Professor Robert Brander

Professor Robert Brander

Professor

BSc (Toronto)

MSc (Toronto)

PhD (Sydney)

Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Professor Brander is a beach safety researcher who combines elements of coastal geomorphology and hazards with an understanding of social and demographic aspects of beachgoers. The overall goal of his research is to understand the physical-social interaction of beach hazards in order to reduce the incidence of drowning and injury on beaches and other coastal environments.  His research interests can be divided into 3 areas:

Beach Hazards

Much of his research has focussed on the rip current hazard. Rip currents are strong, narrow seaward flowing currents that extend from close to the shoreline, through the surf zone, and out past the line of breaking waves. They are common features on many of the world’s beaches and represent the main hazard to recreational swimmers. His research also examines surf zone injuries and their relationship to beach morphology and wave characteristics.
 
Beach Safety

Brander has conducted numerous studies focussing on beachgoer' understanding and behaviour in relation to beach safety interventions and hazards. 
 
Science Communication

Brander's research involves examining the effectiveness of various means of public safety intervention in relation to coastal hazards. His Science of the Surf Program (SOS) is an educational program aimed at providing a basic understanding of the scientific principles of beaches and surf zones to the Australian and international community. The goal is to reduce the incidence of drowning and injury on beaches. The program has led to a new field of research which focuses on examining the demographics, knowledge, and behavior of beachgoers to common beach hazards.  More information on the program can be found at:  www.scienceofthesurf.com
 

 

Mobile
0401 420 962
Phone
+61 2 9385 2899
Location
Room 401B, Biological Sciences Building (D26)
  • Books | 2010
    Brander R, 2010, Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book: everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips, 1st, UNSW Press, Sydney
  • Book Chapters | 2019
    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
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Brander R, 2019, 'Rip Currents', in Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_261-2
    Book Chapters | 2019
    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
    Book Chapters | 2019
    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
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Brander R; Scott T, 2016, 'Science of the Rip Current Hazard', in The Science of Beach Lifeguarding, CRC Press, pp. 67 - 86
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Brander R, 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
    Book Chapters | 2015
    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
    Book Chapters | 2014
    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
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Brander R; Hasnoot T, 2014, 'Patterns of Tides, Currents, Waves and Surf', in Drowning. Prevention, Rescue, Treatment., edn. Second Edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 279 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Short AD; Brander R, 2014, 'Beach Hazard and Risk Assessment', in Drowning. Prevention, Rescue, Treatment., edn. Second Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 287 - 291
    Book Chapters | 2011
    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, edn. Original, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 1 - 29
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Brander RW, 2005, 'Rip currents', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, pp. 811 - 813
    Book Chapters | 2003
    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, edn. 1, Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 119 - 142
    Book Chapters | 1999
    Symonds G; Holman RA, 1999, 'Rip currents', in Ocean atmosphere space fiscal year 1999 annual reports(CD-ROM), edn. Original, Office of Naval Research, pp. na - na
  • Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    Cornell S; Brander R; Peden A, 2023, 'Selfie-related incidents in Australia and the USA: A narrative review and media content analysis (Preprint)', Journal of Medical Internet Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/47202
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    Cornell S; Brander RW; Peden AE, 2023, 'Should land managers be doing more to avert social media-related injuries and fatalities at tourism hotspots?', Current Issues in Tourism, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2248349
    Journal articles | 2023
    Cornell S; Brander RW; Roberts A; Koon W; Peden AE; Lawes JC, 2023, '‘I actually thought that I was going to die’: Lessons on the rip current hazard from survivor experiences', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.785
    Journal articles | 2023
    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.', Inj Prev, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044921
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    Koon W; Stewart O; Brander R; Quan L; Peden AE, 2023, 'Burden of fatal drowning in California, 2005-2019', INJURY PREVENTION, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044862
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    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, pp. 100050 - 100050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100050
    Journal articles | 2022
    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, pp. 104722 - 104722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2022.104722
    Journal articles | 2022
    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
    Journal articles | 2022
    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
    Journal articles | 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, pp. e0262175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262175
    Journal articles | 2021
    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
    Journal articles | 2021
    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
    Journal articles | 2021
    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
    Journal articles | 2021
    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
    Journal articles | 2021
    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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072
    Journal articles | 2020
    Bauer BO; Sherman DJ; Brander RW; Osborne PD; Greenwood B, 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
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brander RW; Masselink G; Turner IL, 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
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brander RW, 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
    Journal articles | 2020
    Castelle B; Scott T; Brander R; McCarroll RJ; Tellier E; De Korte E; Tackuy L; Robinet A; Simonnet B; Salmi LR, 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
    Journal articles | 2020
    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
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brander RW; Warton N; Franklin RC; Shaw WS; Rijksen EJT; Daw S, 2019, 'Characteristics of aquatic rescues undertaken by bystanders in Australia', PLoS ONE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212349
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brewster BC; Gould RE; Brander RW, 2019, 'Estimations of rip current rescues and drowning in the United States', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, pp. 389 - 397, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-389-2019
    Journal articles | 2019
    Castelle B; Scott T; Brander R; McCarroll J; Robinet A; Tellier E; De Korte E; Simonnet B; Salmi LR, 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
    Journal articles | 2019
    Franklin RC; Peden AE; Brander RW; Leggat PA, 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
    Journal articles | 2019
    Pitman SJ; Gallop SL; Brander RW, 2019, 'Staying Safe on a Surf Beach: What Are Rip Currents?', Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00033
    Journal articles | 2018
    Castelle B; Brander R; Tellier E; Simonnet B; Scott T; McCarroll J; Campagne JM; Cavailhes T; Lechevrel P, 2018, 'Surf zone hazards and injuries on beaches in SW France', Natural Hazards, 93, pp. 1317 - 1335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3354-4
    Journal articles | 2018
    Clifford KM; Brander RW; Trimble S; Houser C, 2018, 'Beach safety knowledge of visiting international study abroad students to Australia', Tourism Management, 69, pp. 487 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.032
    Journal articles | 2018
    McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Scott T; Castelle B, 2018, 'Bathymetric controls on rotational surfzone currents', Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, pp. 1295 - 1316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2017JF004491
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ménard AD; Houser C; Brander RW; Trimble S; Scaman A, 2018, 'The psychology of beach users: importance of confirmation bias, action, and intention to improving rip current safety', Natural Hazards, 94, pp. 953 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3424-7
    Journal articles | 2017
    Gallop SL; Harley MD; Brander RW; Simmons JA; Splinter KD; Turner IL, 2017, 'Assessing cross-shore and alongshore variation in beach morphology due to wave climate: Storms to decades', Oceanography, 30, pp. 120 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.304
    Journal articles | 2017
    Houser C; Trimble S; Brander R; Chris Brewster B; Dusek G; Jones D; Kuhn J, 2017, 'Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: "Break the Grip of the Rip!"', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 17, pp. 1003 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1003-2017
    Journal articles | 2017
    Warton NM; Brander RW, 2017, 'Improving tourist beach safety awareness: The benefits of watching Bondi Rescue', Tourism Management, 63, pp. 187 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.06.017
    Journal articles | 2016
    Brander R, 2016, 'The importance of visual rip current education', Physical Educator New Zealand
    Journal articles | 2016
    Castelle B; McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Scott T; Dubarbier B, 2016, 'Modelling the alongshore variability of optimum rip current escape strategies on a multiple rip-channelled beach', Natural Hazards, 81, pp. 663 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-2101-3
    Journal articles | 2016
    Castelle B; Scott T; Brander RW; McCarroll RJ, 2016, 'Rip current types, circulation and hazard', Earth-Science Reviews, 163, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.09.008
    Journal articles | 2016
    Gallop SL; Woodward E; Brander RW; Pitman SJ, 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
    Journal articles | 2016
    Houser C; Brander R; Brannstrom C; Trimble S; Flaherty J, 2016, 'Case study of rip current knowledge amongst students participating in a study abroad program', Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad
    Journal articles | 2016
    McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Turner IL; Leeuwen BV, 2016, 'Shoreface storm morphodynamics and mega-rip evolution at an embayed beach: Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia', Continental Shelf Research, 116, pp. 74 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.01.013
    Journal articles | 2016
    McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Turner IL, 2016, 'Bathymetric controls on very low frequency rip current motions', Journal of Coastal Research, 1, pp. 418 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI75-084.1
    Journal articles | 2016
    Miller I; Forster BC; Laffan SW; Brander RW, 2016, 'Bidirectional reflectance of coral growth-forms', International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37, pp. 1553 - 1567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2016.1154220
    Journal articles | 2016
    Van Leeuwen BR; McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Turner IL; Power HE; Bradstreet AJ, 2016, 'Examining rip current escape strategies in non-traditional beach morphologies', Natural Hazards, 81, pp. 145 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-2072-4
    Journal articles | 2015
    Attard A; Brander RW; Shaw WS, 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
    Journal articles | 2015
    Drozdzewski D; Roberts A; Dominey-Howes D; Brander R, 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
    Journal articles | 2015

    MacKellar K; Brander ; Shaw WS, 2015, 'YouTube Videos and the Rip Current Hazard: Swimming in a Sea of (Mis)information', International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 9, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijare2015-0030

    Journal articles | 2015
    Mackellar KM; Brander RW; Shaw WS, 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
    Journal articles | 2015
    McCarroll RJ; Castelle B; Brander RW; Scott T, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    Bradstreet AJ; Brander RW; McCarroll JR; Brighton B; Howes DD; Drozdzewski D; Sherker S; Turner I; Roberts A; MacMahan J, 2014, 'Rip current survival principles: Towards consistency', Journal of Coastal Research, 30, pp. 85 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI72-016.1
    Journal articles | 2014
    Brander R, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    Brander RW; Drozdzewski D; Dominey-Howes D, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; MacMahan JH; Turner IL; Reniers AJHM; Brown JA; Bradstreet A; Sherker S, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    McCarroll RJ; Brander RW; Turner IL; Power HE; Mortlock TR, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    McKay C; Brander RW; Goff J, 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
    Journal articles | 2014
    Shaw WS; Goff J; Brander R; Walton T; Roberts A ; Sherker S , 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
    Journal articles | 2013
    Brander R; Dominey-Howes D; Champion C; Del Vecchio O; Brighton B, 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
    Journal articles | 2013
    Brighton B; Sherker S; Brander R; Thompson M; Bradstreet A, 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
    Journal articles | 2013
    Hammerton CE; Brander RW; Dawe N; Riddington C; Engel R, 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
    Journal articles | 2013
    McCarroll R; Brander R; Macmahan JH; Turner IL; Reniers AJHM; Brown J; Bradstreet A, 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://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI65-133
    Journal articles | 2012
    Hatfield J; Williamson AM; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2012
    Williamson AM; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2011
    Brander R; Bradstreet A; Sherker S; Macmahan JH, 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
    Journal articles | 2011
    Brander R, 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
    Journal articles | 2011
    Brander RW; Bradstreet A; Sherker S; MacMahan J, 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
    Journal articles | 2011
    Brander RW, 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
    Journal articles | 2011
    Macmahan JH; Reniers AJHM; Brown JA; Brander R; Thornton E; Stanton TP; Brown J; Carey WL, 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
    Journal articles | 2010
    Hatfield J; Williamson A; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sherker S; Williamson AM; Hatfield J; Brander R; Hayen A, 2010, 'Beachgoers' beliefs and behaviours in relation to beach flags and rip currents', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, pp. 1785 - 1804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2010.04.020
    Journal articles | 2010
    Williamson A; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2010
    Williamson A; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2010
    Williamson A; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 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
    Journal articles | 2009
    Fletemeyer J; Leatherman S; Brander R, 2009, 'Getting Current', Aquatics International, 21, pp. 14 - 15, http://www.aquaticsintnl.com/
    Journal articles | 2009
    Kench P; Brander R; Parnell K; O Callaghan J, 2009, 'Seasonal variations in wave characteristics around a coral reef island, South Maalhosmadulu atoll, Maldives', Marine Geology, 262, pp. 116 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2009.03.018
    Journal articles | 2009
    Kench P; Parnell K; Brander R, 2009, 'Monsoonally influenced circulation around coral reef islands and seasonal dynamics of reef island shorelines', Marine Geology, 266, pp. 91 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2009.07.013
    Journal articles | 2008
    Kench P; Nichol S; Smithers SG; McLean RF; Brander R, 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
    Journal articles | 2008
    Sherker S; Brander R; Finch CF; Hatfield J, 2008, 'Why Australia needs an effective national campaign to reduce coastal drowning', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 11, pp. 81 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.08.007
    Journal articles | 2007
    Jago O; Kench PS; Brander R, 2007, 'Field observations of wave-driven water-level gradients across a coral reef flat', Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006JC003740
    Journal articles | 2007
    Kench P; Nichol SL; McLean RF; Smithers SG; Brander R, 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
    Journal articles | 2006
    Brander R; Kench P, 2006, 'Response of reef island shorelines to seasonal climate oscillations: South Maalhosmadulu atoll, Maldives', Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2005JF000323
    Journal articles | 2006
    Daly M; Brander R, 2006, 'The dynamics of fringing reefs: A review and synthesis', Hydrographic Journal, pp. 17 - 23
    Journal articles | 2006
    Kench P; Brander R; Parnell K; McLean RF, 2006, 'Wave energy gradients across a Maldivian atoll: Implications for island geomorphology', Geomorphology, 81, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.03.003
    Journal articles | 2006
    Kench P; Brander R, 2006, 'Wave processes on coral reef flats: Implications for reef geomorphology using Australian case studies', Journal of Coastal Research, 22, pp. 209 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/05A-0016.1
    Journal articles | 2006
    Kench PS; McLean RF; Brander R; Nichol SL; Smithers SG; Ford MR; Parnell K; Aslam MR, 2006, 'Geological effects of tsunami on mid-ocean atoll islands: The Maldives before and after the Sumatran tsunami', Geology, 34, pp. 177 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G21907.1
    Journal articles | 2004
    Baird ME; Roughan M; Brander R; Middleton JH; Nippard GJ, 2004, 'Mass-transfer-limited nitrate uptake on a coral reef flat, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia', Coral Reefs, 23, pp. 386 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0404-z
    Journal articles | 2004
    Brander R; Kench P; Hart D, 2004, 'Spatial and temporal variations in wave characteristics across a reef platform, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia', Marine Geology, 207, pp. 169 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2004.03.014
    Journal articles | 2004
    Stephenson WJ; Brander R, 2004, 'Coastal geomorphology', Progress in Physical Geography, 28, pp. 569 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0309133304pp426pr
    Journal articles | 2003
    Brander R; Cowell P, 2003, 'A trend - surface technique for discrimination of surf-zone morphology: rip current channels', Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 28, pp. 905 - 918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.489
    Journal articles | 2003
    Stephenson W; Brander R, 2003, 'Coastal geomorphology into the twenty first century', Progress in Physical Geography, 27, pp. 681 - 697
    Journal articles | 2003
    Stephenson WJ; Brander RW, 2003, 'Coastal geomorphology into the twenty-first century', Progress in Physical Geography, 27, pp. 607 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0309133303pp398pr
    Journal articles | 2001
    Brander R; Short A, 2001, 'Flow Kinematics of low-energy rip current systems', Journal of Coastal Research, 17, pp. 468 - 481
    Journal articles | 2000
    Brander RW; Short AD, 2000, 'Morphodynamics of a large-scale rip current system at Muriwai Beach, New Zealand', Marine Geology, 165, pp. 27 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00004-9
    Journal articles | 1999
    Brander RW, 1999, 'Field observations on the morphodynamic evolution of a low-energy rip current system', Marine Geology, 157, pp. 199 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00152-2
    Journal articles | 1999
    Brander RW, 1999, 'Sediment transport in low-energy rip current systems', Journal of Coastal Research, 15, pp. 839 - 849
    Journal articles | 1999
    Short AD; Brander RW, 1999, 'Regional variations in rip density', Journal of Coastal Research, 15, pp. 813 - 822
    Journal articles | 1998
    Hughes MG; Masselink G; Brander RW, 1998, 'Erratum: Flow velocity and sediment transport in the swash zone of a steep beach (Marine Geology (1997) 138 (91-103)) PII S0025322797000145', Marine Geology, 145, pp. 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(97)85661-7
    Journal articles | 1997
    Hughes MG; Masselink G; Brander RW, 1997, 'Flow velocity and sediment transport in the swash zone of a steep beach', Marine Geology, 138, pp. 91 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00014-5
    Journal articles | 1993
    Greenwood B; Richards RG; Brander RW, 1993, 'Acoustic imaging of sea-bed geometry: A High Resolution Remote Tracking Sonar (HRRTS II)', Marine Geology, 112, pp. 207 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-3227(93)90169-V
  • Preprints | 2023
    Cornell S; Brander R; Peden A, 2023, Selfie Related Deaths in Aquatic Locations in Australia and the USA: A Narrative Literature Review and Media Content Analysis (Preprint), , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.47202
    Preprints | 2022
    Cornell S; Brander RW; Koon W; Peden A; Lawes JC, 2022, Lessons on the Rip Current Hazard from Survivor Experiences, , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/2dv7z
    Preprints | 2021
    Uebelhoer L; Koon W; Harley MD; Lawes JC; Brander RW, 2021, Characteristics and beach safety knowledge of beachgoers on unpatrolled surf beaches in Australia, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-318
    Reports | 2020
    Cooney N; Daw S; Brander R; Ellis A; Lawes J, 2020, Coastal Safety Brief: Rip Currents, Surf Life Saving Australia, Sydney, https://issuu.com/surflifesavingaustralia/docs/csb_rip_currents_report_2020
    Preprints | 2020
    Pitman SJ; Thompson K; Hart DE; Moran K; Gallop SL; Brander RW; Wooler A, 2020, Beachgoers’ ability to identify rip currents at a beach in situ, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-244
    Other | 2020
    Short A; Brander R (ed.), 2020, Stories from the Field: 50 Years of Coastal Fieldwork 1970-2020, Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Inc. (CERF), Coconut Creek, FL, USA,
    Reports | 2019
    Attard A; Brander R; Fitzgerald T, 2019, MyCoast NSW: New South Wales Community Perceptions of Coastal Erosion and Inundation, Sydney, https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/MyCoast-NSW-Final-Report.pdf
    Preprints | 2018
    Brewster BC; Gould RE; Brander RW, 2018, Rip current rescues and drowning in the United States, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-143
    Preprints | 2017
    Houser C; Trimble S; Brander R; Brewster BC; Dusek G; Jones D; Kuhn J, 2017, Public Perceptions of a Rip Current Hazard Education Program: Break the Grip of the Rip!, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2017-16
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Brander R; McCarroll RJ, 2013, 'Spatial variability in circulation and cross-shore exchange across multiple rip channels on an embayed beach', in Spatial variability in circulation and cross-shore exchange across multiple rip channels on an embayed beach, Coasts & Ports 2013 Conference, Sydney, presented at Coasts & Ports 2013 Conference, Sydney, 11 September 2013 - 13 September 2013
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Hatfield J; Williamson AM; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A; Dunn N, 2012, 'Development and evaluation of campaigns to reduce rip-current-related beach drowning', in 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Injury Prevention, BMJ Journals, http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/18/Suppl_1.toc, pp. A135, presented at 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Wellington, New Zealand, 01 October 2012 - 04 October 2012, http://bmj-injuryprev.highwire.org/content/18/Suppl_1/A135.1.full.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2012
    McCarroll J; Brander R; Macmahan JH; Turner IL; Reniers AJHM; Brown JA, 2012, 'RIPSAFE - Rip current swimmer and flater experiments.', in International Rip Current Symposium, SLSC, Sydney, presented at 2nd International Rip Current Symposium, Sydney, -
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Brander R; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Williamson AM; Hayen A, 2011, 'An evaluation of a community knowledge-based intervention on beach safety: the Science of the Surf (SOS) presentations', in World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011. Program and Proceedings, Royal Life Saving Society, Danang, Vietnam, pp. 166 - 166, presented at World Conference on drowning prevention 2011, Danang, Vietnam, 10 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Drozdzewski D; Shaw W; Brander R; Goff J; Dominey-Howes D; Sherker S; Walton T, 2011, 'Reducing rip current drowning: lessons from interviews with rip current survivors', in World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011. Program and Proceedings, Royal Life Saving Society, DaNang, Vietnam, pp. 166 - 166, presented at World Conference on Drowning Prevention, DaNang, Vietnam, 10 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Greenwood B; Brander R; Joseph EJ, 2011, 'Far-infragravity and infragravity "pulses" in a rip current', in WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, pp. 123 - 135, presented at 2nd International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes, Management and Engineering, Coastal Processes 2011, Naples, Italy, 27 April 2011 - 29 April 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/CP110111
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Hatfield J; Williamson AM; Sherker S; Brander R, 2011, 'Improving beach safety: the Science of the Surf (SOS) research project', in World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011. Program and Proceedings, Royal Life Saving Society, DaNang, Vietnam, pp. 164 - 164, presented at World Conference on Drowning Prevention, DaNang, Vietnam, 10 May 2011 - 13 May 2011, http://www.worldconferenceondrowningprevention2011.org/content_common/pg-advances-in-lifesaving.seo
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Sherker S; Thompson M; Agnew P; Farmer N; Bradstreet A; Brander R; Drozdzewski D, 2011, 'Swim or float? An evidence-based approach to reducing the risk of rip related drowning in Australia', in World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011. Program and Proceedings, Royal Life Saving Society, DaNang, Vietnam, pp. 167 - 167, presented at World Conference on Drowning Prevention, DaNang, Vietnam, 10 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Williamson AM; Hatfield J; Sherker S; Brander R; Hayen A, 2011, 'Why are you swimming there? Analysis of risky swimming behaviour on Australian beaches', in World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011. Program and Proceedings, Royal Life Saving Society, DaNang, Vietnam, pp. 165 - 165, presented at World Conference on Drowning Prevention, DaNang, Vietnam, 10 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Greenwood B; Brander R; Joseph E; Hughes MG; Baldock TE; Aagaard T, 2009, 'Sediment flux in a rip channel on a barred intermediate beach under low wave energy', in Coastal Processes, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, pp. 197 - 209, presented at 1st International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes, Management and Engineering, Malta, http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/CP090181
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Hatfield J; Williamson AM; Brander R; Sherker S; Whibley B, 2008, 'The Science of the Surf (SOS): The development and evaluation of national education campaign for beach safety', presented at 2008 Water Safety Conference, Sydney, Australia
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Haas KA; Svendsen LA; Brander RW; Nielsen P, 2003, 'MODELING of A RIP CURRENT SYSTEM on MORETON ISLAND, AUSTRALIA', in Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference, pp. 784 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812791306_0067
    Conference Papers | 2001
    Nielsen P; Brander R; Hughes MG, 2001, 'Rip currents: Observations of hydraulic gradients, friction factors and wave pump efficiency', in Hanson H; Larson M (ed.), 4th Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Lund, Sweden, pp. 483 - 492, presented at 4th Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Lund, Sweden, 11 June 2001 - 15 June 2001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40566(260)49
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Brander R; Cowell P; Short A, 2000, 'Morphometric Approaches to Describing Rip Current Behaviours', in Journal of Coastal Research, Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Lawrence, KS, USA, presented at Challenges for the 21st Century in Coastal Sciences, Engineering and Environment, Rootarua
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Brander R, 2000, 'Measurements of flow velocity and sediment transport in a rip current', in Bae D-H; Voas J (ed.), Proceedings of Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE), Sydney, pp. 3395 - 3408, presented at 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2000), Sydney, 16 July 2000 - 21 July 2000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40549(276)264
    Conference Papers | 1999
    Brander RW; Short AD; Osborne PD; Hughes MG; Mitchell DM, 1999, 'Field measurements of a large-scale rip current system', in Kraus NC; McDougal WG (ed.), COASTAL SEDIMENTS '99, VOLS 1-3, AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, NY, HAUPPAUGE, pp. 562 - 575, presented at 4th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, NY, HAUPPAUGE, 21 June 1999 - 23 June 1999, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000084507500040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 1999
    Short AD; Brander RW, 1999, 'Rip scaling in low- to high-energy wave environments', in Kraus NC; McDougal WG (ed.), COASTAL SEDIMENTS '99, VOLS 1-3, AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, NY, HAUPPAUGE, pp. 551 - 561, presented at 4th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, NY, HAUPPAUGE, 21 June 1999 - 23 June 1999, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000084507500039&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 1993
    BRANDER R; GREENWOOD B, 1993, 'BEDFORM ROUGHNESS AND THE RE-SUSPENSION AND TRANSPORT OF SAND UNDER SHOALING AND BREAKING WAVES - A FIELD-STUDY', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1993 CANADIAN COASTAL CONFERENCE, VOLS 1 AND 2, NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA COASTAL ZONE ENGN PROGRAM, CANADA, VANCOUVER, pp. 587 - 599, presented at 1993 Canadian Coastal Conference, CANADA, VANCOUVER, 04 May 1993 - 07 May 1993, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1993BB05H00044&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 1993
    Brander RW; Greenwood B, 1993, 'Bedform roughness and suspended sediment transport in the surf zone', in National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia, pp. 241 - 246
    Preprints |
    Kamstra P; Cook BR; Brander RW; Lawes JC; Mathews B; Calverley H; Imperiale AJ; Hooper B, Awareness Without Learning: Exploring the Effects of Beachgoer's Experiences on Risk Taking Behaviours, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4220668

My Research Supervision

William Koon (PhD) Coastal drowning and safety interventions

Nicholas Mulcahy (PhD) Environmental controls on coastal drowning

Anna Attard (MSc) Community understanding of coastal hazards