Shawn Bergman - Department of Psychology

Shawn Bergman, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.262.7087
Fax: 828.262.2974
Email: bergmans@appstate.edu

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: Psychology

Research Interests

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

Evaluating alternative survey methods and sampling frames in an effort to improve response rates and increase the validity of nationally representative survey estimates.
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 shared leadership, conflict, and team effectiveness.
Examining the factors that impact individuals’ propensity for Military service and the vocational choice of women and minorities.

Representative Publications

Bergman, J.Z., Rentsch, J.R., Small, E.E., Davenport, S.W., & Bergman, S.M. (under review). The positive effects of shared leadership within decision-making teams.

Olatunji, B.O., Broman-Fulks, J.J., Bergman, S.M., Green, B.A., & Zlomke, K.R. (under review). A Taxometric Investigation of the Latent Structure of Worry.

Bergman, S.M., McIntyre, M.D., & James, L.R. (2004). Identifying the Aggressive Personality. The Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4, 81-93.

Heckert, T.M., Mueller, M.A., Roberts, L.L., Hannah, A.P., Jones, M.A., Masters, S., Bibbs, S., & Bergman, S.M. (1999). Personality similarity and conflict among female college roommates. Journal of College Student Development, 40, 79-81.

Current Topics of Research

- Comparing response rates, coverage biases, and estimate error in
address-based versus Random-Digit-Dial (RDD) surveys

- Examining measurement equivalence across address-based, RDD
and internet surveys

- Investigating the role that person-environment fit plays in
decision-making across various stages of the employment life-cycle

- Exploring how to assess the impact that shared leadership in teams
   has on individual- and team-level outcomes

P.O. Box 32109 222 Joyce Lawrence Ln. Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2272 Fax: (828) 262-2974
Department Chair: James C. Denniston dennistonjc@appstate.edu
Administrative Assistant: Carol M. Anderson andersncm@appstate.edu

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