David is a Canadian historian, having completed a PhD at the University of Calgary in 2016. David has also worked as a history instructor, editor, historical researcher, and ESL teacher in the past several years.Since August 2020, David has been employed as a historian at Parks Canada's History and Commemoration Branch, Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate (David was also employed at Parks Canada in the same capacity from November 2017 to May 2019). Since September 2021, David has been teaching undergraduate courses in Canadian history, Canadian Studies, and the First World War at Mount Royal University in Calgary. From 2011 to 2020, he was also a history instructor at the University of Calgary, teaching courses in Canadian and American history.From May 2019 to March 2020 (contract), David was the Indigenous Peoples Subject Editor for the Canadian Encyclopedia (Historica Canada).As a PhD candidate, researcher, and graduate teaching assistant at the University of Calgary from 2009 to 2016, David gained valuable research, teaching, public speaking, classroom management, and writing skills, including the utilization of online databases as well as primary and secondary source research to complete short and lengthy research projects for the university. David's articles and book chapters on Canada's First World War experience have appeared in the historical journal Manitoba History, as well as in a First World War centenary publication titled The Frontier of Patriotism: Alberta and the First World War (University of Calgary Press, 2016). Additionally, David's articles on Indigenous and Canadian history have appeared in the Canadian Encyclopedia.David has also been teaching Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) courses at Bow Valley College in Calgary since February 2017. This is a fun and rewarding position that helps recent immigrants improve their English language skills, gain the necessary tools to find a rewarding job in Canada, attend college or university, or get accredited for educational or professional qualifications gained in their home countries.