He received his Pharm.D. from Washington State University in 1999 and then completed a Critical Care Specialty Residency at TTUHSC SOP in 2000. As a faculty member since 2000, Cox has taught in multiple pharmacotherapy and case studies courses and has served as director of the two-year pharmacotherapy residency program from 2005-2009. He has been a member of a diversity of committees, including chair of both the continuing education and curricular affairs committees. As a member of the Texas Pharmacy Congress, Cox serves on the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs which meets quarterly to discuss issues related to experiential education in the state of Texas.