CURRICULUM VITA Sharon Bertsch, Ph.D 1724 Luzerne St. Ext. Johnstown, PA (814) 255-2745 Bertsch@pitt.edu Education: Ph.D. Psychology, Applied Cognitive Aging, University of Akron, 2000. B.A. Psychology, University of Akron, 1996. B.A. Biology, University of Akron, 1990. Gerontology Certificate, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology, University of Akron, 2000. Honors/Awards: Awarded 1999 Dissertation Grant from the American Psychological Association. Received 2001 UPJ Summer Research Grant: The Generation Effect: A Meta-analysis Received 2003 UPJ Summer Research Grant: Age Differences in Procedural and Episodic Context Forgetting Received 2007 UPJ Summer Research Grant: Overtraining and the Application of Strategic Knowledge VanBerkom, D. L., VanBlerkon, M. L., & Bertsch, S. (2006). Study strategies and generative learning: What works? Journal of College Reading and Learning, 37, 7-18. Selected as 2006-2007 Outstanding JCRL Article. Professional Experience: 2000-present, Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA 2009-present, Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Publications: Bertsch, S., Sanders, R., & Hall, R. (2001). Diagnosing fictional diseases: Age and training content variability in concept formation. Psychological Reports, 88, 459-470. Bertsch, S. & Sanders, R. (2005). Age differences in context-cue forgetting. Psychological Reports, 96, 879-888. VanBerkom, D. L., VanBlerkon, M. L., & Bertsch, S. (2006). Study strategies and generative learning: What works? Journal of College Reading and Learning, 37, 7-18. Bertsch, S., Pesta, B. J., Wiscott, R., & McDaniel, M. A. (2007). The generation effect: A meta-analytic review. Memory & Cognition, 35, 201-210. Bertsch, S. & Lamb. A. (2008). Ensemble weakening and behavior generalization. North American Journal of Psychology, 10, 189-196. Pesta, B. J., Bertsch, S., Poznanski, P. J., & Bommer, W. H. (2008). Sex differences on elementary cognitive tasks but not global IQ. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 429-431. Bertsch, S. & Pesta, B. J. (2009). The Wonderlic Personnel Test and elementary cognitive tasks as predictors of religious sectarianism, scriptural acceptance and religious questioning. Intelligence, 37, 231-237. Bertsch, S. & Zeglin, R. J. (2009). The contribution of falsework fading to the stimulus generalization of a skill. North American Journal of Psychology, 11, 633-641 Pesta, B. J., McDaniel, M. A., & Bertsch, S. (2010). Toward an index of well-being for the fifty U.S. states. Intelligence, 38, 160 168. Pesta, B. J., McDaniel, M. A., & Bertsch, S. (2010). We can't get no (life) satisfaction? Comment on Oswald and Wu (2010). Intelligence, 38, 361-362. Bertsch, S., Knee. H. D., & Webb, J. L. (2011). Functional cerebral distance and the effect of emotional music on spatial rotation scores in undergraduate women and men. Psychological Reports, 108, 1-9. Bertsch, S. & Struck, R. (2011). The influence of reducing inter-item context cue formation on memory scores. North American Journal of Psychology, 13, 267-274. Pesta, B. J., Bertsch, S., McDaniel, M. A., Mahoney, C. B., & Poznanski, P. J. (2012). Differential epidemiology: IQ, neuroticism, and chronic disease by the 50 U.S. states. Intelligence, 40, 107-114. Bertsch, S. & Pesta, B. (2014). Generating active learning. In Benassi, V. A., Overson, C. E., & Hakala, C. M. (2014). Applying science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php Omasta, N. & Bertsch, S. (2015). Participation in STEM fields and 2d:4d in university faculty. Psychology Research, 5, 497-503. Malone, A. & Bertsch, S. (2016). Pencils down: Contributions to neuroticism s effect on test anxiety. North American Journal of Psychology, 18, 419-426.
Presentations Weiss, B., Hunyadi, J., Brittingham, E., Watson, D., & Bertsch, S. (March, 2017). Sexism and evidence to convict. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA. Baldwin, S., Hicks, C., Tuttle, F. & Bertsch, S. (March, 2017). A methodological comparison of gender. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA. Vebares, T., Bertsch, S. & Yaroslavsky, I. (May, 2015). Related factors to displaced aggression in response to ostracism. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science conference, New York, NY. Kosaber, S. & Bertsch, S. (March, 2015). False memories, confidence, and personality characteristics. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Philadelphia, PA. Malone, A. & Bertsch, S. (March, 2015). Awareness as the mechanism for the effect of neuroticism on test anxiety. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Philadelphia, PA. Trevorrow, A., Wojnas, K., Sciranko, M., Omasta, N., & Bertsch, S. (May, 2013). General Intelligence and the Savannah-IQ Hypothesis. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL. Omasta, N., Trevorrow, A., & Bertsch, S. (March, 2013). 2D:4D and Participation in Stem Fields. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Brooklyn, NY Pilot, Z., Omasta, N., & Bertsch, S. (March, 2012). An assessment of the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Stephenson, E., Ragno, O., & Bertsch, S. (May, 2011). Repetitive motor programs influence memory performance among college students. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science conference, Washington, DC. Pesta, B. J., McDaniel, M. A., & Bertsch, S. (December, 2010). Differential epidemiology: IQ, neuroticism and chronic disease by the 50 U.S. States. Paper presented at The International Society for Intelligence Research conference, Alexandria, VA. Bertsch, S. & Zeglin, R. J. (November, 2008). Skill generalization to novel stimuli over time. Paper presented at the Psychonomic Society conference, Chicago, IL. Zeglin, R. J. & Bertsch, S. (March, 2008). Acquisition and generalization of a skill. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA. Knee, D., Bertsch, S. & Webb, J. (March, 2008). Gender differences in spatial ability based on music type. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA Lamb, A. & Bertsch, S. (March, 2007). The effect of time on the transfer of strategic knowledge. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Philadelphia, PA Struck, R., Bertsch, S. & Webb, J. (March, 2006). Perception of emotion in music and
cognitive task performance. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Baltimore, MD. VanBlerkom, D., Bertsch, S. & VanBlerkom, M. (March, 2005). Study strategies and the generation effect. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA Sivic, T. & Bertsch, S. (April, 2004). Forgetting and context dependent memory. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Washington, D.C. Pezce, J., & Bertsch, S. (April, 2004). Procedural learning and contextual cues. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Washington, D.C. Herbert, J., & Bertsch, S. (May, 2002). Contextual forgetting and context dependent memory. Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, Il. Bertsch, S. & Sanders, R. (April, 2002). Age differences in forgetting content and contextual information. Poster presented at Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Ga. Bertsch, S., & Murphy, M. (April, 2000). Changes in false memory over time. Poster session presented at Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored Student Presentations (previous 5 years only) Weiss, B. (March, 2017). Sexism and evidence to convict. Paper presented at the Laurel Highlands Undergraduate conference, Johnstown, PA. Vebares, T., Anderson, A. & Yaroslavsky, I. (April, 2015) The effect of personality traits on aggression in ostracized individuals. Poster presented at Laurel Highlands Undergraduate conference, Greensburg, PA. Malone, A. (April, 2014). Awareness as the mechanism for the effect of neuroticism on test anxiety. Poster presented at the Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Conference, Greensburg, PA. Trevorrow, A., Wognas, K., Sciranko, M., & Omasta, N. (2013). General Intelligence and the Savannah-IQ Hypothesis. Poster presented at the Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Psychology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Omasta, N. & Trevorrow, A. (March, 2013). 2D:4D and Participation in Stem Fields. Poster presented at the Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Psychology conference at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Pilot, Z. & Omasta, N. (2012). Assessment of the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis. Poster presented at the Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Psychology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Teaching Experience: Introduction to Psychology University of Akron: Fall, 1996; Spring, 1996; Summer, 1997; Summer, 1998. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: 2000-2005; 2009-13.
Cognitive Processes University of Akron: Fall, 1997; Fall, 1998; Fall, 1999. Ashland University: Fall, 1998. Research Methods/Lab Cleveland State University: Spring, 1998 (two classes). Lab: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: Fall, 2011; Fall, 2012; Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall, 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Quantitative Methods/Intro to Statistics University of Akron: Spring, 1999. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: Fall, 2001; Spring, 2005; Fall, 2005-2008, 2009-present. Tests and Measures; Lecture and Lab University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall, 2000; Spring, 2002; Spring, 2003; Fall, 2003. Adult Development and Aging University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring, 2002; Spring, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007; Fall, 2007, Spring semesters 2009 to present. Advanced Seminar Intelligence: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall, 2002. Memory: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring, 2004. Neurocognitive Disorders of Aging: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring, 2005. Cognitive Aging: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall, 2005. False Memory: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall, 2006. Dementia: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring, 2008. Sex and Gender Differences: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall 2010. Advanced Statistical Methods: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall 2013, Spring 2016. Secondary Aging: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring, 20015. Child Development University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Fall, 2006-2008. Lifespan Development University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Spring semesters 2010 to present. Professional Association Membership: Eastern Psychological Association Fellow of the Psychonomic Society The International Society for Intelligence Research Midwestern Psychological Association