Chris Parker - Senior Research Associate
MPH, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
BSc, MBBS, University of the West Indies (UWI) -Mona
Chris joined the staff of the GHPC in a consultative capacity, in May 2003, to facilitate work on a cancer related project that provided support and assistance to the Central Georgia Cancer Coalition as they planned for designation as a Regional Program of Excellence (RPE).
His policy interests are reflected in the projects that he continues to be engaged in at the Center. These include the examination of select Community Health Initiatives on behalf of the Commonwealth Fund, an assessment of the public health districts in Georgia and an examination of the issues surrounding health care coverage for the Uninsured.
Chris is a graduate from the Rollins School of Public Health where he completed his MPH degree, focusing in Health Policy and Management in 2001. While there, he authored and presented papers looking at Prescription Drug Benefits for the Medicare population, Improving Access for the Uninsured, and the Prescription Practices of HMO Physicians.
