Michael is the course coordinator for Death 101. It has been an exciting journey for him collaborating with so many world class researchers on the D101x team to develop the course content and evaluations. Michael studied biology, philosophy, and history at the University of Toronto (BSc), has experience as an educator, and is now pursuing his interests in global health research and program development to improve health in low and middle income countries. Michael is excited to have helped build this course from scratch for a great learning experience for edX students.