Education

• Ph.D. 2006, The University of Tennessee, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• M.S. 2000, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• B.A. 1991, Dickinson College, Russian and Russian/Soviet Area Studies

Teaching Interests

• Organizational behavior, leadership, and training & development.

Research Interests

• Team and group dynamics, leadership, personality with an emphasis on narcissism.

Selected Publications

Bergman, J. Z., Rentsch, J. R., Small, E. E., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, S. M. (in press). The shared leadership process and its influence in decision-making teams. The Journal of Social Psychology.

Westerman, J. W., Bergman, J. Z., Bergman, S. M., & Daly, J. P. (in press). How Narcissistic are Business Students? An Empirical Examination of Narcissism in Millennial Students and its Implications. Journal of Management Education.

Bergman, S. M., Fearrington, M. E., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, J. Z. (2011). Millennials, narcissism, and social networking: What narcissists do on social networking sites and why. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(5), 706-711.

Bergman, J. Z., Small, E. E., Bergman, S. M., & Rentsch, J. R. (2010). Asymmetry in perceptions of trustworthiness: It’s not you; it’s me. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 3(4), 379-399.

Bergman, J. Z., Westerman, J. W., & Daly, J. P. (2010). Narcissism in management education. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 9(1), 119-131.

Hardesty, A., Westerman, J., Beekun, R., & Bergman, J.Z. (2010). Images of God and their role in the workplace. Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion, 7(4), 315-333.

Recent Presentations

Williams, M. R.*, Fearrington, M. E., Bergman, S. M., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, J. Z. (2010, October). Narcissism and the Big Five: A Comparison of the Factors that Influence Social Networking Activity. Poster presented at the 6th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Thorp, T. J.*, Fearrington, M. E., Bergman, S. M., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, J. Z. (2010, October). Social Networking and Personality. Poster presented at the 6th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Smith, A.*, Huelsman, T. J., Bergman, J. Z., & Ludwig, T. (2010, April). Adaptability: Does a manager’s competency matter after culture is controlled? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Brown, G. E.*, Bergman, J. Z., Bergman, S. M., & Pawlowska, D. K.* (2009, October). Gender differences in perceptions of leadership. Poster presented at the 5th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Pawlowski, D. K.*, Bergman, J. Z., Bergman, S. M., & Brown, G. E.* (2009, October). Effects of rater personality on leader preference. Poster presented at the 5th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Bowling, J. J.*, Bergman, J. Z., & Bergman, S. M. (2009, April). Leadership in work teams: Combining emergent leadership and the punctuated equilibrium model. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

*Appalachian State Student