Favero received his B.S. from Illinois State University in physical education and sports medicine. His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are from University of Oregon in applied physiology. From 1990-94 Favero was a recipient of a National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to study membrane biophysics at Portland State University. He joined the University of Portland faculty in 1993. His research seeks to describe and characterize the mechanisms of excitation-contraction (EC) coupling in skeletal and heart muscle and to determine how the EC coupling process is modified during extreme exercise (muscle fatigue). Favero teaches anatomy, physiology, and human biology courses.