
Brian James Ring, PHD, MSc., RRT
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Instructor
Surgical Research Unit
2108B
COM Surgery Trauma & Critical Care - 0558
Education
PhD: Northern Illinois University Deklab, IL, 2024
MSc: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC, 2019
BS: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC, 2015
Research Support
Grant: #FA8650-24-2-6K17 Investigators:Blakeman, Chris; Branson, Richard; Gomaa, Dina; Ring, Brian 04-11-2024 -10-10-2025 Air Force Research Laboratory Evaluation of Allowance Standard Equipment in Extreme Cold Exposure Role:PI 349910.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #FA8650-24-2-6K18 Investigators:Blakeman, Chris; Branson, Richard; Gomaa, Dina; Ring, Brian 05-01-2024 -10-31-2025 Air Force Research Laboratory A Rapid, Automated Method for Determining Lung-to-Periphery Oxygenation Delay Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Federal
Investigators:Brian Ring 08-01-2020 -11-10-2021 Theravance Biopharma Role:PI $73,273 Completed Type:Grant
Grant: #2024 Francis Research Grant Investigators:Ring, Brian 06-01-2024 -03-31-2025 American Association for Respiratory Care EIT-Guided Mechanical Ventilator Liberation in Tracheostomized Patients: Physiology and Clinician Perseeption Role:PI 9998.58 Active Level:Non Profit
Grant: #AARC-EIT Investigators:Ring, Brian 07-27-2024 -07-26-2025 American Association for Respiratory Care EIT-Guided Mechanical Ventilator Liberation in Tracheostomized Patients: Physiology and Clinician Perseeption Role:PI 49779.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #FA8650-24-2-6K20 Investigators:Blakeman, Chris; Branson, Richard; Frasier, Lane; Gomaa, Dina; Goodman, Michael; Ring, Brian 09-24-2024 -06-23-2026 Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Development of Autonomous Closed Loop Control (ACLC) Mechanical Ventilation (MV) Fraction-inspired Oxygen (FIO2) Role:Collaborator 2441067.00 Hold Level:Federal
Publications
Published Abstracts
Hernandez, M., Mills, K., Ivins, S., Ring, B.J., Sims, M., Marshall, L., Dieffenderfer, J., Burbank, A. (2019) Validation of the VitalFlo portable spirometer in adolescents with asthma. [Abstract] American Thoracic Society, Co-Author
Hickman, E., Duffney, P., Brocke, S., Bailey, A., Wells, H., Robinette, C., Ring, B., Alexis, N., & Jaspers, I (2021) Differences in Airway Biomarkers of Inflammation and Lung Injury in Pod and Previous Generation E-Cigarette Users. [Abstract]American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , Co-Author
Ring, B. (2022) Scholarly Activity by Respiratory Therapists: A Snapshot of Respiratory Therapist Authorship from 2011 and 2021 in Respiratory Care. [Abstract]Respiratory Care, 67 (10 ) ,Author
Peer Reviewed Publications
Li, Jie; Deng, Ni; He, Wan Jia Aaron; Yang, Cui; Liu, Pan; Albuainain, Fai A; Ring, Brian J; Miller, Andrew G; Rotta, Alexandre T; Guglielmo, Robert D; Milési, Christophe (2024). The effects of flow settings during high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for neonates and young children. European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 33 (171) More Information
Branson, Richard D; Ring, Brian J (2024). Sustainability in Respiratory Therapy: Revisiting Reusables. Respiratory care, 69 (2) , 275-279More Information
Ring, Brian J (2024). A Tangled Web of Association: The Infamous Table 2. Respiratory care, 69 (2) , 263-267More Information
Ring, Brian J; Pestana, Kareen; Sombatsaphay, Vanna; Huet, Yvette; Steck, Todd (2022). Impact of Breathing Pattern and Nebulization on Expelled Viral Content During Mechanical Ventilation Using an Ex Vivo Porcine Lung System. Respiratory care, 67 (10) , 1217-1225More Information
Ring, Brian; Burbank, Allison J; Mills, Katherine; Ivins, Sally; Dieffenderfer, James; Hernandez, Michelle L (2021). Validation of an app-based portable spirometer in adolescents with asthma. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 58 (4) , 497-504More Information
Ring, Brian J (2024). Decades Under the Influence: Shifting the PEEP Paradigm in ARDS. Respiratory care, 69 (10) , 1347-1350More Information
Bennett, William D; Clapp, Phillip W; Zeman, Kirby L; Wu, Jihong; Ring, Brian; Jaspers, Ilona (2024). Acute Effect of E-Cigarette Inhalation on Mucociliary Clearance in E-Cigarette Users. Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery, 37 (4) , 167-170More Information
Hickman, Elise; Payton, Alexis; Duffney, Parker; Wells, Heather; Ceppe, Agathe S; Brocke, Stephanie; Bailey, Aleah; Rebuli, Meghan E; Robinette, Carole; Ring, Brian; Rager, Julia E; Alexis, Neil E; Jaspers, Ilona (2022). Biomarkers of Airway Immune Homeostasis Differ Significantly with Generation of E-Cigarettes. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 206 (10) , 1248-1258More Information
Bradford, Lauren E; Rebuli, Meghan E; Ring, Brian J; Jaspers, Ilona; Clement, Katherine C; Loughlin, Ceila E (2020). Danger in the vapor? ECMO for adolescents with status asthmaticus after vaping. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 57 (11) , 1168-1172More Information