Claire Kissell
Assistant Faculty
SDSU
Education
- BS, Applied Physiology, Southern Methodist University, 2016
- BA, Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 2016
- MS, Biology, University of Colorado- Colorado Springs, 2018
- PhD, Applied Physiology, Southern Methodist University, 2023
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Human Neural Cardiovascular Control Lab, University of Texas at Arlington, 2025
Interests
Dr. Claire Kissell’s research is broadly focused on human neural cardiovascular control in health and disease and employs the use of intraneural sympathetic recordings (i.e., microneurography) to assess autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system. Dr. Kissell has a history and interest in studying unique clinical populations (patients with multiple sclerosis, chronic kidney disease, heart failure etc.), as well as non-pharmacological interventions that may ameliorate the negative effects of chronic disease.
Her research also encompasses projects aimed at characterizing cardiovascular control in historically understudied minority racial and ethnic groups that are at a greater risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.