Dr. Bradley Fisher received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan State University in 1988 and, two years earlier, was awarded a Specialist in Aging certificate from the University of Michigan. In 1988, he joined the faculty in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Missouri State University. He served as the Coordinator of the Gerontology Program from 1990-1993 and, after a nation-wide search, was offered the position of Director of Gerontology at Missouri State.

Dr. Fisher served as Director of Gerontology from 1993-2004. During that time, he revised the curriculum of the Gerontology Program to bring it into full compliance with the guidelines and standards established by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Dr. Fisher is dedicated to the continual improvement of the Gerontology Program in terms of course offerings, student advisement, recruitment and retention of students, career guidance, and the placement of graduating seniors in community jobs. In 2004, Dr. Fisher stepped down from the Directorship to assume a faculty position as a professor in gerontology within the Psychology Department. This will allow him to stay involved with the Gerontology Program while providing more opportunities to pursue his love of teaching.

Dr. Fisher teaches the following courses: Aging, the Individual and Society (GER 310), Elderly and the Media (GER 301), Successful Aging and Identity Issues in Later Life (GER 302), the Seminar in Gerontology (GER 499) and supervises Gerontology majors in their field practica placements (GER 498). He also teaches Social Psychology (PSY 359), Naturalistic Methods in Social Psychology (PSY 300).

Dr. Fisher considers community service an important aspect of his role as a faculty member. His service includes participation on the board of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the board of the Community Alliance for Compassionate Care at the End of Life, and as the organizer of the Annual Senior Art Exhibition, to name a few. He also serves on the Program Development Committee for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education as the chair of the Program of Merit committee. Dr. Fisher is also involved in service to the University as a member of the Premedical Student Review committee, and as a member of the Faculty-Student Judicial Review committee.