Chris Tex, PhD

Dr. Chris Tex is an Associate Faculty member in the Master of Public Health program in the Global College of Professional Advancement at the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC). He obtained his PhD in Public Health with a specialization in Epidemiology from Walden University and a Master of Public Health from the Medical College of Ohio. Before his graduate work, Dr. Tex earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Findlay.

Dr. Tex has participated in indoor air quality studies focusing on smoking within Ohio restaurants, which contributed to the implementation of no-smoking ordinances in two metropolitan cities. Following this work, he served as a Birth Defects and Newborn Screening Epidemiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services. He has also worked as a Program Director for a Medical Laboratory Technology program and has held roles in clinical laboratories, analyzing biological specimens.

With more than two decades of teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Dr. Tex has taught a wide range of public health, nursing, and medical laboratory courses. At the University of Arizona Global Campus, he teaches courses ranging from Health and Wellness (HWE 200) to Public Health Practicum II (MPH 651). He also serves as a Course Lead for several MPH courses and as a faculty mentor to many MPH students. In July 2023, he was nominated to the UAGC Faculty Council.

Dr. Tex is an active member of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). His personal research focuses on diagnostic testing standards, social presence and collaboration between MPH online students and faculty, and global health. He has presented posters at the 2023 ASPPH and SOPHE Annual Meetings, focusing on interprofessional collaboration between MPH students and faculty, as well as public health liberation theory. He will also be presenting at the 2023 APHA Conference on the topic of public health liberation theory.

When not teaching, Dr. Tex volunteers for a health relief agency that travels to Mexico to support a free medical clinic. Outside of academia, he is a musician, performing as a drummer in several blues and rock bands—one of which is releasing its fourth album in the coming month.