WORKS WITH: M/W basketball, field hockey, M/W lacrosse, men’s lightweight rowing, women’s rowing, women’s soccer, M/W swimming & diving, volleyball
Jill Joseph joined the University of Pennsylvania to lead its Sports Nutrition division in September 2016.
In her position at Penn, Joseph oversees nutritional education and individual counseling for nearly 1,000 student-athletes across 33 varsity programs. She is also responsible for nutrition counseling and meal planning for the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center (RTC) overseen by USA Wrestling.
Joseph came to University City from the University of Louisville, where she served as the Assistant Director of Performance Nutrition from 2014-16. During her time with the Cardinals, Joseph helped grow the Performance Nutrition Department to include four full-time dietitians, helped support numerous fueling stations, and a was on the planning committee for a performance-based dining facility for student athletes. Joseph also counseled student-athletes with high-risk medical concerns, food allergies, and eating disorders.
During her time in Louisville—where she was born and raised—Joseph was Founder and spent more than three years as a Nutrition Consultant of Eat Well, Be Well Nutrition Services. She also was a wellness coach at Carewise Health, Inc., providing nutrition counseling and education to members using techniques such as motivational interviewing to help guide members towards behavioral changes.
Joseph graduated from Indiana University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts as a double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice. She received her Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2011, earning Dean’s List recognition in UIC’s College of Applied Health Sciences.
A Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, Joseph has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 2012 and the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) since 2013. Her memberships extend to the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Dietetic Practice Group and the Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE) Dietetic Practice Group, both since 2013.
Jill and her husband, Rich, have three children: Avery, Parker and Charlie. They live in Haddonfield, N.J.
