Select Publications
Journal articles
2016, 'The importance of visual rip current education', Physical Educator New Zealand
,2016, 'Perceptions of rip current myths from the central south coast of England', Ocean and Coastal Management, 119, pp. 14 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.09.010
,2016, 'Bathymetric controls on very low frequency rip current motions', Journal of Coastal Research, pp. 418 - 422
,2015, 'Modelling rip current flow and bather escape strategies across a transverse bar and rip channel morphology', Geomorphology, 246, pp. 502 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.06.041
,2015, 'Rescues conducted by surfers on Australian beaches', Accident Analysis & Prevention, 82, pp. 70 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.05.017
,2015, 'The Experiences of Weak and Non-Swimmers Caught in Rip Currents at Australian Beaches', Australian Geographer, 46, pp. 15 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2014.953735
,2015, 'YouTube Videos and the Rip Current Hazard: Swimming in a Sea of (Mis)information', International Journal of A quatic R esearch a nd Ed ucation, 9, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijare2015-0030
,2015, 'YouTube Videos and the Rip Current Hazard: Swimming in a Sea of (Mis)information', International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.09.03.10
,2014, 'Rip current survival principles: Towards consistency', Journal of Coastal Research, 30, pp. 85 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/si72-016.1
,2014, 'Lagrangian observations of circulation on an embayed beach with headland rip currents', Marine Geology, 355, pp. 173 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.05.020
,2014, 'Surviving the surf zone: Towards more integrated rip current geographies', Applied Geographies, 54, pp. 54 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.07.010
,2014, '"Dye in the Water": A Visual Approach to Communicating the Rip Current Hazard', Science Communication, 36, pp. 802 - 810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547014543026
,2014, 'Sustainable coastal management and climate adaptation: global lessons from regional approaches in Australia', AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHER, 45, pp. 246 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2014.899035
,2014, 'Evaluation of swimmer-based rip current escape strategies', Natural Hazards, 71, pp. 1821 - 1846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0979-1
,2014, 'Putting tourists in harms way - Coastal tourist parks and hazardous unpatrolled surf beaches in New South Wales, Australia', Tourism Management, 45, pp. 71 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.03.007
,2013, 'Brief Communication: A new perspective on the Australian rip current hazard', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13, pp. 1687 - 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1687-2013
,2013, 'Approaches for beach safety and education in Ghana: A case study for developing countries with a surf coast', International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 7, pp. 254 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.07.03.08
,2013, 'Assessing the effectiveness of rip current swimmer strategies, Shelly Beach, NSW, Australia**', Journal of Coastal Research, 12th International Coastal Symposium, pp. 784 - 789, http://ics2013.org/default.asp?page=toc
,2013, 'Rip current related drowning deaths and rescues in Australia 2004-2011', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13, pp. 1069 - 1075, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1069-2013
,2012, 'A comparison of attitudes and knowledge of beach safety in Australia for beachgoers, rural residents and international tourists', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 385 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00888.x
,2012, 'Development and evaluation of an intervention to reduce rip current related beach drowning', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 46, pp. 45 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.10.003
,2011, 'Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology', NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHER, 67, pp. 227 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7939.2011.01215_3.x
,2011, 'An introduction to rip currents based on field observations', Journal of Coastal Research, 27, pp. iii - vi, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00024.1
,2011, 'Book Review 'Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology' by Robin Davidson-Arnott', New Zealand Geographer, 67, pp. 227 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-7939.2011.0125.x
,2011, 'Responses of swimmers caught in rip currents: perspectives on mitigating the global rip current hazard', International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, pp. 476 - 482
,2011, 'Responses of Swimmers Caught in Rip Currents: Perspectives on Mitigating the Global Rip Current Hazard', International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.05.04.11
,2010, 'IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE BEACH SAFETY INTERVENTION THROUGH AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF RISKY BEACH BEHAVIOUR', INJURY PREVENTION, 16, pp. A51 - A52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.186
,2010, 'Beachgoers' beliefs and behaviours in relation to beach flags and rip currents', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, pp. 1785 - 1804
,2010, 'Improving beach safety: The science of the surf research project stage 1: Collection of baseline data to inform a tailored intervention', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12, pp. e30 - e30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.061
,2010, 'Improving beach safety: The science of the surf research project stage 2: Development and process evaluation of the “Don’t get sucked in by the rip” campaign', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12, pp. e98 - e98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.202
,2010, 'Improving beach safety: The science of the surf research project. Stage 3—evaluation of the effectiveness of the “Don’t get sucked in by the rip” campaign', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12, pp. e32 - e32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.065
,2009, 'Getting Current', Aquatics International, 21, pp. 14 - 15, http://www.aquaticsintnl.com/
,2009, 'Monsoonally influenced circulation around coral reef islands and seasonal dynamics of reef island shorelines', Marine Geology, 266, pp. 91 - 108, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/margeo
,2009, 'Seasonal variations in wave characteristics around a coral reef island, South Maalhosmadulu atoll, Maldives', Marine Geology, 262, pp. 116 - 129
,2008, 'Tsunami as agents of geomorphic change in mid-ocean reef islands', Geomorphology, 95, pp. 361 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.06.012
,2008, 'Why Australia needs an effective national campaign to reduce coastal drowning', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 11, pp. 81 - 83
,2007, 'Field observations of wave-driven water-level gradients across a coral reef flat', Journal of Geophysical Research, 112
,2007, 'Impact of the Sumatran Tsunami on the geomorphology and sediments of reef islands: South Maalhosmadulu Atoll, Maldives', Atoll Research Bulletin, 544, pp. 105 - 134
,2006, 'Geological effects of tsunami on mid-ocean atoll islands: The Maldives before and after the Sumatran tsunami', Geology, 34, pp. 177 - 180
,2006, 'Response of reef island shorelines to seasonal climate oscillations: South Maalhosmadulu atoll, Maldives', Journal of Geophysical Research, 111
,2006, 'The dynamics of fringing reefs: A review and synthesis', Hydrographic Journal, pp. 17 - 23
,2006, 'Wave energy gradients across a Maldivian atoll: Implications for island geomorphology', Geomorphology, 81, pp. 1 - 17
,2006, 'Wave processes on coral reef flats: Implications for reef geomorphology using Australian case studies', Journal of Coastal Research, 22, pp. 209 - 223
,2004, 'Coastal geomorphology', Progress in Physical Geography, 28, pp. 569 - 580
,2004, 'Mass-transfer-limited nitrate uptake on a coral reef flat, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia', Coral Reefs, 23, pp. 386 - 396
,2004, 'Spatial and temporal variations in wave characteristics across a reef platform, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia', Marine Geology, 207, pp. 169 - 184
,2003, 'Coastal geomorphology into the twenty-first century', Progress in Physical Geography, 27, pp. 607 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0309133303pp398pr
,2003, 'A trend - surface technique for discrimination of surf-zone morphology: rip current channels', Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 28, pp. 905 - 918
,2003, 'Coastal geomorphology into the twenty first century', Progress in Physical Geography, 27, pp. 681 - 697
,2001, 'Flow Kinematics of low-energy rip current systems', Journal of Coastal Research, 17, pp. 468 - 481
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