Cindy S. Bergeman
Professor, Department of Psychology
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Profile
Cindy S. Bergeman, Ph.D. is a lifespan developmental psychologist with research interests in resiliency and aging, behavioral genetics, and the theory-method interface. Her research focuses on investigating patterns of variability and change in physical and psychological health across the lifespan and identifying the genetic and environmental factors that may importantly influence that process. Her current research project uses multiple lenses (yearly questionnaires, in-depth interviews and daily assessments) to identify and describe the various pathways through which converging behavioral, psychological, environmental, and social processes contribute to resilience and optimal functioning in later life. Unique to her perspective is the innovation in data assessment and analysis that facilitate more comprehensive understanding of the multidimensional and multilevel pathways that underlie the relations among stress and uplifts (e.g, in areas of work, family, friends, health, finances), resilience mechanisms (e.g., hardiness, control, social support) and health and well-being outcomes.
Selected Publications:
Bergeman, C. S. (1997). Aging: Genetic and environmental influences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bergeman, C. S. & *Wallace, K. A. (1999). Resiliency and aging. In T. Whitman, T. Merluzzi, & R. White (Eds.), Psychology and medicine. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. (pp. 207-225)
Ong, A. & Bergeman, C. S. (2005). Resilience and adaptation to stress in later life: Empirical perspectives and conceptual implications. Invited paper for Ageing International, 29, 219-246.
Bergeman, C. S. & Boker, S. M., Eds. (2006) Methodological Issues in Aging Research. Proceedings from the Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology: Quantitative Methodology in Aging Research. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bisconti, T.L., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2006). Social support as a predictor of intraindividual variability in the adjustment to widowhood: A dynamical systems analysis. Psychology and Aging, 21, 590-599. [PMID 16953720]
Bisconti, T.L., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2006). Social support as a predictor of intraindividual variability in the adjustment to widowhood: A dynamical systems analysis. Psychology and Aging, 21, 590-599. [PMID 16953720]
Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2009) Resilience Comes of Age: Defining Features and Dynamic Conceptions. In Journal of Personality special issue: Resilience in Common Life: Resources, Mechanisms, and Interventions. Edited by Mary Davis, Linda Luecken, and Kathy Lemery-Chalfant, 77 (6), 2-28. [PMID 19807864]
Deboeck, P. R., Montpetit, M. A., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2009). Derivative Variability Analysis: Examination of Intraindividual Variability at Multiple Time Scales. Psychological Methods, 14, 367-386 [PMID: 19968398]
Boker, S. M., Montpetit, M. A., Hunter, M.D., & Bergeman, C. S., (2010). Modeling Resilience with Differential Equations, In K. Newell & P. Molenaar (Eds.) Learning and Development: Individual Pathways of Change, (pp 183-206) APA: Washington, DC.
Ong, A. D. & Bergeman, C. S. (2010) The socioemotional basis of Resilience in later life. In P.S. Fry and C. L. M. Keys (Eds.) New Frontiers in resilient aging: Life strengths and wellness in late life. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge (pp 239-257)
Montpetit, M. A., Bergeman, C. S., Deboeck, P. R., Tiberio, S. S., & Boker, S. M., (2010) Resilience-as-process: Negative affect, stress, and coupled dynamic systems. Psychology and Aging, 25, 631-640. [PMID: 20853969]
Baird, B & Bergeman, C. S. (2010) Behavioral genetics across the life span. In K. Fingerman, C. Berg, T. Antonucci, & J. Smith (Eds.) Handbook of Lifespan Psychology, Springer: (pp. 701-719 ).
Jackson, B. & Bergeman, C. S. (in press). How does religiosity enhance well-being? The role of control. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
Russell, A., Bergeman, C. S., Deboeck, P. R., Baird, B., Ong, A. D., & Montpetit, M. A., (in press). Perceived emotion control during later life: The relationship between global perceptions and daily experience. Personality and Individual Differences
Scott, S. B., *Jackson, B., & Bergeman, C. S., (in press). What contributes to perceived stress in later life? A CART analysis. Psychology and Aging (NIHMS299090) (PMID 21604885)
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Contact Information
Office: 122A Haggar Hall
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Phone: (574) 631-0881
Email: cbergema@nd.edu