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Books

Hill, K.A. (1999; Contributing Author). Introduction to search and rescue. Chantilly, VA: National Association for Search and Rescue.

Hill, K. A. (1997). Lost person behaviour. Ottawa: National SAR Secretariat.

Hill, K. A. (1997) Managing the lost person incident. Chantilly, VA: National Association for Search and Rescue.

Articles and Conference Papers

Hill, K. A. (in press). Wayfinding and spatial reorientation by Nova Scotia deer hunters. Environment and Behavior.

Hill, K. A. (2007). Everyday search. Unpublished ms. [Download and Adobe PDF version of this paper]

Cornell, E. H., & Hill, K. A. (2006). The problem of lost children. In C. Spender & M. Blades (Eds.), Children and their environments: Learning, using, and designing spaces. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Preview]

Hill, K. A. (2005, May). Lost and found: Analysis of lost person behavior. Paper presented at the annual Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, Leavenworth, WA.

Perkins, D., Roberts, P., & Hill, K. A. (2005, May). Critical separation revisited. Paper presented at the annual Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, Leavenworth, WA.

Hill, K. A. (2004, June). Visual Search and Detection in SAR. Paper presented at the annual Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, Packwood, WA.

Hill, K. A. (2003, August). Search Management Workshop. Presented at the annual training conference presented by the New England Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) Association, Pittsford, VT.

Hill, K. A. (2002, September). Searching for a Lost Child: What Have We Learned Since Andy Warburton? Paper presented at the annual conference of SARSCENE. Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Hill, K. A. (1998, October). Wayfinding in the Woods: The Deer Hunter. Paper presented at SARSCENE '98, Banff, Alberta.

Hill, K. A. (1999, May). SAR Response to the SwissAir 111 Disaster. Paper presented at the annual Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, Seattle, WA.

Hill, K. A. (1998, June). Search, Detection, and the Visual Briefing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Search and Rescue, Portland, OR.

Hill, K. A. (1997, October). Past, Current, and Future Research on Lost Person Behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the William Syrotuck Symposium on Search Theory and Practice, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Hill, K.A. (1996). Lost Person Behavior. Proceedings of SARSCENE '96, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Ottawa, CA: The National Search and Rescue Secretariat.

Hill, K.A. (1996). Telecommunications in SAR. Rescue, 9, 57.

Hill, K. A. (1995). How many clues do you need?: Applying information theory to land search. Response: The Journal of Search, Rescue and Emergency Response, 14, 6 - 8.

Hill, K. A. (1994). Searching for a lost person: Management principles Training Key #454. [Download an Adobe PDF version of this paper]

Hill, K. A. (1993). Preventing stress in Wilderness SAR. Response: The Journal of Search, Rescue, and Emergency Response, 12, 6 - 9. [Download an Adobe PDF version of this paper]

Hill, K. A. (1993). Using GPS to find lost persons. Emergency Preparedness Digest, 20, 28.

Hill, K. A. (1992). Spatial competence of elderly hunters. Environment and Behavior, 24, 798-813. [Download an Adobe PDF version of this paper]

Bower, D. C., & Hill, K. A. (1992). GPS navigation in land search. Response: The Journal of Search, Rescue and Emergency Response, 11, 18-23.

Hill, K. A. (1992). "Lost" is a four-letter word. Nova Outdoors, 1, 11-13.

Hill, K. A. (1992). Analyzing scenarios in land search. Response: The Journal of Search, Rescue and Emergency Response, 11, 23-34.

Hill, K. A. (1991). Predicting the behavior of lost persons. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the National Association for Search and Rescue (pp. 159-175). Fairfax, VA: National Association for Search and Rescue.

Hill, K. A. (1991). Scenario analysis in land search planning. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the National Association for Search and Rescue (pp. 177-187). Fairfax, VA: National Association for Search and Rescue.


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