Bruce Keisling, PhD

Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Bruce Keisling is the executive director of the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities and Shainberg Chair of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and serves as the director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) on campus.

Dr. Keisling graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He attended graduate school at Auburn University where he earned masters and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology. He complete a pre-doctoral internship through the University of Virginia School of Medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship in developmental disabilities and behavioral pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Keisling has over 20 years of experience in the field of developmental disabilities. Previous positions include a clinical faculty appointment through the Emory University School of Medicine and a four-year tenure as the regional director of a statewide, not-for-profit center that serves adults and children with developmental disabilities. He is a board member of the national Association of University Centers on Disabilities and serves statewide interests through his board membership on the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities.