Maria Carrera Arce

Maria Carrera Arce is a Lecturer in Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration at World Maritime University, specializing in maritime psychology and human factors. With a PhD from the University of Cantabria and postgraduate certifications in ergonomics, her research examines seafarer mental health, safety culture, work-rest compliance, and crisis impacts like COVID-19.

Her extensive publication record addresses psychological wellbeing in maritime contexts, including shore leave access, fatigue management systems, regulatory compliance disparities, and just culture implementation. Carrera Arce developed participatory research methodologies during her tenure at Lloyd's Register and the Social Psychiatry Research Unit of Cantabria (WHO Collaborating Centre).