Dr. Shawn Bergman

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

Academic Positions

Founder & Director, HR Science Research Team

Interests

My interests revolve around the application of science, psychology, data, and technology to solve problems, help individuals make positive changes, and improve peoples' lives.

Directing the HR Science Research Team, which is currently focused on the following projects:
- Understanding and improving how undergraduate psychology students can leverage the competencies developed in their coursework to their careers by:
  - Identifying the work-ready competencies psychology students gain throughout their undergraduate coursework
  - Mapping work-ready competencies of undergraduate psychology majors to O*NET occupations and careers
  - Creating an interactive, web-based tool (Eugene) to help career advising for undergraduate psychology majors
  - Developing psychology students’ ability of how to articulate their work-ready credentials to potential employers
- Collaborating with Dr. Tim Ludwig and partnering with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to explore how analytics can be used with Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) data to keep people safe at their jobs.
  - This project is the first formal attempt by safety researchers to implement and document the strategic application of data mining and analytics techniques for HSE data.

Outside of my work on HR Science, I am also working in the area of college access and applying evidence-based practices and a variety of research and analytic methodologies to:
- Increase the academic performance and preparation for postsecondary education of high school students
- Increase the rate of high school graduation and enrollment in postsecondary education
- Increase high school students' and their families' knowledge of postsecondary education options, preparation, and financing

Selected Publications

Masland, L. C, Ellis, J.B. **, & Bergman, S.M. (in press). Psychometric properties of the Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ): Measuring engagement or missing the mark? International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Middour-Oxler. B., Bergman, S.M., Blair, S., Pendely, S., Stecenko, A., & Hunt, W. (2021). Formal vs. informal transition in adolescents with cysticfibrosis:A retrospective comparison of outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.06.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34172371.
Kirk, A.*, Michael. K., Bergman, S.M., Schorr, M*, & Jameson, J.P. (2019). Dose Response Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in a School Mental Health Program. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, doi: 10.1080/16506073.2018.1550527
Belinda, C.D.*, Westerman, & Bergman, S.M. (2018). Recruiting with Ethics in an Online Era: Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media to Predict Organizational Attractiveness. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 109, 101-117. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.10.001
Copeland, J.E., Ludwig, T.D., Bergman, S.M., & Acikgoz. Y. (2018): Increasing sales by managing the interlocking contingencies between sales representatives and customers using behavioral self-monitoring, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, doi: 10.1080/01608061.2017.1423147
Stilling, G.E.S., Byrd, A.*, Mazza, E.R.*, & Bergman, S. M. (2017). Still a deadly disease? Performance appraisal systems in academic libraries: Results and implications of a national survey. College and Research Libraries.
Small, E.E., & Doll, J.L., Bergman, S. M., & Heggestad, E.D. (2017). Brown & Smith Communication Solutions: A Staffing System Simulation. Management Teaching Review, OnlineFirst, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1177/2379298117716673
Westerman, J., Bergman, J., Bergman, S.M., Whitaker, B., Daly, J., & Westerman, J. (2016). Does Social Justice Knowledge Matter in Sustainable Business Education? Business, Peace and Sustainable Development, 8, 33-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.9774/GLEAF.8757.2016.de.00004
Acikgoz, Y.*, Bergman, S. M. (2016). Chasing the Run Away Bandwagon: Using Social Media for Recruitment. In. R.N. Landers & G.B. Schmidt (Eds.), Using Social Media in Employee Selection: Theory, Practice, and Future Research. New York: Springer.
Guilfoyle, S.*, Bergman, S. M., Hartwell, C., & Powers, J*. (2016). Mo' Data, Mo' Problems? The potential of big data and analytics in employment decisions. In. R.N. Landers & G.B. Schmidt (Eds.), Using Social Media in Employee Selection: Theory, Practice, and Future Research. New York: Springer.
Weathington, B.L., Bergman, S. M., & Bergman, J. Z. (2014). Training science-practitioners: Broadening the training of Industrial–Organizational Psychologists. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 7(1) 35-38. DOI: 10.1111/iops.12101 (PDF)
Bergman, S.M., McIntyre, M.D., & James, L.R. (2004). Identifying the Aggressive Personality. The Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4, 81-93.

Invited Talks

Bergman, S.M. (2020, October). Misunderstanding and Misinformation: Safety risks and intervention strategies for two common workplace occurrences. Session presented at the annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference, Virtual.
Bergman, S.M. & Ecker-Lyster, M. (2020, September). Data, Evaluation, and a Global Pandemic: How COVID-19 has Disrupted Evaluation and How to Handle It. Session at the Virtual National College Access Network Conference.
Bergman, S.M. (2020, July). Music, Movies, and NASA: How pop-culture and space exploration can illuminate the way for change. Keynote address given at the College Changes Everything Virtual Conference.
Bergman, S. M. & Nelson, S. (2020, February). Evidence-Based Practices: Improving Individual and Organizational Decision-Making. Session presented at the annual 60 x 25 Annual Networking Conference, Elgin, IL.
Bergman., S.M. (2019, December). Evaluating Decision Making in an Uncertain World. Plenary presentation at the 1st Annual Appalachian Accounting Summit, Boone, NC.
Bergman, S.M. (2019, October). How your I-O psychology training has prepared you to handle the big, complex, and scary world of data analytics. Keynote presented at the annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
Bergman, S.M. (2019, July). Engaging Stakeholders and Through Data Storytelling. Session at the annual College Changes Everything Meeting, Tinley Park, IL.
Bergman, S.M. & Addington, S. (2019, April). Learn by Doing: The Promise, Perils, and Practice of Getting Started in Safety Analytics. Workshop presented at Appalachian Safety Summit, Boone, NC.
Bergman, S. M., & Ecker-Lyster, M., & Vincent, J. (2019, February). Storytelling through data: Engaging stakeholders and improving data literacy. Workshop at the annual National Council for Community and Education Partnerships Capacity Building Workshop, San Antonio, TX.
Bergman, S. M. & Wilson-Kearse, J. (2019, February). Building a blueprint for using data more effectively. Workshop at the annual 60 x 25 Annual Networking Conference, Collinsville, IL.
Bergman, S. M. (2019, February). What average does not tell you: Making data local and work for you. Keynote presented at the annual 60 x 25 Annual Networking Conference, Collinsville, IL.

Recent Research Presentations

Bergman, S.M., Lundy, T.*, & Moreno, J. (2021, July). Adapting Social Emotional Learning in a COVID-19 world to support GEAR UP students and teachers. Session to be presented at National Council for Community and Educational Partnerships virtual GEAR UP Virtual Conference.
Bergman, S.M., Melzer, A.*, Nelson, S., & Moreno, J. (2021, July). What's the damage? How GEAR UP is using evidence-based practices to combat COVID Learning Impact. Session to be presented at National Council for Community and Educational Partnerships virtual GEAR UP Virtual Conference.
Bergman, S.M., Matthews, C.R.*, Mason, M.*, Beeler, J., & Smith, C. (2021, July). What does the data tell us? The connection between services and postsecondary enrollment. Session to be presented at National Council for Community and Educational Partnerships virtual GEAR UP Virtual Conference.
Simard, N.*, Vreeland, T.*, Sexton, M.**, Lee, B.*, Law, M**, Westerman, J., & Bergman, S.M. (2021, February). Moving Toward Sustainability: An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Environmental scores from International Companies and Organizational Outcomes in HRM. Poster presented at the Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Bergman, S.M., Melzer, A.*., & Nelson. S. (2021, February). Student Academic Achievement and COVID: How Far Our Students Are Behind and How We Can Catch Them Up. Session presented at the annual 60 x 25 Annual Networking Conference, Virtual.
Montoya, A.*, Hochsteter, J*., Sterling, A.*., Gardner, K., & Bergman, S.M. (2020, October). Linking psychology curriculum with career skills. Poster presented at the virtual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference.
Lang, J.*, Donovan, M*., Mulan, L.**, Ruiz, D.**, & Bergman, S.M. (2020, October). Linking psychology curriculum with career skills: The student perspective. Poster presented at the virtual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference.
Simard, M.*, Vreeland, T*., Sexton, M.**, Medeiros, E.**, Law, M.**, Westerman, J., Bergman, S.M., & Açıkgöz, A. (2020, October). Moving toward sustainability: An investigation into the relationship between ESG scores and organizational outcomes in HRM. Poster presented at the virtual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference.
Henderson, H.*, Matthews, C.R.*, Parks. C*, Ledford, J.*, Biggs, J.*, Nicholson. J*, Bergman, S.M., Açıkgöz, A., & Ludwig, T. (2020, October). Generating a Predictive Model for Injury Rates for a Chemical Manufacturing Company. Poster presented at the virtual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference.
Compagnone, M*. Ludwig, T. D., Bergman, S.M., & Acikgoz, Y. (2020, May 21-25). Assessing analytic readiness within occupational health and safety. In J. E. Friedel (Chair) Big data and analytics in behavior analysis [Symposium]. Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Conference, Washington DC.
Laske, M. M.*, Acikgoz, Y., Ludwig, T. D., & Bergman, S.M. (2020, May 21-25). Utilizing data analytics to inform safety interventions and reduce adverse safety outcomes. In J. E. Friedel (Chair) Big data and analytics in behavior analysis [Symposium]. Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Melzer, A.*, Ayala-Johnson, Y.*, Arnesen, S.**, Kirby, S.**, Haylett, E.**, Harris, J.*, Reubens, A., & Bergman, S.M. (2019, October). Understanding Assistive Programs: Evaluating the Impact of Various Math Services on Student Performance. Poster session presented at the annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.