Mohammad F. Obeid, Ph.D., is the Mirza Endowed Chair in Global Learning and Associate Professor at Shenandoah University. He currently serves as the Director of the Virtual Reality Design (BS) program as well as Co-Director of the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL). In these capacities, he leads various initiatives exploring the utility of simulation and virtual learning environments for training and decision making in many domains. He holds a PhD and MS in Modeling and Simulation Engineering from Old Dominion University and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the German-Jordanian University. His research focuses on advancing modeling and simulation engineering, with a particular emphasis on medical-oriented simulations, extended reality (XR) platforms, and interactive training simulations.