Graduate student Sarah Risley successfully defended her PhD dissertation, “Re-Emerging Oysters, Transforming Systems: Ecology, Values, and Coastal Futures in Maine,” earlier this month to a packed seminar room in the DMC Library. Thanks to the many folks who joined online, too!

If you missed the seminar or would like to listen again, please click on this link of the seminar recording: 2026.04.01 Sarah Risley Defense Seminar_final.mp4.

Please check back soon for a link to Sarah’s final dissertation .