MEET DR. JOE MALONE, PhD, SRAS, CPT, LWMC, CFE
Answering the Questions Most People Avoid.
With science, clarity, and more than 30 years of experience.
Dr. Joe Malone has spent decades studying how sex, health, culture, and relationships shape the choices people make.
He brings that research into the real world—making complicated science understandable without avoiding the questions that make everyone else uncomfortable.
Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance
Author of Battles of the Sexes
Founder of Sex IQ
THE WORK BEHIND THE MESSAGE
Before the Stage Came the Science.
Dr. Joe’s work began in health science, university classrooms, and programs built around the questions affecting people’s actual lives.
Dr. Joe earned his Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance, with a minor in neuropsychology and a specialization in women’s health and sexual wellness. From 2005 through 2017, he taught at Middle Tennessee State University. His courses ranged from health and wellness to adult fitness education, and he later created a female-focused Women’s Personal Conditioning course.
Dr. Joe has also guest lectured at Vanderbilt, Princeton, Catholic University of America, and other universities. His academic work provided the foundation. Years spent listening to students, women, men, couples, and audiences showed him where that knowledge was needed most.
Academic Training
Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance, with a minor in neuropsychology and a specialization in women’s health and sexual wellness.
University Education
Twelve years teaching at Middle Tennessee State University, along with guest lectures at major universities.
Program Development
Creator of Women’s Personal Conditioning and a campuswide sorority wellness program focused on the well-being of college women.
Professional Service
Dr. Joe’s work has included community health leadership, emerging-adult health promotion, and service on a CDC-initiated STI prevention effort in Tennessee.
Beyond the classroom
The Work Has Traveled
Dr. Joe’s research and teaching have reached universities, conferences, publications, podcasts, and audiences across the country.
Publications & Media
Universities & Events
MORE THAN CREDENTIALS
Science Is Only Part of the Story.
Dr. Joe’s perspective comes from academic research—and a lifetime of teaching, coaching, listening, marriage, and family. His work was not formed inside one classroom or academic discipline.
It also draws from his experience as a fitness professional, personal trainer, Division I college football player and coach, husband, father, and grandfather.
Each role gave him another view of how health, identity, attraction, relationships, and culture intersect in everyday life.
Researcher
Examining the biological, psychological, and cultural forces shaping sexuality, health, and relationships.
Educator
Making complex information understandable without watering it down or talking over the audience.
Author & Founder
Coauthor of Battles of the Sexes and founder of the educational initiative Sex IQ.
Husband & Father
Bringing the perspective of more than four decades of marriage to his wife, Jody, along with life as a father and grandfather.
WOMEN’S HEALTH & SEXUAL WELLNESS
He Started by Listening
Years spent working directly with women shaped Dr. Joe’s understanding of the health, cultural, and relationship pressures affecting their lives.
Beginning in the 1990s, Dr. Joe worked primarily with women as a fitness professional and personal trainer. That experience gave him a long-term view of the physical, emotional, and cultural pressures women face through different stages of life. At Middle Tennessee State University, he created a female-focused Women’s Personal Conditioning course and a campuswide sorority wellness program. He worked directly with hundreds of students and presented wellness and healthy-sexuality workshops to thousands of sorority women. His work with sororities earned him recognition as Greek Faculty Member of the Year in both 2010 and 2016.
20+ Years Working With Women
Hundreds of Students Taught
Thousands Reached Through Sorority Programs
Greek Faculty Member of the Year—2010 & 2016
AUTHOR • FOUNDER • SPEAKER
Research Made Useful
The science matters. So does what people do with it once they leave the room.
Battles of the Sexes
Dr. Joe’s book explores the biological, psychological,
and cultural forces influencing attraction, intimacy,
conflict, and lasting relationships.
Sex IQ
An educational initiative bringing health science and
relationship research into smarter conversations about
sexuality and human connection.
Speaking
Dr. Joe brings the research directly to universities,
conferences, churches, organizations, interviews, and
virtual audiences.
MEDIA & INTERVIEWS
Let’s Talk About It
Dr. Joe is available for interviews, podcasts, panels, and media conversations about sexual health, dating, relationships, hookup culture, human behavior, and the science behind them.
ADVISORY BOARD
Better Work Needs More Voices.
The Advisory Board brings professional expertise and lived experience to Dr. Joe’s work with women, health, sexuality, and relationships. Each member adds a different perspective to a shared purpose: connecting credible information with the women and communities who can use it.
Jody Malone
Dr. Joe’s wife of more than 40 years—and his first source of honest advice.
Jody’s creative career has included work as a recording artist, visual coordinator, personal chef, published artist, and gardener. She and Joe share two children and four grandchildren.
Dr. Monica O’Rourke
A kinesiology professor and health-and-human-performance researcher with more than 25 years of experience across health, fitness, sports, education, leadership, and mental wellness.
Dr. Erin Smith
A health and biomedical researcher whose work has examined maternal nutrition, developmental physiology, and how maternal health can influence future generations.
Kristyn Marshall
A coach, writer, teacher, and church leader with experience in pastoral counseling, leadership development, administration, and human resources.
Sarah Achelpohl Harris
MS, RDNA registered dietitian, nutrition professional, and coauthor of Battles of the Sexes.
Sarah contributes expertise in nutrition, women’s health, family wellness, and the experiences of young adults navigating relationships and culture.
Emily Hibard
A nonprofit founder and advocate whose work has addressed human trafficking, sexual exploitation, abuse, trauma, and recovery.
Angela Blair
A national television host, speaker, and filmmaker whose work connects media, faith, women’s development, healthy dating, and relationship boundaries.
Katie Bulmer
A podcast host, keynote speaker, and mentor who helps young women recognize their worth and develop healthier expectations for dating and relationships.
About Dr. Joe
What You Should Know.
Find quick answers about Dr. Joe’s education, professional work, book, speaking, and approach to sexual health and relationships.
What is Dr. Joe Malone's Educational Background?
Dr. Joe holds a Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance, with a minor in neuropsychology and a specialization in women’s health and sexual wellness.
Where did Dr. Joe teach?
He taught at Middle Tennessee State University from 2005 through 2017 and has guest lectured at Vanderbilt, Princeton, Catholic University of America, and other universities.
What book did Dr. Joe write?
He coauthored Battles of the Sexes: Raising Sexual IQ to Lower Sexual Conflict and Empower Lasting Love with Sarah Achelpohl Harris, MS, RDN.
What is Sex IQ?
Sex IQ is an educational initiative founded by Dr. Joe to bring greater understanding to sexuality, health, attraction, and relationships.
What does Dr. Joe speak about?
His presentations address sexual health, dating, attraction, hookup culture, relationships, human behavior, and the science influencing those experiences.
Is Dr. Joe available for interviews?
Yes. Dr. Joe is available for podcasts, media interviews, panels, and conversations related to his research and areas of expertise.
Where is Dr. Joe based?
Dr. Joe is based in the Nashville, Tennessee area.
BRING DR. JOE TO YOUR AUDIENCE
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