Back to Faculty Listings

Print the Profile

Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., Florida State (1979)
MA, Adelphi (1975)
BS, University of Tampa (1972)

Recent Courses

Group Games Methods
Health And Fitness
Health Fitness Education
Health Related Fitness Education
Independent Study Physical Activity Levels In Physical Education
Movement Experience For The Elementary School Child
Principles Of Health And Physical Education
Student Teaching Physical Education
Student Teaching: Physical Education

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Childhood obesity
Physical activity intervention

Research Interests

School-based health intervention
Physical activity levels of preschool children

Grants / Sponsored Research

Five funded research projects including CO-PI of a $6,000,000 NIH grant to study heart disease in children:The Bogalusa Heart Study/Heart Smart Program (LSU Medical Center/University of New Orleans).

Books

Virgilio,S.J. (2006). Active Start for Healthy Kids. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Berenson,G.S., Virgilio,S.J., et.al. (1998). Introduction of Comprehensive Health for Elementary Schools. New York: Vantage.

Virgilio, S.J. (1997). Fitness Education for Children. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Conference Presentations and Papers

Virgilio,S.J. (05 March 1979). Over 150 professional presentations, including several keynote addresses.

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Co- author National Physical Activity Guidelines for Preshool children: Active Start, NASPE publications (2002)
Over 50 refereed publications in professional journals,monographs,research abstracts and preceedings.

Honors and Accomplishments

Recent Awards: 2005 Ruth Skinner Outstanding Adelphi Physical Education Alumni Award.
2006 Elected to the Board of Directors, NASPE -Publications director.

Professional Activities

Consultant for Kidfitness PBS Children's show, Fisher Price, Dannon foods, SPRI Inc., and Sportfun Products where I helped develop the first line of fitness equipment for pre-school children.

Community and Corporate Leadership

Director, Graduate Studies in Physical Education, 2001-2006
Interim Chairperson, Fall, 2005
Chairman,June2006

Licenses & Certifications

Teaching Physical Ed. k-12 (NY and Fl.)