Peter B. Raven, Ph.D. Director

Peter B. Raven, Ph.D., is the founder of the CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE and serves as the director. He is professor and chairman of the UNT Health Science Center's Department of Integrative Physiology. Dr. Raven earned his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon and completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Environmental Stress of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Dr. Raven's professional interests include the physiology of aging and the physiology of exercise, especially with respect to cardiopulmonary responses. He has a long-term interest in exercise training and its effects on blood pressure control, and has investigated the effects of the environment (heat, cold, altitude, space and air pollution) on human physiological performance. Dr. Raven has published over 200 scientific papers and book chapters in his fields of research. He has recently completed twelve years as editor-in-chief fo Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Dr. Raven is a member of the American Heart Association, American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Physiological Society.

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