sustainability |
Former Students
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Christopher Perret (M.M.A. 2022)
Major Paper: Fisheries Governance and IUU Fishing Prevention in the Central Arctic Ocean Clayton Starr (M.A.M.A 2022) Thesis: Big government Big wind: a qualitative comparison of federalism and offshore wind development in US and Europe 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 Joyke Rumajar (M.M.A. 2021) Major Paper: Marine Renewable Energy: Potential to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Collaboration under the UNCLOS Framework Hariono Hariono (M.M.A. 2021) Major Paper: The North Natuna Sea Dispute |