Parker joins Stony Brook from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., where he spent three seasons as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Under his leadership, Christopher Newport's defense ranked eighth nationally in Division III in 2018, allowing 234.7 total yards per game.
He previously has worked at Northwestern as a defensive graduate assistant and recruiting assistant as well as at the FCS level at Lafayette, primarily coaching safeties.
Parker, a native of Lake Bluff, Ill., served for two seasons as defensive coordinator at the Peddie School in Highstown, N.J., immediately before joining Christopher Newport.
He was a four-year letterwinner in football and tennis at Kenyon College in Ohio, where he played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Kenyon in 2010 and completed his master's degree in sports administration at Northwestern in 2012.
Coach Parker is married to his wife Christine and they have two daughters Nelle and Kate.Â
