By Professor Robert Brander

Books

Brander R, 2010, Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book: everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips, UNSW Press, Sydney

Book Chapters

Brander RW; Koon WA; Peden AE, 2025, 'Lifeguards in the Lineup: Surfers as Rescuers', in Science and Culture of Surfing, pp. 93 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80979-8_6

Brander R, 2019, 'Beach Safety Research', in Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_40-2

Brander R, 2019, 'Rip Currents', in Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_261-2

Brander RW, 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

Brander RW, 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

Brander R; Scott T, 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

Brander RW, 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

Brander R, 2015, 'Rip Currents', in Ellis JT; Sherman DJ (ed.), Coastal and Marine Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 335 - 379

Short AD; Brander R, 2014, 'Beach Hazard and Risk Assessment', in Drowning. Prevention, Rescue, Treatment., Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 287 - 291

Brander R; Hasnoot T, 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

Brander R; Haasnoot T, 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

Brander R; Macmahan JH, 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

Brander RW, 2005, 'Rip currents', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, pp. 811 - 813

Brander R; Osborne PD; Parnell K, 2003, 'High-energy beach and nearshore processes', in Goff JR; Nichol SL; Rouse HL (ed.), The New Zealand Coast ? Te Tai o Aotearoa, Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 119 - 142

Symonds G; Holman RA, 1999, 'Rip currents', in Ocean atmosphere space fiscal year 1999 annual reports(CD-ROM), Office of Naval Research, pp. na - na

Journal articles

Koon WA; Brander RW; Lawes JC; Peden AE, 2025, 'Improving coastal safety for international visitors to Australia', Public Health in Practice, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100613

Cornell S; Peden AE; Brander RW, 2025, 'The Safety of Social Media Instigated Visitation to National Parks in New South Wales, Australia: Insights From a Population Representative Sample', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70009

Pastore OP; Blunden A; Peden AE; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 2025, 'Evaluating public awareness and perceptions of emergency response beacons on beaches of New South Wales, Australia', Ocean and Coastal Management, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107553

Kelly S; Ledger J; Koon W; Brander R; Peden AE; Daw S; Lawes JC, 2025, 'Quantifying rip current-related drowning deaths and exposure on Australian beaches', Injury Prevention, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045565

Cornell S; Brander RW; Peden AE, 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

Dehez J; Lyser S; Castelle B; Brander RW; Peden AE; Savy JP, 2024, 'Investigating beachgoer’s perception of coastal bathing risks in southwest France', Natural Hazards, 120, pp. 13209 - 13230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06715-w

Cook BR; Kamstra P; Harrigan N; Lawes J; Brander R; Bond J; Kompas T, 2024, 'Normative learning generates behaviour change: The case of drowning prevention', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104942

Peden AE; Brander RW, 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

Cornell S; Brander RW; Roberts A; Koon W; Peden AE; Lawes JC, 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

Dehez J; Castelle B; Carayon D; Peden AE; Brander RW, 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

Shibata M; Peden AE; Lawes JC; Wong TK; Brander RW, 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

Castelle B; Dehez J; Savy JP; Marieu V; Lyser S; Bujan S; Carayon D; Brander R, 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

Cornell S; Brander RW; Peden AE, 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

Koon WA; Peden AE; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 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

Koon W; Peden AE; Brander RW, 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

Koon W; Stewart O; Brander R; Quan L; Peden AE, 2023, 'Burden of fatal drowning in California, 2005-2019', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 371 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044862

Kamstra P; Cook BR; Brander R; Lawes JC; Calverley H; Strugnell G; Kiss B; Bond J; Daw S, 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

Cornell S; Brander RW; Peden AE, 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

Willcox-Pidgeon S; Miller L; Leggat PA; Peden AE; Brander RW; Wilks J; Franklin RC, 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

Koon W; Brander RW; Dusek G; Castelle B; Lawes JC, 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

Koon WA; Peden AE; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 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

Koon W; Brander RW; Alonzo D; Peden AE, 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

Cornell S; Brander R; Peden A, 2023, 'Selfie-Related Incidents: Narrative Review and Media Content Analysis', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/47202

Asselot R; Brander RW, 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

Kamstra P; Cook BR; Brander RW; Lawes JC; Matthews B; Calverley H; Imperiale AJ; Hooper B, 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

Brander RW; Williamson A; Dunn N; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Hayen A, 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

Uebelhoer L; Koon W; Harley MD; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 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

Woods M; Koon W; Brander RW, 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

Koon W; Schmidt A; Queiroga AC; Sempsrott J; Szpilman D; Webber J; Brander R, 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

Lawes JC; Uebelhoer L; Koon W; Strasiotto L; Anne F; Daw S; Brander RW; Mulcahy N; Peden AE, 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

Szpilman D; Palacios Aguilar J; Queiroga AC; Barcala-Furelos R; Baker S; Dunne C; Peden AE; Brander R; Claesson A; Avramidis S; Leavy J; Luckhaus JL; Manino LA; Marques O; Nyitrai NJ; Pascual-Gomez LM; Springer L; Stanley TJ; Venema AM, 2021, 'Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary', Resuscitation Plus, 5, pp. 100072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072

Koon W; Peden A; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 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

Pitman SJ; Thompson K; Hart DE; Moran K; Gallop SL; Brander RW; Wooler A, 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

Lawes JC; Rijksen EJT; Brander RW; Franklin RC; Daw S, 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

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