Alumni

Abby Murray

M.A.M.A.
Environmental justice, Coastal adaption, Sea level rise, Climate change resilience

Alejandro Rojas

M.A.M.A.
Sustainable seafood, Seafood preferences of Rhode Island Consumers, Food Neophobia

Alyssa Parise

M.A.M.A.
Marine conservation, human impact, MPAs, ocean policy

Amanda Gilmore

M.A.M.A.
Participatory mapping, folk-hydronomy and collaborative research between scientists and fishermen

Andrew Spaulding

M.M.A.
aquaculture governance

Andrew Walsh

M.M.A.
Marine mammals, Climate Change policy, clean energy, conservation policy

Anna Kemball-Cook

Degree program: M.M.AYear accepted: 2025Advisor: TBDResearch: Domestic fisheries management, IUUF enforcementBackground: B.S. Government, US Coast Guard Academy Profile: Lieutenant Anna Kemball-Cook is an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard officer with four years of service. She graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Government and has served onboard Coast […]

Annabelle Leahy

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2023 Current position: EU-U.S Fulbright Schuman Researcher

Annie Longo

M.A.M.A.
Coastal access in South County

Ashley Smith

M.A.M.A.
federal ocean policy, MPAs

Ben Peters

JD/MMA
Environmental law, Indigenous perspectives

Bigford, Thomas E.

M.A.M.A., 1977 Policy Director, American Fisheries Society

Bryan Plankenhorn

M.M.A.
Indigenous Communities Coastal Access Rights

Chelsea Marie Blanchette

Degree program: Coastal Resilience CertificateYear accepted: 2025Advisor: TBDResearch: Ecological conservation & restoration, outdoor recreational access & inclusionBackground: B.A. in Sustainability, technical certificates in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), certificate in Permaculture Design, Colorado Mountain College Profile: Chelsea is an avid outdoor recreationalist with a vast interest in sailing, cycling, skiing, and hiking. Chelsea’s lifelong interest in […]

Clare Brown

M.A.M.A.

Clayton Starr

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Environmental and Permitting Specialist / Orsted

Clea Harrelson

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2020 Current position: Anthropology and Environmental Policy PhD Student, University of Maine

Colin Weaver

M.A.M.A.
IUU fishing

Cornelius Tyson

M.M.A.
International and domestic ocean governance, climate change, and coastal resilience policy

D’Aversa, Nelle

M.A.M.A., 2017, Coastal Management Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management via Lynker

Dacanay, Kira

M.A.M.A., 2010, Sr. Fisheries Biologist, N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection

David Bourbeau

M.M.A.
Marine Transportation System (MTS), Marine Spatial Planning, USCG Waterways Management

David Hill

Program: M.M.A. Master of Marine Affairs, 2021 Current position: Captain, USCG (Ret.)  

DeVoe, M. Richard

M.M.A. 1980, Executive Director, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, state government

Do Hyun Oh

M.A.M.A.
International shipping policy, Alternative marine fuel

Elizabeth Conley

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Economics Research Technician II at Ocean Associates, Inc., on contract with NOAA Fisheries to support the Social Sciences Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Emily Patrolia

MAMA 2016 Founder & CEO, ESP Advisors (federal ocean policy advocates)

Emmanuel Oyewole

M.A.M.A.
Fisheries Management, Sustainable resource use, and Ocean Policy

Erin Cardoza

M.A.M.A.
Marine Conservation, Human Impacts, Ocean Plastics

Eva Pumo

M.A.M.A.
offshore wind