Biography
I started out in engineering science on a scholarship at the University of Toronto, but then became preoccupied with existential questions, leading me into unconventional areas of study, with the result that I graduated in 1974 with an interdisciplinary BSc. After some years working as a roofer, I enrolled at the University of Calgary and, in 1983, completed a MSc in mathematics with specialization in mathematical foundations writing my thesis about forcing in topoi. I switched to psychology graduating in 1989 from the University of Regina with a PhD in psychology and specialization in the study of consciousness. Since 1987 I have been teaching courses in psychology, mostly about consciousness, at King's University College, where I have risen to the rank of professor. I have written, or co-authored, 4 books, 27 papers, and 17 reviews, and given 64 presentations, mostly about fundamental issues concerning consciousness. I have served in a number of administrative roles including Chair of the Department of Psychology and member of the Senate of the University of Western Ontario, and belong to various professional organizations including the Society for Scientific Exploration and the New York Academy of Sciences.