Craig Crandall

Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he joined the faculty in 1996 and is affiliated with the Division of Cardiology. His research focuses on exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation, with a particular emphasis on heat stress, cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity, and burn survivor research. Dr. Crandall participates in institutional governance as a member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Health Professions, the Post-tenure Review Committee, and the Internal Medicine Tenure Track Research Compensation Committee.

• Bachelor's Degree: Physical Education and Exercise Physiology, Brigham Young University
• Master's Degree: Physical Education and Exercise Physiology, University of Oregon
• Doctorate: Biological Sciences and Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Dr. Crandall's work bridges physiological responses to extreme environments and clinical cardiology. He has lectured nationally on thermoregulation, cardiovascular adaptation to heat stress, and burn survivor research, contributing to over 200 peer-reviewed publications.

• American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award (2023)
• Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award
• Fellow Status, American College of Sports Medicine
• Young Investigator Award, American College of Sports Medicine

He maintains active memberships in professional societies including the American Physiological Society, American Autonomic Society, American Burn Association, and the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.