José Manuel Vilaça Maio Alves

José Manuel Vilaça Maio Alves

Institution: UTAD

Community: STRONG

Research: Integrated

José Vilaça-Alves has Ph.D. in Sports Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) and a master’s in Sports Sciences with a specialization in High sports performance in the Faculty of Sport at the University of Porto.

He is currently an Auxiliar Professor at UTAD teaching Testing and Prescription in bachelor and master courses and a full member of the Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD).

His research interests are related to strength and conditioning, energy expenditure and exercise for health, having produced several publications in peer-review journals. He is often invited to present his work in international and national congresses related with fitness, health and strength and conditioning.