University of North Texas[1]
Through 1993

Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Date not established · Last known relationship
Reviewed sources document Graduate education: University of North Texas and Graduate education: University of Oregon.
Explore education and trainingReviewed sources document burn survivor research, cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity, exercise science, and heat stress, plus 2 more research items. Publication attribution is still being resolved.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Division of Cardiology faculty directoryUniversity of North Texas[1]
Through 1993
University of Oregon[1]
Through 1989
Professor[2]
A cardiovascular physiologist, he studies exercise science, heat stress, thermoregulation, and the cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity, including in burn survivors.[1]
Crandall trained in exercise physiology and biological sciences before completing postdoctoral work in physiology. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996.[1]
His research program focuses on thermoregulation and cardiovascular responses to environmental heat and exercise. His profile reports extensive publication and invited teaching related to heat stress, humidity, and burn-survivor research.[1]
burn survivor research[1]
cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity[1]
exercise science[1]
heat stress[1]
sports medicine[1]
thermoregulation[1]
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Biographical context: A cardiovascular physiologist, he studies exercise science, heat stress, thermoregulation, and the cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity, including in burn survivors.
Biography Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. Originally from California, Dr. Crandall holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and exercise physiology from Brigham Young University in Utah. He then earned a master's degree in physical education and exercise physiology at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He completed his doctorate degree in biological sciences and physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Dr. Crandall joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Crandall is a member of several committees, including the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Health Professions, the Post-tenure Review Committee for the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Internal Medicine Tenure Track Research Compensation Committee Meeting. In 2023, Dr. Crandall earned the American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award. He has also been the recipient of the Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award from the American Physiological Society, as well as Awarded Fellow Status and the Young Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a member of the American Physiological Society, the American Autonomic Society, the American Burn Association, and the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Biographical context: Crandall trained in exercise physiology and biological sciences before completing postdoctoral work in physiology. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996.
Biography Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. Originally from California, Dr. Crandall holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and exercise physiology from Brigham Young University in Utah. He then earned a master's degree in physical education and exercise physiology at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He completed his doctorate degree in biological sciences and physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Dr. Crandall joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Crandall is a member of several committees, including the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Health Professions, the Post-tenure Review Committee for the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Internal Medicine Tenure Track Research Compensation Committee Meeting. In 2023, Dr. Crandall earned the American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award. He has also been the recipient of the Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award from the American Physiological Society, as well as Awarded Fellow Status and the Young Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a member of the American Physiological Society, the American Autonomic Society, the American Burn Association, and the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Biographical context: His research program focuses on thermoregulation and cardiovascular responses to environmental heat and exercise. His profile reports extensive publication and invited teaching related to heat stress, humidity, and burn-survivor research.
Biography Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. Originally from California, Dr. Crandall holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and exercise physiology from Brigham Young University in Utah. He then earned a master's degree in physical education and exercise physiology at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He completed his doctorate degree in biological sciences and physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Dr. Crandall joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Crandall is a member of several committees, including the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Health Professions, the Post-tenure Review Committee for the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Internal Medicine Tenure Track Research Compensation Committee Meeting. In 2023, Dr. Crandall earned the American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award. He has also been the recipient of the Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award from the American Physiological Society, as well as Awarded Fellow Status and the Young Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a member of the American Physiological Society, the American Autonomic Society, the American Burn Association, and the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Graduate education: University of North Texas
Through 1993
Education Graduate School University of Oregon (1989) Graduate School University of North Texas (1993)
Graduate education: University of Oregon
Through 1989
Education Graduate School University of Oregon (1989) Graduate School University of North Texas (1993)
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Biography Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. Originally from California, Dr. Crandall holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and exercise physiology from Brigham Young University in Utah. He then earned a master's degree in physical education and exercise physiology at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He completed his doctorate degree in biological sciences and physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Dr. Crandall joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Crandall is a member of several committees, including the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Health Professions, the Post-tenure Review Committee for the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Internal Medicine Tenure Track Research Compensation Committee Meeting. In 2023, Dr. Crandall earned the American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award. He has also been the recipient of the Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award from the American Physiological Society, as well as Awarded Fellow Status and the Young Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a member of the American Physiological Society, the American Autonomic Society, the American Burn Association, and the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Research interests: burn survivor research
Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Research interests: cardiovascular effects of heat and humidity
Craig Crandall, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology.
Research interests: exercise science
Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Research interests: heat stress
Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Research interests: sports medicine
Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
Research interests: thermoregulation
Dr. Crandall's research interests include exercise science, sports medicine, and thermoregulation. He has been invited to lecture nationally on different topics related to heat stress and thermoregulating in the body, the effects of heat and humidity on the cardiovascular system, and burn survivor research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor related to his research.
1 source claim · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026
Professional role: Professor
Craig Crandall, Ph.D. Professor Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM) Practice Site: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas