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The Ocean Lifeguard Intervention Continuum: A Cognitive Aid For Surf Lifeguard Education, William A. Koon, Ryan M. Gates, Shane Scoggins, Paul Andrus, Jack A. Futoran May 2020

The Ocean Lifeguard Intervention Continuum: A Cognitive Aid For Surf Lifeguard Education, William A. Koon, Ryan M. Gates, Shane Scoggins, Paul Andrus, Jack A. Futoran

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Ocean lifeguards are constantly engaged in beach risk analysis, required to efficiently evaluate a variety of environmental and other factors quickly in order to triage and prioritize who needs help. Teaching these skills is a challenge for introductory training programs. We sought to improve new lifeguards’ understanding of the interaction of various risk components in the beach environment and aid decision-making related to when a lifeguard should intervene in a situation. We developed a two-part cognitive aid for introductory ocean lifeguard education depicting individual and interacting elements of a beach goer’s risk of drowning or injury and the process by …


Private Accounts And Social Security: The Issue Of Risk, Robert J. Angell Mar 2020

Private Accounts And Social Security: The Issue Of Risk, Robert J. Angell

Southern Business Review

Robert J. Angell, DBA, is a professor of finance. Department of Business Administration, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411.


A High Stakes Game Of Risk For The Independent Auditor, J. Ralph Byington, Jo Ann Christensen Mar 2020

A High Stakes Game Of Risk For The Independent Auditor, J. Ralph Byington, Jo Ann Christensen

Southern Business Review

J. Ralph Byington, PhD, is professor of accounting, School of Accounting, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8141.

Jo Ann Christensen, DBA, is assistant professor of accounting, School of Professional Accountancy, Louisianna Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272.