Gayle Carr, MS, RRT, CPFT

Content Reviewer

Gayle is a subject matter expert (SME) contractor at Osmosis from Elsevier beginning in September 2026. She is retired from teaching respiratory therapy at Illinois Central College in Peoria, Illinois, where she taught since the program's inception. This included being the director of clinical education as well as teaching the majority of didactic, laboratory, and clinical courses through her tenure. Additionally, she has worked in hyperbaric medicine, the pulmonary function lab, cardiopulmonary rehab, biometric lab, and ICU as a respiratory therapist. She has a background in publishing, including writing test banks for respiratory therapist textbooks, as well as writing assignments for textbooks that have included clinical connections to cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology, and the development of the QR code internet resource guide for a cardiopulmonary disease text. She is currently co-authoring a review text for the NBRC Respiratory Therapist Exam that is scheduled to publish in December 2027. She holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Saint Francis in Joliet. Gayle lives in Mapleton, Illinois, with her husband. She is the proud parent of two adult children who live out of state but enjoys frequent visits to both Saint Louis and Salt Lake City to visit as well as enjoy the many activities these places offer. When not busy, she enjoys reading, hiking, and volunteering.