About Alex Parkhouse

Dr. Alex Parkhouse is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health. A medical sociologist by training, his research and teaching areas of expertise center on stress and mental health, stigma and chronic illness, social determinants of health, and qualitative methods. Dr. Parkhouse is a recipient of the University of Memphis School of Public Health Riser Award. With this award, he founded and opened the Community Stress and Well-Being Lab, which he currently serves as Principal Investigator. He also serves as an investigator on additional grant funded projects related to his research areas of interest. Prior to his current position at the University of Memphis, he previously served as Assistant Professor of Sociology at Quinnipiac University. At QU, he also held a joint faculty appointment at the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, as Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences and Co-Coordinator of the Global Public and Community Health (GPCH) Concentration. Dr. Parkhouse completed his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, and his M.A. and B.A. (summa cum laude honors) in Sociology at the University of North Dakota.

Research Areas 

• Stress & Mental Health
• Stigma & Chronic Illness
• Social Determinants of Health
• Qualitative Methods

Education 

• Ph.D. Sociology, University of New Hampshire
• MA  Sociology, University of North Dakota
• BA Sociology, University of North Dakota (Summa Cum Laude Academic Honors)

Selected Publications 

1. Parkhouse, Alex R. 2019. “Experiences of Stigma-Stress among People Living with Psoriasis in the United States.” American Journal of Health Behavior 43(2): 243-257. DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.2