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Profile of Dr. Charlotte Usselman
McGill Faculty of Education’s Faculty Features Video Series - January 2021
Dr. Charlotte Usselman discusses her work as Principal Investigator of the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Lab (CHARLab), conducting research about the sympathetic nervous system’s effect on human cardiovascular health, particularly in women. As a supervisor, Dr. Usselman aims to tailor her kinesiology grad students’ experiences based on their career goals within a supportive working environment. Students looking to pursue a Master of Science or Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology under Dr. Charlotte Usselman, conducting research in the areas of integrative physiology, cardiovascular regulation, sympathetic nervous system, and women’s health can learn more on the Kinesiology and Physical Education site.
Interview with Dr. Charlotte Usselman
Behind the Bench Podcast: AJP – Heart and Circulatory Physiology Podcast - May 2020
In this episode of Behind the Bench with AJP-Heart and Circ hosted by Lisandra de Castro Bras (East Carolina University) and Jonathan Kirk (Loyola University Chicago), we talk with Charlotte Usselman, Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University. Charlotte’s recently published article is a culmination of research that began in the summer of 2016 during her post-doc at the John B. Pierce Laboratory at Yale School of Medicine. One year into the project, Charlotte was offered a position at McGill, which she postponed for 6 months to finish collecting data at Yale. In 2018, she focused heavily on getting her new lab up and running, and did not focus on her preeclampsia research. Charlotte’s story is living proof that things don’t always go as planned, much like having a preeclamptic pregnancy. Sometimes our lives outside of work are hard, even painful, and this certainly informs how we move forward personally and professionally. But a collision of timing can sometimes result in unexpected success. How? Listen.
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Profile of Dr. Amélie Debray and CHARLab Members
Savoir Media (September 2025)
Dr. Amélie Debray (Postdoctoral Researcher) highlights the role of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) in supporting CHARLab’s research activities, notably through the Chercheuse-boursière Junior 2 status awarded to Dr. Charlotte Usselman (Principal Investigator) and the funding of graduate trainees. The profile also features the laboratory’s core cardiovascular and neurovascular assessment techniques, including cardiac function measurements and assessments of sympathetic nervous system activity, and highlights their contribution to advancing our understanding of female physiology.
Changer le monde : au cœur du Québec scientifique - documentaire
