Photo by Nora Lewis, URI photography

Selected Talks

2021 - Marine Plastic

Dr. Mendenhall was invited to speak to a Plenary Session of the 9th Fisheries Scientific Conference held in Manila, The Philippines.

2021 - Coastal Zones

This lecture reviews UNCLOS coastal zones for high school students at the University of Michigan policy debate summer institute.

2020 - Seabed Mining

This 'lightening talk' with Elizabeth Nyman was recorded for the American Geographical Society Fall Symposium.

2019 - Marine Plastics

 Dr. Mendenhall sat for an interview on the University of New Haven's campus news station prior to a Freshmen Common Experience lecture.

2018 - Sea Level Rise

This TEDx talk on the problem of baselines and sea level rise was featured in the first TEDxURI series.

2015 - Arctic Images

As a PhD student, Elizabeth was invited to present her paper "The Discursive Construction of the New Arctic" to the University of California-Irvine Symposium on Arctic Governance.