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Sam C. Bergmann

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Behavior Analysis

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2018
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Behavior Analysis
    Dissertation: Establishing Quality Standards for Applied Behavior Analytic Skill-Acquisition Interventions: A Translational Model with Undergraduate Students
  • MA, Western Michigan University, 2013
    Major: Behavior Analysis
  • BA, University of Minnesota, 2011
    Major: Psychology/Spanish Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesSpring 2025
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2025
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesFall 2024 Syllabus
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
BEHV 5820.703InternshipFall 2024
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2024
BEHV 5815.713PracticumFall 2024
BEHV 5900.703Special ProblemsFall 2024
BEHV 5330.001Verbal Behavior and the Analysis of Human BehaviorFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2024
BEHV 5950.714Master's ThesisSummer 8W1 2024
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2024
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSpring 2024
BEHV 5900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2024
BEHV 5150.001Techniques in Applied Behavior AnalysisSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
BEHV 5820.703InternshipFall 2023
BEHV 5100.001Introduction to Behavior AnalysisFall 2023 SPOT
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2023
BEHV 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2023
BEHV 5618.001ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Summer 10W 2023 SPOT
BEHV 5627.001ABA Issues: Behavioral Practice in AutismSummer 10W 2023 SPOT
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2023
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2023
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSummer 10W 2023
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2023
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSpring 2023 SPOT
BEHV 4900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2023
BEHV 6900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2023
BEHV 5150.001Techniques in Applied Behavior AnalysisSpring 2023 SPOT
BEHV 5618.918ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Fall 2022 SPOT
BEHV 6810.703Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise IFall 2022
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
BEHV 5820.703InternshipFall 2022
BEHV 5100.001Introduction to Behavior AnalysisFall 2022 SPOT
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2022
BEHV 5815.703PracticumFall 2022
BEHV 4900.703Special ProblemsFall 2022
BEHV 5900.703Special ProblemsFall 2022
BEHV 5618.918ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Summer SUM 2022 SPOT
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSummer 10W 2022
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSummer 10W 2022
BEHV 5618.918ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 6910.703Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise IISpring 2022
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2022
BEHV 5150.001Techniques in Applied Behavior AnalysisSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5610.710ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 1Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5610.910ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 1Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5618.718ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5618.918ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 6910.703Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise IIFall 2021
HLSC 6950.042Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2021
BEHV 5815.703PracticumFall 2021
BEHV 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2021
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2021
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSummer 5W1 2021
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 6810.703Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise ISpring 2021
BEHV 5820.703InternshipSpring 2021
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2021
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSpring 2021
BEHV 5150.001Techniques in Applied Behavior AnalysisSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5820.703InternshipFall 2020
BEHV 5100.001Introduction to Behavior AnalysisFall 2020 SPOT
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2020
BEHV 5810.703PracticumFall 2020
BEHV 5815.703PracticumFall 2020 SPOT
BEHV 5900.703Special ProblemsFall 2020
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesSpring 2020 Syllabus
BEHV 5010.002Experimental Analysis of BehaviorSpring 2020
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2020
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSpring 2020
BEHV 5900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2020
BEHV 3550.001Behavior Change TechniquesFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5820.703InternshipFall 2019
BEHV 5100.001Introduction to Behavior AnalysisFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisFall 2019
BEHV 5810.703PracticumSummer 5W2 2019
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSummer 5W1 2019
BEHV 5010.002Experimental Analysis of BehaviorSpring 2019 SPOT
BEHV 5820.703InternshipSpring 2019
BEHV 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2019
BEHV 5815.703PracticumSpring 2019
BEHV 5100.001Introduction to Behavior AnalysisFall 2018 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Bergmann, S., Kodak, T. (2023). Auditory-visual discriminations: Stimulus control, teaching procedures, and considerations. Applied behavior analysis: A comprehensive handbook.. Springer Nature.
  • Briggs, A.M., Mitteer, D.R., Bergmann, S., Greer, B.D. (2023). Reinforcer thinning: General approaches and considerations for maintaining skills and mitigating relapse. Applied behavior analysis: A comprehensive handbook..
  • Kodak, T., Bergmann, S.C., Waite, M. (2023). Intervention integrity and procedural fidelity. Applied Behavior Analysis Advanced Guidebook: A Manual for Professional Practice.
  • Kodak, T., Grow, L., Bergmann, S.C. (2021). Behavioral interventions for autism. Other. Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis. (2) New York, NY, Guilford Press.
  • Journal Article

  • Halbur, M., Kodak, T., Reidy, J., Bergmann, S. (2023). Comparing manipulations to enhance stimulus salience during intraverbal training.. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
  • Bergmann, S.C., Long, B.P., St. Peter, C.C., Brand, D., Strum, M.D., Han, J.B., Wallace, M.D. (2023). A detailed examination of reporting procedural fidelity in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
  • Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T. (2023). The tact is being emitted by the child: Replicating and extending the parity hypothesis with typically developing children. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
  • Bergmann, S.C., Niland, H.S., Laddaga Gavidia, V., Strum, M.D., Harman, M.J. (2023). Comparing multiple procedural fidelity measurement methods in trial-based procedures.. Education and Treatment of Children.
  • Bergmann, S.C., Niland, H.S., Maria, O.J., Laddaga Gavidia, V., Kodak, T. (2023). Teaching children with autism spectrum disorder to tact auditory stimuli: A replication. Behavioral Interventions. 38 (3) 636-652.
  • Harman, M.J., Kodak, T., Bergmann, S., Juban, B. (2022). An Analysis of the Effects of Topographically Similar and Dissimilar Auditory Stimuli on the Accuracy and Latency to Respond in a Math Task. Journal of Learning and Motivation. 80 (2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0023969022000613?via%3Dihub
  • Han, J.P., Bergmann, S.C., Brand, D., Wallace, M., St. Peter, C.C., Feng, J., Long, B.P. (2022). Trends in reporting procedural integrity: A comparison. Behavior Analysis in Practice.
  • Laddaga Gavidia, V., Bergmann, S., Toussaint, K.A. (2022). The Use of Instructive Feedback to Promote Emergent Verbal Responses: A Replication. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 38 95-120.
  • Kodak, T., Bergmann, S., Waite, M. (2022). Strengthening the procedural fidelity research-to-practice gap in applied animal behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 118 (2) 215-236.
  • Van Den Elzen, G., Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T., Dawson, D., Niland, H.S. (2022). Comparing matrix training procedures with children with autism spectrum disorder. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 38 24-53.
  • Kodak, T., Bergmann, S.C., Cordeiro, M.C., Bamond, M., Eisenhower, R., Fiske, K.E. (2022). Replication of a skills assessment for auditory-visual conditional discrimination training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 55 (2) 622-638.
  • Bergmann, S., Toussaint, K.A., Niland, H., Sansing, E.M., Armshaw, G., Baltazar, M. (2021). Adapting Direct Services for Telehealth: A Practical Tutorial. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 14 1010-1046. Springer.
  • Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T., Harman, M. (2021). When Do Errors in Reinforcer Delivery Affect Learning? A Parametric Analysis of Treatment Integrity. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Wiley.
  • Bergmann, S., Turner, M., Kodak, T., Grow, L., Meyerhofer, C., Niland, H., Edmonds, K. (2020). Replicating stimulus-presentation orders in discrimination training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jaba.797?casa_token=NMIShX48DtEAAAAA%3AbejvJG26AsN3m5k29R0daTEynhm5pO5WNBC5bhDFAmmpDPPyW4YpWhYAZl0-mfz7I6-ue4bi8VQc
  • Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T., Van Den Elzen, G., Jones, T., Benitez, B. (2020). Efficacy and efficiency of auditory discrimination procedures for children with autism spectrum disorder and typical development: A preliminary investigation. European Journal of Behavior Analysis.
  • Kodak, T., Bergmann, S. (2020). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics, Associated Behaviors, and Early Intervention. Other. Esleiver.
  • Kodak, T., Halbur, M., Bergmann, S.C., Costello, D., Benitez, B., Gorgan, E., Cliett, T. (2020). Does the number of training targets influence learning? A comparison of stimulus set size for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 53 (1) 265-283. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.553
  • Kodak, T., Bergmann, S.C., LeBlanc, B., Harman, M., Ayazi, M. (2018). Examination of the Effects of Auditory and Textual Stimuli on Response Accuracy and Latency during a Math Task and Tangram Puzzle. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 34 24-43. Springer International Publishing. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40616-018-0098-x#citeas
  • Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T.M., LeBlanc, B.A. (2017). Effects of Programmed Errors of Omission and Commission During Auditory-Visual Conditional Discrimination Training With Typically Developing Children. The Psychological Record. 67 (1) 109-119. Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40732-016-0211-2
  • Kodak, T., Campbell, V., Bergmann, S.C., LeBlanc, B., Kurtz-Nelson, E., Cariveau, T., Haq, S., Zemantic, P., Mahon, J. (2016). Examination of efficacious, efficient, and socially valid error-correction procedures to teach sight words and prepositions to children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 49 (3) 532-547. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jaba.310
  • Reference Entry

  • Bergmann, S.C., Kodak, T. (2017). Treatment Integrity. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications, Inc.. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n1454

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Bergmann, S. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), "Department of Behavior Analysis Training and Research: Autism Intervention Laboratory Classroom," sponsored by UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center, University of North Texas, $103200 Funded. (2019).
  • Grant - Research

  • Bergmann, S., Schafer, E.C. (Co-Principal), Vaidya, M. (Co-Principal), Toussaint, K.A. (Co-Principal), Mathews, L. (Co-Principal), "Evaluating Hearing Screening Procedures for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing Conventional Methods to an iPad® Device and Exploring the Utility of Behavioral Supports," sponsored by UNT Research Seed Grant (RSG), University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (2021).
  • Bergmann, S. (Principal), "Expanding Competence and Developing a Network in Treating Feeding Disorders,," sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2020).
  • Moslemi, S. (Principal), Bergmann, S.C. (Co-Principal), Nichols, S.M. (Co-Principal), "Lupe Murchison Autism Endowment Fund," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Bergmann, S.C. (Principal), Kodak, T.M. (Co-Principal), "Graduate Student Research Grant," sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, Private, $2000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Bergmann, S.C. (Principal), "Stimulus Prompts in Tablet-based Instruction: An Assessment with Children with Autism," sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Bergmann, S.C. (Principal), "A systematic evaluation of ShoeBox Audiometry as method for audiometric assessment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder," sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Bergmann, S.C. (Principal), Kodak, T.M. (Co-Principal), "Graduate Student Research Grant," sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, Private, Funded. (2017 - 2018).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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