Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Sheehan joined the faculty of the World Maritime University in June 2020, where she is on secondment from the U.S. Coast Guard, as a guest lecturer and liaison officer assigned to the Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration specialization. She has 13 years of professional experience, during which time her primary mission focus has been on maritime safety and security issues, shipping inspections and compliance, and coastal and marine spatial planning. She has extensive experience working on both flag state and port state issues as well as mitigating navigation safety challenges to safeguard a safe, secure, and environmentally sound maritime transportation system. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Operations Research and Computer Analysis from the United States Coast Guard Academy and a Master of Public Health Degree with a concentration on Emergency Management from American Military University.