Guest lectures (academic)

Selected guest lectures related to the THRILL Lab program and the attractions domain, presented to academic credit courses, and academic research papers and reviews presented at scholarly meetings. These are available to repeat.

  • Human-sized gaps in design analysis, operations, investigation. Moderated by E. Liberda/L.Rothman. 
  • Growth and evolution of an extracurricular design competition for university students pursuing professional interests in themed entertainment. 
  • Curricular considerations for engineering in themed entertainment. 
  • Safety evaluation of amusement rides using accumulated accident data: Accident data framework. 
  • Teaching and learning accident theory using a complex learning experience. 
  • Attractions operators’ competing obligations for safety and accessibility. Guest lecture, Recreation and Risk Law. Moderated by B. Childs.
  • Accessibility and inclusive design in theme parks. Designing for EDI. Moderated by M. Harris.
  • Immersive spaces: A look at Theme parks. Design of Immersive Spaces. Moderated by S. Hall.
  • Inclusive Design of Immersive Entertainment. Moderated by R. Dionne.
  • Human factors in amusement ride design. Engineering faculty wide graduate seminar. Moderated by T. Landschoot.
  • Human factors in attraction safety. Guest lecture (multiple), Risk Management for Theme Parks and Attractions. Moderated by J. Riggleman.
  • Risk Management for Theme Parks and Attractions, Risk Management for Hospitality and Tourism Management. Moderated by F. Dimanche. 
  • Human factors and attractions risk. Mechanical Engineering. Moderated by F. Salustri/P. Neumann.
  • Human engineering in the amusement domain. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Moderated by O. St-Cyr.
  • What the amusement domain can teach us about how human engineering improves performance and safety. Advanced Design Management Institute. Moderated by F. Salustri.
  • Human Factors on the Midway. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Moderated by A. Smiley.
  • Ergonomics on the Midway. Human Kinetics.
  • Amusement ride safety research, Interdisciplinary forum.
  • THRILL. Industrial and Systems Engineering.
  • Campus talks: careers in themed entertainment, TMU history of lab and club. Thrill Developments,

Author: Kathryn Woodcock

Dr. Kathryn Woodcock is Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching, researching, and consulting in the area of human factors engineering / ergonomics particularly applied to amusement rides and attractions, including broader safety issues of performance, error, investigation and inspection, and assessment of eligibility to participate.