Maritime Psychology

Prof Malcolm MacLachlan, is Professor of Global Health and Director of Research in the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin. He is Associate Director of the Centre for Global Health, and a member of the Centre for Innovative Human Systems, at Trinity College Dublin. He has published over 20 books, including 15 edited volumes with various publishers (e.g. Springer , Wiley, Routledge, Palgrave-MacMillan, Churchill Livingstone). His research interests are in the application of organisational and health psychology to global health issues. He has recently developed an interest in maritime psychology. This has included facilitating the School of Psychology at Trinity exchanging an MOU with the National Maritime College of Ireland; attending conferences on seafarer research (Cardiff, 2011) and the International Maritime Society Conference (Odessa, 2012); as well as gaining sea time on merchant navy vessels, during 2011-2013. He is the lead author on a recently published reviewof maritime health in the International Maritime Health journal and of a chapter on maritime health and organisational psychology in the 2nd edition of the Textbook of Maritime Medicine (2014). He has been invited to deliver a Keynote Address at the next International Maritime Society Conference in Bergin, Norway, in June 2015.

• Maritime Psychology: Definition, Scope and Conceptualization.- Positive Psychology and Wellbeing at Sea.- Transferring learning across safety critical industries.- The Psychology of Ship Architecture and Design.- Occupational Stress in Seafarers.-  Fatigue in Seafarers.-  Motion Sickness Susceptibility and Management at Sea.- Risk Communication following a Maritime Disaster.- Psychometric Assessment : A Case study of Greek Merchant Marine Officers using the MMPI-II.- Sailing as an Intervention.

“Overall, this book assembles relevant research studies on several essential aspects of maritime psychology, and it is a good resource for researchers who seek contemporary studies and future research directions in the field of maritime psychology. … this book is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on maritime psychology and an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this fascinating area of maritime research.” (Tae-eun Kim, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Vol. 20, 2021)