Andra Medea is the developer of the Virtual Tranquilizer, a de-escalation system that's been implemented for psychiatric staff, child protection workers, college staff, veterans, judges and lawyers. She has taught conflict management at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, and is the author of Conflict Unraveled. Andra was raised in a volatile part of Chicago, where she experienced school violence first hand. She translated that knowledge to a successful system of violence prevention and self-defense which was taught to over 20,000 students. She holds a M.A. with a concentration in conflict management from DePaul University.
