Stephen Klassen

Dr. Stephen Klassen is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Brock University, within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms regulating the cardiovascular system during physiological stressors such as exercise and upright posture maintenance. Key interests include sympathetic neural communication, cardiovascular disease mechanisms, and the neuromodulatory effects of physical exercise. He collaborates with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, enhancing interdisciplinary research efforts.

Dr. Klassen’s laboratory employs microneurography to study sympathetic nerve activity in humans, investigating how neural signals fail in disease contexts. He actively recruits undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing inclusion of underrepresented groups. Professional affiliations include the American Physiological Society and International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience.

Research Themes:

• Sympathetic neural regulation of circulation
• Age and sex differences in neurocirculatory control
• Exercise physiology and vascular mechanics

Labs/Teams: His lab at Brock University integrates experimental and clinical approaches, focusing on integrative human physiology. Collaborations with Mayo Clinic expand his work to translational medicine.

Advising & Grants: Actively mentoring students in honors thesis, directed readings, and volunteer programs. Grant details not specified in provided text.