Elise Adams
Master's Candidate in the School of Marine and Envrionmental Affairs. Passionate about marine affairs, education, and communication, and always continuing to explore the unexplored.
The UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs educates students about contemporary issues in marine systems, policy, and management, helping them to become tomorrow’s leaders and stewards of marine and environmental resources. We offer a two-year, in-residence graduate program of studies leading to the Master of Marine Affairs (MMA) degree. SMEA is a small school with approximately 70-80 students enrolled each year, enabling close collaboration and learning between students and faculty, and amongst students themselves. Our students hail from a variety of professional backgrounds and locations around the United States and internationally, and arrive at SMEA in different stages of life. Our faculty are just as diverse in their fields of expertise, working together to deliver a top-notch interdisciplinary curriculum to students and engaging in a range of current research projects. Our 750+ alumni span the globe, working in all levels of government, at non-profit organizations, and in businesses and industries all related to the wide-spectrum of marine and environmental affairs.
