Faculty Profile

Sam Bergmann

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Behavior Analysis
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2018. 
Major: Psychology
Degree Specialization: Behavior Analysis
Dissertation Title: 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 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Fall 2023 Syllabus
HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Fall 2023 
BEHV 5100.001, Introduction to Behavior Analysis, Fall 2023 Syllabus
BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023 
BEHV 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2023 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BEHV 5618.001, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5627.001, ABA Issues: Behavioral Practice in Autism, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2023 
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 4900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 6900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BEHV 5150.001, Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5618.918, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 6810.703, Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise I, Fall 2022 
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5100.001, Introduction to Behavior Analysis, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 4900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5618.918, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Summer 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5618.918, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 6910.703, Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise II, Spring 2022 
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BEHV 5150.001, Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5610.710, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 1, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5610.910, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 1, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5618.718, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5618.918, ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 2, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 6910.703, Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise II, Fall 2021 
                    

                    HLSC 6950.042, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Summer 5W1 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 6810.703, Developing Behavior Analytic Expertise I, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BEHV 5150.001, Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5100.001, Introduction to Behavior Analysis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5810.703, Practicum, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BEHV 5010.002, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 5900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BEHV 3550.001, Behavior Change Techniques, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5100.001, Introduction to Behavior Analysis, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5810.703, Practicum, Summer 5W2 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5010.002, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BEHV 5820.703, Internship, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5815.703, Practicum, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BEHV 5100.001, Introduction to Behavior Analysis, Fall 2018  SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
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
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



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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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. (September 11, 2019 – Present).
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 – Present).
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. (October 2020 – Present).
Bergmann, S. C. (Principal), Kodak, T. M. (Co-Principal), "Graduate Student Research Grant," Sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, Private, $2000 Funded. (June 2017 – September 2018).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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