Articles & Publications
SARticles
Written works by SoS, its Founder, and partners — contributing to the corpus of SAR knowledge and innovation. Together we innovate, ideate and co-create for mission success.
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| Title | Summary | Access |
|---|---|---|
| How to Join Search and Rescue: Jobs, Training & Career Paths | Guide for aspiring responders — entry points, training and certification, fitness standards, and the volunteer-to-paid pathway. | Read → |
| Keeper | Poem (circa 2016) by SoS Founder. Reflection of a passion and career-goal. | Read → |
| Snow Fall | Poem (circa 2001–2009). Expressing a vision of an ideal life, written while sitting in a coffee shop window on an alma mater campus. | Read → |
| Resurrecting Space Guard: Concepts for a Coast Guard of Space | Develops concepts of space rescue systems and organizations. Presented at International Astronautical Congress (2017). | Web → |
| The Spirit of SAR — Increasing Inclusiveness and Fairness in Maritime SAR | Rejected submission to IMRF World Maritime Rescue Congress, Canada (2019). Contact for PPT. | Contact → |
| U.S. National Water Safety Action Plan | Contributor (see p.38 contributor list) (2023). | PDF → |
| Paid vs. Unpaid in Maritime Search and Rescue Groups | Submission to ISAR 2024. Accepted, but unable to present due to lack of funds for in-person attendance. | Contact → |
| Towards an International Maritime Search and Rescue Database | Submission to ISAR 2024. Accepted, but unable to present in-person. | Contact → |
| Toward an International Database for Maritime Search and Rescue | Research paper submitted to journal in June 2024. Accepted 2026. | Journal → |
| Psychological Safety in SAR | Submission to ISAR 2026 conference. Rejected. | Contact → |
| The Case for PsychoSocial Safety in Search and Rescue Teams and Organizations | Submission to 2026. | Contact → |
| Equality, Compensation, and Safety in Search and Rescue — Is enough support being given? | Submission to 2026. Wait-list accepted & poster offered. | Contact → |
| What is Search and Rescue (SAR)? | SoS article, 17 April 2026. | Online → |
| Maritime Search and Rescue | SoS article, 17 April 2026. | Online → |
| SAR is a Sociotechnical System of Systems | SoS article, 18 April 2026. | Online → |
| Who's to the Rescue? | Forthcoming chapter in "The Issue of Dual Use in Space — Balancing Innovation, Law & Security" (2026). | Contact → |
| Spacecraft in Search and Rescue (SAR): Communicators | PowerPoint presentation. Live presentation, TBD. | Contact → |
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