Health Sciences

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Joyner received his B.S. in Respiratory Therapy from Salisbury University in 1991 and his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College in cardiovascular physiology  in 1998. Dr. Joyner joined  the Respiratory Program  faculty in 1998 as an assistant professor and accepted the position of Program Director in the Fall of 2003 as well as being promoted to Associate Professor.

Interests

Mechanical ventilation, critical care physiology, oxygen transport and metabolism.

Selected Publications

 Joyner, R.L. (2000) Effect of End-Expiratory Lung Volume on Pulmonary Gas Exchange during Pressure- Targeted Ventilation - A Case Study. Respiratory Care (submitted).

Schneider, S.R., Joyner, R.L., Muller, S.M. & Ruff, J.E. (2000) Metabolic response to exercise in older adults with COPD participating in pulmonary rehabilitation. JCR 20(5):295 

Schneider, S.R., Joyner, R.L., Muller, S.M. & Ruff, J.E. (2000) Exercise tolerance in older adults with COPD participating in pulmonary rehabilitation. JCR 20(5):295

 Joyner, R.L., Yeager, M.P., Daubenspeck, J.A., Leiter, J.C. (1996) A novel technique of selective pulmonary vasodilation with the use of volatile anesthetics. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 153(4):A585.

Hunter, M.A., Wasicko, M.J., Joyner, R.L., Leiter, J.C., and Bartlett, D. (1994) Phrenic and hypoglossal nerve responses to sustained hypoxia in decerebrate cats. Neuroscience 20:958.