Dr. Eric Shannon Parr
Author. Speaker. Educational Scientist.
supernatural memoir
In “Defying the Lies,” Dr. Parr shares an incredible journey of faith, determination, and incredibly miraculous healing despite insurmountable odds. Bringing the reader up close and personal, he transparently shares being delivered from extreme learning disabilities, chronic illness and near fatal circumstances, and facing death. MIraculous events and supernatural intervention combined with lessons and observations makes “Defying the Lies” a must have for every library. Tap the button below to get your copy today.
naval antarctic explorer
Overcoming lifelong learning disabilities through active faith in God, Dr. Parr was advanced twice in rank before completing training, and set academic and physical training records during advanced Aircrew Survival Equipment (PR) A technical school. He served four years in the Navy’s pioneering scientific research, development, and support squadron, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6). Dr. Parr further received a letter of commendation from the Commanding Officer of VXE-6 for innovative invention and design of Helo Blade Boots to strap down UH-1N helicopter rotor blades during hundred mile an hour plus ice storms, preventing the aircraft from flipping over.
Dr. Parr received the Antarctic Service Medal for numerous Antarctic deployments, and was inducted into the Order of the Penguin and Old Antarctic Explorer organizations. Together with his team, he was responsible for deployment inspection, repair, and maintenance of the 137 aircrews’ Antarctic extreme cold weather gear, seven scientifically outfitted and modified LC-130s and six UH-1N helicopters on and off-season for Pt. Mugu, California, Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Dr. Parr also received letters of commendation and recognition for mission performance, and from the Naval Admiral and commanding officer of McMurdo Station, Antarctica for developing squadron-wide welfare and well-being programs. He also attended and mastered Antarctic Survival school. Dr. Parr experienced harrowing near-fatal aircraft malfunctions, crashes, and much more during his time in VXE-6, and is a man delivered by God from impossible scenarios, generating personal life lessons and experiences that changed him forever.
kidney recipient, advocate, athlete
Since he was a military veteran, Dr. Parr went to the veteran’s administration hospital for a routine blood test, but was soon diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure and IGA Nephropathy, a chronic, irreversible kidney disease with no cure. Standing on his faith in God, he outlasted the doctors’ prognosis by nine years. However, his career, many friends, and family turned their backs or walked away entirely. Dr. Parr endured painful three day a week, six hour dialysis sessions and horrific side effects. Kidney dialysis treatments are voluntary, and he could have given up and died.
Instead of giving up and becoming a statistic, Dr. Parr chose to believe God was with him no matter what, and did the kidney treatments. He began speaking to other dialysis patients and people wherever he went about his experiences and journey, encouraging them to also push through their difficulties. With nothing to lose but fear, Dr. Parr began triathlon training.
He’d leave immediately after kidney dialysis and headed for the gym, and gradually worked up to nine miles running, swimming a few hours, and riding the bike for thirty miles. Three years later, Dr. Parr received his kidney transplant. Choosing to push through impossibilities despite the apparent, Dr. Parr defied negative input from others knowing God was with him, and pushed through limiting kidney dialysis side-effects becoming a living miracle and testament of faith in action.
academic scholar
After being on dialysis for a year and a half, Dr. Parr returned to school. During kidney dialysis sessions, he’d work on his doctoral dissertation, fighting through treatment pain, mental confusion, and severe headaches. Dr. Parr chose to put his faith in God and didn’t allow feelings to dictate his doctorate research, even when he couldn’t physically move due to triathlon training. In August 2017, a few months after receiving a kidney transplant, he defended his doctorate research and became Dr. Eric Shannon Parr, Ed.D., completing his doctorate program with a 4.0 and was inducted into the intercollegiate honors fraternity, Alpha Chi.
educational scientist
As an entrepreneur, counselor, administrator, and instructor, Dr. Parr has previously observed and noted how aesthetics of all types in many different environments can limit and negatively affect the learning processes of traditional and special needs populations of all ages before starting his doctorate . Through consulting, speaking, lecturing, and panel attendance, he helps to improve academic settings, focusing on the well-being, academic achievement, and recruitment and retention aspects of students.
Also based on his research, Finance, Focus, Foundational Belief, and Flexibility of academic institutions’ learning center administration are also addressed at seminars, conferences, special events, academic institutions, sports clubs, military groups, scientific entities, corporations and commercial businesses.
a personal note..
Hey Guys! I have been extremely blessed despite the challenges I‘ve faced, and love to share my experiences in hopes to better the lives of others. Reality is where I live, but putting my faith in God and acting on possibility instead of limitation determines my decisions. An immersive and collaborative experience between speaker and audience, I transparently take people through my experiences, revelations, and lessons learned along the way. Topics covered are faith, perseverance, motivation, mindset, character development, defying the odds, overcoming, and facing, embracing, and recreating impossibilities and limits into supernatural destiny.
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-Doc E.