Education

• Ph.D. 2008, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  
• M.A. 2001, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC: General Psychology
  
• B.S. 1998, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO: Psychology

Research Interests

Broadly, my research interests include statistics/quantitative methods, person-environment fit, assessment of personality, social networking, organizational recruitment, and vocational choice. More specifically, my current research interests are focused on five projects:

• Investigating how individuals perceive and assess “fit” with other individuals, organizations, and vocations and how objective and subjective measures of “fit” impact individual behavioral and attitudinal outcomes.
• Utilizing various statistical methods to examine team-level constructs such as emergent and shared leadership, conflict, and team effectiveness. 
• Exploring factors that influence Millennials usage of social networking sites and why Millennials engage in specific social networking activities.
• Investigating the measurement of narcissism and examining how narcissism relates to performance feedback, team processes, and academic and career expectations. 
• Examining the factors that impact individuals’ propensity for Military service and the vocational choice.

Selected Publications

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, J.Z., Rentsch, J.R., Small, E.E., Davenport, S.W., & Bergman, S.M. (in press). The Shared Leadership Process in Decision-Making Teams. The Journal of Social Psychology.   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. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.12.022   Rocheleau, C. A., Smith, M. C., Bergman, S. M., & Zrull, M. C. (2011). Residential Learning Communities in Psychology: How to Get Started.  In R. L. Miller, E. Amsel, B. M. Kowalewski, B. C. Beins, K. D. Keith & B. F. Peden (Eds.), Promoting student engagement (Vol. 1, pp. 57-62). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site: http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/pse2011/index.php.   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. doi:10.1111/j.1750-4716.2010.00066.x   Olatunji, B.O., Broman-Fulks, J.J., Bergman, S.M., Green, B.A., & Zlomke, K.R. (2010). A Taxometric Investigation of the Latent Structure of Worry: Dimensionality and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Dimensionality and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. Behavioral Therapy, 41(2), 212-228. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2009.03.001   Bergman, S.M., McIntyre, M.D., & James, L.R. (2004). Identifying the Aggressive Personality. The Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4, 81-93.  

Recent Presentations

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

Pawlowska, D.K.*, Westerman, J.W., Bergman, S.M., & Huelsman, T.J. (October, 2010). Student Personality, Classroom Environment, and Student Outcomes. Poster presented at the 6th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference: Chattanooga, TN.

Jackson, H.G.*, Bergman, S.M., Huelsman, T.J., & Webb, R.M. (October, 2010). Different Measurement Approaches to “Fit” Are Different: What Do They Predict? Poster presented at the 6th Annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference: Chattanooga, TN.

Galloway, A.T., Adams, E.*, & Bergman, S.M. (April, 2010). Child BMI and Pickiness Predicts Parental Pressure to Eat. Poster session at 2010 North Carolina Psychological Association Spring Institutes and Conference: Charlotte, NC.

Sonsky, K. & Bergman, S.M. (April, 2010). Measuring Person–Organization Fit With Values as Supplements to Satisfaction. Interactive poster session at 25th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference: Atlanta, GA.

Bergman, J.Z., Small, E.E., Bergman, S.M., & Rentsch, J.R. (April, 2010). Trust in Temporary Teams: It’s About the Trustor. Poster session at 25th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference: Atlanta, GA.

*Appalachian State Student