Joel Rodriguez

Joel Rodriguez, Ed.D.

Joel Rodriguez

he/him

Learner Experience Designer

I have been at PA College of Health Sciences for the past four years. My expertise is in teaching and learning. I earned my doctorate in leadership and management from Drexel University, an M.A. in adult education from IUP, and an undergraduate in communications media.  

When I am not designing courses, I am coaching lacrosse, skiing, running, playing tennis, and hanging out with my family.  

Joel, what do you geek out about?

I geek out about the stock market, economics, construction, automotive, DIY projects, sports, and anything I can learn about. My current project is the restoration of an old wooden boat. 

Restoration of an old wooden boat

Did you know?

This is my 20th year working in education. I’m passionate about helping people, so I chose to work in higher education with students and faculty. I look forward to working at SJU!

An interesting resource (article, news story, book, podcast, etc.) I recently discovered...

Huberman Lab Podcast - I listen to this podcast weekly. The topics of this podcast cover scientifically proven ways to live a healthy life. For example, the last one I listened to was about the methods you can take to restore mitochondria function, which is related to gut health. One of the protocols is that you can do resistance training a certain amount of times per week with each muscle group in order to positively affect your gut health.