Kathryn Woodcock, Toronto Metropolitan University

Latest papers

Educational attainment, labour force status and injury: a comparison of Canadians with and without deafness and hearing loss.
International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation · 2008 · first author
Content analysis of 100 consecutive media reports of amusement ride accidents.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2008 · first author
Health profile of deaf Canadians: analysis of the Canada Community Health Survey.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2007 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Human factors engineering tools for amusement attraction design and evaluation
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Mixed reality immersive motion simulator facility
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Waterslide fluid modeling
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$4,335

All 8 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Educational attainment, labour force status and injury: a comparison of Canadians with and without deafness and hearing loss.

Woodcock K, Pole JD

International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation2008First author

DOI: 10.1097/mrr.0b013e3282fb7d4d PMID: 19008678

02

Content analysis of 100 consecutive media reports of amusement ride accidents.

Woodcock K

Accident; analysis and prevention2008First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.04.007 PMID: 18215536

03

Health profile of deaf Canadians: analysis of the Canada Community Health Survey.

Woodcock K, Pole JD

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2007First author

PMID: 18077753

04

Rider errors and amusement ride safety: observation at three carnival midways.

Woodcock K

Accident; analysis and prevention2007First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.009 PMID: 17054895

05

Using simulated investigations for accident investigation studies.

Woodcock K, Drury CG, Smiley A, Ma J

Applied ergonomics2005First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.10.002 PMID: 15627416

Human factors engineering tools for amusement attraction design and evaluation

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$120,000

Mixed reality immersive motion simulator facility

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$150,000

Waterslide fluid modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Interaction Grants Program

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$4,335

Engineering analysis of ""orphan"" amusement ride: Venture Cobra

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$25,000

Improving amusement ride safety and inspection with human factors

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$85,000

Video and eye tracking data collection and analysis system

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fels, Deborah

$55,624

Multi-channel data capture system for human performance research

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$17,428

Improving human performance in safety inspection and accident investigation in the amusement ride sector

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woodcock, Kathryn

$64,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Woodcock, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Educational attainment, labour force status and injury: a comparison of Canadians with and without deafness and hearing loss." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]