Select Publications
Books
2010, Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book: everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips, 1st, UNSW Press, Sydney
,Book Chapters
2019, 'Beach Safety Research', in Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_40-2
,2019, 'Rip Currents', in Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_261-2
,2019, 'Beach Safety Research', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, Springer International Publishing, pp. 296 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93806-6_40
,2019, 'Rip Currents', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1442 - 1447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93806-6_261
,2016, 'Science of the Rip Current Hazard', in Tipton M; Wooler A (ed.), The Science of Beach Lifeguarding, CRC Press, pp. 67 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315371641-5
,2015, 'Chapter 12 Rip Currents', in Coastal and Marine Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Elsevier, pp. 335 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-396483-0.00012-1
,2015, 'Rip Currents', in Ellis JT; Sherman DJ (ed.), Coastal and Marine Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, edn. Hazards and Disasters, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 335 - 379
,2014, 'Beach Hazard and Risk Assessment', in Drowning. Prevention, Rescue, Treatment., Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 287 - 291
,2014, 'Patterns of Tides, Currents, Waves and Surf', in Drowning. Prevention, Rescue, Treatment., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 279 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9
,2014, 'Patterns of Tides, Currents, Waves and Surf', in Drowning, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 279 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_40
,2011, 'Future Challenges for Rip Current Research and Outreach', in Leatherman S; Fletemeyer J (ed.), Rip Currents: Beach safety, physical oceanography and wave modelling, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 1 - 29
,2005, 'Rip currents', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, pp. 811 - 813
,2003, 'High-energy beach and nearshore processes', in Goff JR; Nichol SL; Rouse HL (ed.), The New Zealand Coast ? Te Tai o Aotearoa, edn. 1, Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 119 - 142
,1999, 'Rip currents', in Ocean atmosphere space fiscal year 1999 annual reports(CD-ROM), Office of Naval Research, pp. na - na
,Journal articles
2024, 'Is further investment in shark management in New South Wales worthwhile? Surfer views on coastal public health issues', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100116
,2024, '‘I actually thought that I was going to die’: Lessons on the rip current hazard from survivor experiences', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35, pp. 551 - 564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.785
,2024, 'The role of surfers in beach safety management: Insights from French respondents to a global surfer survey', Ocean and Coastal Management, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106973
,2024, 'What is a shore dump?: Exploring Australian university students’ beach safety knowledge and their perceptions of Australian beach safety signage', Safety Science, 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106366
,2024, 'Environmental controls on lifeguard-estimated surf-zone hazards, beach crowds, and resulting life risk at a high-energy sandy beach in southwest France', Natural Hazards, 120, pp. 1557 - 1576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06250-0
,2024, 'Investigating beachgoer’s perception of coastal bathing risks in southwest France', Natural Hazards, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06715-w
,2024, 'Should land managers be doing more to avert social media-related injuries and fatalities at tourism hotspots?', Current Issues in Tourism, 27, pp. 833 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2248349
,2024, 'Likes, comments, and emergency responses: exploring the burden of social media tourism on land managers and the need for risk communication', Health Literacy and Communication Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/28355245.2024.2313846
,2023, 'Corrigendum to "Mortality trends and the impact of exposure on Australian coastal drowning deaths, 2004-2021" [Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 47 (2023) 100034', Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 47, pp. 100125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100125
,2023, 'Impact of a surfer rescue training program in Australia and New Zealand: a mixed methods evaluation', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17057-w
,2023, 'Burden of fatal drowning in California, 2005-2019', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 371 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044862
,2023, 'Evaluating the impact of skill development for drowning prevention: A relationship-building approach to community engagement', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 425 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044921
,2023, 'Preventing selfie-related incidents: Taking a public health approach to reduce unnecessary burden on emergency medicine services', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35, pp. 691 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14219
,2023, 'The characteristics of drowning among different types of international visitors to Australia and how this contributes to their drowning risk', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100050
,2023, 'Relationships between the tide and fatal drowning at surf beaches in New South Wales, Australia: Implications for coastal safety management and practice', Ocean and Coastal Management, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106584
,2023, 'Mortality trends and the impact of exposure on Australian coastal drowning deaths, 2004–2021', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100034
,2023, 'Lessons learned from co-designing a high school beach safety education program with lifeguards and students', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34, pp. 222 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.664
,2023, 'Selfie-Related Incidents: Narrative Review and Media Content Analysis', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/47202
,2023, 'Short-term dynamics of a high energy embayed beach: Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia', Ocean and Coastal Research, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824071.22116ra
,2022, 'Awareness without learning: A preliminary study exploring the effects of beachgoer's experiences on risk taking behaviours', Heliyon, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12186
,2022, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of a science-based community beach safety intervention: The Science of the Surf (SOS) presentation', Continental Shelf Research, 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2022.104722
,2022, 'Characteristics and beach safety knowledge of beachgoers on unpatrolled surf beaches in Australia', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22, pp. 909 - 926, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-909-2022
,2022, 'Identifying risk factors and implications for beach drowning prevention amongst an Australian multicultural community', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262175
,2021, 'Need for consistent beach lifeguard data collection: Results from an international survey', Injury Prevention, 27, pp. 308 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043793
,2021, 'Understanding a population: A methodology for a population-based coastal safety survey', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0256202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256202
,2021, 'Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary', Resuscitation Plus, 5, pp. 100072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072
,2021, 'Coastal drowning: A scoping review of burden, risk factors, and prevention strategies', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0246034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246034
,2021, 'Beachgoers' ability to identify rip currents at a beach in situ', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 21, pp. 115 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-115-2021
,2020, 'Dying to help: Fatal bystander rescues in Australian coastal environments', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0238317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238317
,2020, ''Do You Want the Good News or the Bad News?' Measuring Rip Currents at Muriwai Beach, New Zealand', Journal of Coastal Research, 101, pp. 269 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCR-SI101-049.1
,2020, ''There's Camels on the Beach!' The Nine Mile Beach, Central Queensland Macrotidal Beach Experiment', Journal of Coastal Research, 101, pp. 246 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCR-SI101-045.1
,2020, 'The Times They Are a-Changin', Journal of Coastal Research, 101, pp. 125 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCR-SI101-025.1
,2020, 'Wave and Tide Controls on Rip Current Activity and Drowning Incidents in Southwest France', Journal of Coastal Research, 95, pp. 769 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI95-150.1
,2019, 'Environmental controls on surf zone injuries on high-energy beaches', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, pp. 2183 - 2205, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2183-2019
,2019, 'Who rescues who? Understanding aquatic rescues in Australia using coronial data and a survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 477 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12900
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