Samuel Cornell
PhD Student, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Sam is working with the BSRG on a PhD, under the supervision of Dr Amy Peden and Professor Rob Brander, which seeks to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of using location-based social media safety messaging to reduce injuries and fatalities at aquatic locations, popular with Instagram users. Before commencing the PhD, Sam previously worked with the BSRG as a research assistant on a qualitative project identifying the emotional and physical responses that people caught in a rip current experience.
Research Interests:
Risk communication
Social media
Public health
Risk taking behaviour
Recent Beach Safety Related Publications (last 5 years):
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
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
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
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