- Shand, R.D., 1990. The subaqueous morphology at the entrance to a jetty controlled river mouth on a moderate to high energy littoral drift dominated coast: Wanganui, New Zealand 1981-1987. Research project: Post-graduate Diploma in Science, Massey University, New Zealand, 102p.
- Bailey, D.G., and Shand, R.D., 1993. Determining large-scale sand-bar evolution. Proceedings of the 1st New Zealand Conference on Image and Vision Computing, pp. 109-116.
- Bailey, D.G., and Shand, R.D., 1994. Determining wave run-up using automated video analysis. Proceedings of the 2nd New Zealand Conference on Image and Vision Computing, pp. 2.11.1 – 2.11.8.
- Shand, R.D., and Bailey, D.G., 1995. Videographic acquisition of surf zone data: a summary of present techniques and future possibilities. School of Global Studies, Massey University, New Zealand, Miscellaneous Publication Series 95/4, 38p.
- Bailey, D.G., and Shand, R.D., 1996. Determining large-scale sand-bar behaviour. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Lausanne, Switzerland, (2), 637-640.
- Bailey, D.G., and Shand, R.D., 1997. Data fusion issues in analysing coastal morphodynamic systems. Proceedings of the 1st joint Australian and New Zealand Conference on Digital Image and Vision Computing: Techniques and Applications, New Zealand, pp. 107-112.
- Shand, R.D., and Bailey, D.G., 1999. A review of net offshore bar migration with photographic illustrations from Wanganui, New Zealand, Journal of Coastal Research, 15(2), 365-378.
- Shand, R.D., Bailey, D.G. Shepherd, M.J., 1999. An inter-site comparison of net offshore bar migration characteristics and environmental conditions. Journal of Coastal Research, 15 (3), 750-765.
- Shand, R.D., 2000. Offshore migration of coastal sand-bars at Wanganui New Zealand. PhD thesis, Massey University, New Zealand, Miscellaneous Publication Series 2000/8, 295 p.
- Shand, R.D., Bailey, D.G. Shepherd, M.J., 2001. Longshore realignment of nearshore parallel sand-bars at Wanganui, New Zealand. Marine Geology 179 147-161
- Shand, R.D., 2002. Temporal variation in morphological configuration within a multi-bar surf zone at Wanganui, New Zealand. School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand, Occasional Paper 2002/4, 41p.
- Shand, R.D., 2003. Relationships between episodes of bar switching, cross-shore bar migration and outer bar degeneration at Wanganui, New Zealand. Journal of Coastal Research, 19(1), 157-170
- Shand, R.D.; Hesp, P.A., Bailey, D.G., and Shepherd, M.J., 2003. A conceptual beach-state model for the inner bar of a storm-dominate, low to moderate tidal range coast at Wanganui, New Zealand. Proceedings of Coastal Sediments ’03.
- Shand, R.D., and Shepherd, M.J., 2003. Associations between net offshore bar migration and backshore erosion. Proceedings of Coasts and Ports Australasian Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Shand, R.D., Hesp, P.A., and Shepherd, M, J., 2004. Beach cut in relation to net offshore bar migration. International Coastal Symposium 2004, Brazil.
- Shand, R.D., 2004. Rip-associated bathing hazards on beaches characterised by net offshore bar migration. School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand, Occasional Paper 2004/1, 19p.
- Shand, T. D.; Shand, R.D.; Bailey, D.G. and Connon, A., 2005. Wave Deformation in the Vicinity of a Long Ocean Outfall at Wanganui, New Zealand. Proceedings of the Coasts and Ports Australasian Conference, Adelaide, 20-23 September, 2005
- Shand, R.D., and Shepherd, M.J., 2005. Sediment budget implications associated with bar splitting within a net offshore migrating (NOM) bar system. School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand, Occasional Paper 2006-2, 23p.
- Shand, T. D.; Reinen-Hamill, R.A.; Shand, R.D., and Viljoen, W., 2007. Empirical modelling of run-up and overtopping at a boulder beach, Raglan, New Zealand. Coasts and Ports Australasian Conference, Melbourne.
- Shand, R.D., 2007. Bar splitting: system attributes and sediment budget implications for a net offshore migrating bar system. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 50.
- Shand, R. D., and Manning, M., 2010. New approaches in sea-level research. Coastal News (Newsletter of the New Zealand Coastal Society: a Technical Group of IPENZ), Issue 45, 1-4.
- Shand, R. D.; Shand, T.D.; McComb, P.J., and Johnson, D.L., 2011. Evaluation of empirical predictors of extreme run-up using field data. Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Coastal and Ocean engineering Conference, Perth.
- Shand. T.D.; Bailey, D.J., and Shand, R.D., 2012. Automated detection of breaking wave height using an optical technique. Journal of Coastal Research, 28(3), 671-682.
