Bruce Tuckman

Bruce Wayne Tuckman (November 24, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American psychologist and educational researcher known for his theory on group development. In 1965, he published a theory generally known as "Tuckman's stages of group development".

Tuckman was also known for his research on college students' procrastination and development of the Tuckman Procrastination Scale (1991).

He served as professor of educational psychology at Ohio State University , where he founded and directed the Walter E. Dennis Learning Center with the mission of providing students of all backgrounds with strategies for college success that enabled them to enter, excel in, and complete programs of post-secondary education. He was awarded fellowships by both the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association.

To teach students strategies for succeeding in college, he co-authored the textbook, Learning and Motivation Strategies: Your Guide to Success, with Dennis A. Abry and Dennis R. Smith.

Tuckman died on March 13, 2016, at the age of 77.