Origins Of Plimsoll Analytics
Maritime disputes, compliance failures, and policy gaps often share a common thread: data that exists but has never been properly analyzed, and evidence that's technically sound but impossible to communicate to a courtroom, a regulator, or a board.
Plimsoll Analytics was built specifically to address that. We sit at the intersection of biostatistics, maritime law, and public health — combining research-grade measurement with legal training and direct experience in the international shipping industry.
Dr. Cecilia Hegamin-Younger — Principal
Dr. Hegamin-Younger brings a combination of credentials that is rare in maritime consulting: rigorous statistical training, formal legal education in the law of the sea, and public health expertise applied directly to the shipping industry.
She holds a Ph.D. in Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa, where her dissertation focused on imputation procedures in regression models. Her LL.M. in the Law of the Sea was completed at the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta — the leading institution for international maritime law training — where her dissertation examined the tension between port state health authority and seafarer rights under international law. Her M.P.H. in Biostatistics from UNC Chapel Hill grounds the practice in population-level health analysis.
She is a certified arbitrator and mediator, including Missouri Rule 17 certification and IEP Special Education mediation — and holds a certificate in conflict resolution from Washington University, St. Louis.
This combination means clients get analysis that is statistically defensible, legally informed, and practically communicable — not just to internal teams but to regulators, opposing counsel, and courts.
Academic Credentials & Specializations
Ph.D. in Measurement & Statistics | University of Iowa
Dissertation: Imputation procedures in regression models
LL.M. in Law of the Sea | International Maritime Law Institute, Malta
Dissertation: Port state health authority vs. seafarer rights under international law
M.P.H. in Biostatistics | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.L.S. in Legal Studies | Washington University, St. Louis
B.A. in Psychology | University of California, San Diego
Certifications & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Certified Mediator (Basic & Advanced)
Missouri Rule 17 Certified Mediator
IEP Special Education Mediator
Certified Arbitrator
Certificate in Conflict Resolution | Washington University, St. Louis
Finding Our Maritime Focus
Time spent in the Caribbean exposed a global industry rich in regulation but thin on serious health data analysis. Working through Port State Control records, recurring and underanalyzed health and safety patterns became clear — patterns that were shaping compliance outcomes and litigation without ever being properly quantified.
That realization shifted the practice toward a dedicated maritime focus. The LL.M. at IMLI Malta deepened the legal foundation. The result is a consulting practice that can move between the statistical, the legal, and the operational without losing rigor in any of them.
What Guides Our Practice
Plimsoll Analytics is independent, methodologically rigorous, and committed to plain-language findings. As a Black-owned, female-led practice, we stay close to the evidence and honest about its limits — including when the data doesn't support the position a client hoped for.
Our role is to translate complex maritime health, biostatistics, and law of the sea questions into clear, defensible options. Not to advocate for a predetermined conclusion, but to give clients a statistically grounded basis for confident decisions across jurisdictions.
A Specific Maritime Health, Statistical, or Legal Question?
We work with P&I clubs, law firms, shipowners, and regulators across jurisdictions. Initial conversations are straightforward — tell us what you're dealing with and we'll tell you honestly whether and how we can help.
We respond within 2 business days.