David Chandross

I am an Adjunct Professor of Game Design at Ontario Tech University. My research and teaching is in the field of gamification, mixed reality and learning across the lifespan. My Ph.D. is in the field of curriculum in higher education and I also hold a masters degree in both human neuroscience and medical education. I have held academic and administrative positions in higher education for over 35 years and have focused on integrating disparate systems of thought such as holistic medicine and its relationship to conventional care.

My current interests are in the use of virtual reality and gameworlds in professional training. I have worked in this field with the United Nations World Food Program (winners of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize), the World Health Organization, the Insurance Institute of Canada and Baycrest Health Sciences. I am a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Toronto in the Computational Safety Lab, working with Emergency Ontario to develop gamified training for responses.

My current interest is in the field of mysticism, psychedelic therapies and their intersection with education.