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2008 National Campus Security Summit
Speaker Profiles
Gene Deisinger, Ph.D
Commander of the Special Operations
Unit, Iowa State University Police
Division
 Gene
Deisinger, Ph.D., earned his
doctorate in counseling psychology
from Iowa State University. He is a
licensed psychologist, a certified
health service provider in
psychology, and a certified peace
officer.
Dr. Deisinger serves as the
Commander of the Special Operations
Unit with the Iowa State University
Police Division. The ISU Police
Division is accredited, and
designated as a flagship agency, by
the Commission on Accreditation for
Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
In his role, Dr. Deisinger is
responsible for assessing and
managing threats against persons,
managing and conducting criminal
investigations, managing dignitary
protection services, and providing
crisis intervention & negotiation
services for several Story County
law enforcement agencies.
Dr. Deisinger has extensive
training and experience in the
assessment and management of
situations involving potential
violence. He has completed advanced
training with some of the world’s
leading experts in threat management
and protective services. Dr.
Deisinger has personally managed and
assisted with protective details for
a broad range of governmental
dignitaries, public figures, and
members of the university
community.
Dr. Deisinger was a founding
member of the Iowa State University
Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).
This multi-disciplinary team serves
as a pro-active planning group and
coordinates institutional responses
during crisis situations. Dr.
Deisinger has served as the primary
threat manager for CIRT since the
team’s inception in 1994. He has
provided consultation and training
to numerous colleges and
universities across the United
States and been an invited presenter
for several national organizations.
Dr. Deisinger serves at the team
leader for a multi-jurisdictional
team of law enforcement officers who
provide early intervention and
crisis response to persons with
mental illness. He has provided
basic and advanced training for
hundreds of law enforcement officers
regarding recognition of and
response to mentally ill persons.
The focus of this training has been
improving the safety and
effectiveness of law enforcement
personnel in responding to these
calls for service.
Dr. Deisinger also serves as the
Commander of the multi-agency Story
County Hostage/ Crisis Negotiation
team. He has taught numerous
courses on hostage/crisis
negotiation and assisted in the
instruction of hostage negotiation
courses taught through the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
In addition to his duties at Iowa
State University, Dr. Deisinger
provides operational support and
training for several local, state,
and federal law enforcement
agencies. He serves as a Special
Deputy United States Marshal with
the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Dr. Deisinger volunteers with
crisis support teams, providing
individual and group support
services following critical
incidents. He has responded
on-scene to numerous local and
national crisis situations to
provide support for emergency
services personnel or victims of
trauma.
Dr. Deisinger resides in Ames,
Iowa with his family.
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