Alex Parkhouse, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
About Alex Parkhouse
Dr. Alex Parkhouse is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health. 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. A medical sociologist by training, Dr. Parkhouse’s research and teaching areas of expertise focus on the social determinants of health, stigma and chronic illness, and stress and mental health. He 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.