{"id":9281,"date":"2026-01-08T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/?page_id=9281"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:47:14","slug":"respiratory-therapy-faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/respiratory-therapy-faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory Therapy Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Respiratory Therapy Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum and Experiential Learning<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/accreditation-information\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Mission and Accreditation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/resources\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/30092353\/respiratory-therapy-student-handbook-2027-2028.pdf\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Respiratory Therapy Student Handbook<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/12\/15120121\/butler-respiratory-therapy-program-technical-standards-essential-functions.pdf\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Respiratory Therapy Technical Standards and Essential Functions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/respiratory-therapy-faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-respiratory-therapy-faculty\">Respiratory Therapy Faculty <\/h1>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69dd35e95cc7d\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Christy Kane <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/ckane1-XpfLtd0dkm94qRNZnRMVT-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Christy Kane' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Program Director and Professor, Respiratory Therapy<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6148'>317-940-6148<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:ckane1@butler.edu'>ckane1@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-ckane1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-ckane1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Christy Kane\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-ckane1' role='region' aria-labledby='person-ckane1' hidden><p><p>&nbsp;Dr. Christy J. Kane, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC, serves as the Program Director and Professor in the Respiratory Therapy program.<br>\nWith more than thirty years of experience, Dr. Kane has integrated academic leadership, clinical expertise, and national service to strengthen respiratory<br>\ntherapy education and practice. Her scholarly work focuses on interprofessional collaboration and critical care medicine aimed at improving educational quality<br>\nand patient outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kane\u2019s academic portfolio includes extensive engagement in doctoral mentorship, curricular design, and faculty development. She has supervised numerous research projects addressing student\/provider well-being, as well as patient safety. Her teaching encompasses subjects such as mechanical ventilation, leadership, evidence-based practice, and health policy across undergraduate and graduate programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC) and a Distinguished Scholar Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, Dr. Kane has held key national positions including President of the American College of Respiratory Therapy Education and Co-Chair of the AARC Taskforce on BSRT Program Expansion. 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