Joseph Signorile joined the University of Miami faculty in 1989 and earned his Ph.D. in exercise physiology from Texas A&M University.  He also serves as senior researcher at the Stein Gerontological Institute, Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, and research health science specialist for the Miami VA Medical Center. 

Joseph Signorile joined the University of Miami faculty in 1989 after completing his Ph.D. in exercise physiology at Texas A&M University.  In addition to his faculty appointment at the University of Miami, he is also a senior researcher at the Stein Gerontological Institute of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, and research health science specialist for at the Miami VA Medical Center.

        Dr. Signorile’s research interests include prescriptive periodization training for older individuals, curriculum design for linking science and physical education in the public school setting, isokinetic mapping analyses for diagnosis and prescription, and electromyographic analysis of sports-specific training and testing techniques concentrating on power development.

        He has over 50 referred articles and book chapters, 100 published abstracts and countless national and international presentations at scientific meetings.  Recent articles include “Differential increases in average isokinetic power by specific muscle groups of older women due to variations in training and testing” in the Journal of Gerontology , “A comparative electromyographical investigation of muscle utilization patterns using various hand positions during the lat pulldown” in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research , and “Resistance training for power, strength, and functionality: a long-term prescription” in the American Journal of Medicine and Sport.  
 
      Dr. Signorile is a member of the University’s Research Council and the Graduate School Committee for Doctoral Curriculum Evaluation.  He also sits on the School of Education Technology Committee and Academic and Student Services Committee, and Technology Committee.  He is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Physiological Society and the National strength and Conditioning Association.