David is the Dr Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, CANADA. 

David is 4-time Paralympian and two-time medalist having competed for Canada in athletics as a middle-distance runner (Class T 37) from 1988-2000. Between 1996-2000 he acted as athlete’s representative to IPC Athletics. He has been an advisor in the past to CP-ISRA and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. David was on the scientific committee for VISTA 2019 and has been a member of the IPC’s Sport Science Working Group since its formation in 2019.