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Curriculum Vitae
Mitchell E. Berman, Ph.D.
June, 2019
Contact Information:
Mailing Address: Department of Psychology
110 Magruder Hall
P. O. Box 6161
Mississippi State University, MS 39762
Telephone numbers: (662) 325-3666
E-mail: [email protected]
Education:
1991-1994 Kent State University
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1994
1993-1994 Medical College of Pennsylvania/EPPI
Pre-Doctoral Internship
1989-1991 Kent State University
M.A., Psychology, 1991
1986-1989 Bloomsburg University
B.A., Psychology, 1989
Appointments Held:
2012-present Professor and Department Head, Mississippi State University
2009-2010 Interim Associate Dean, College of Education and Psychology
2006-2011 Professor, USM
2001-2006 Associate Professor, USM
2003-2005 Associate Dean, College of Education and Psychology (03-04 as
“Interim”)
2001-2005 Director of Clinical Training, USM
1996-2001 Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi
1994-1996 Assistant Professor, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann
University Medical School, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Professional Licenses:
Mississippi license #36-599
Mississippi civil commitment certificate #98-07
Pennsylvania license #PS 008218-L (inactive but eligible for renewal)
Research and Clinical Interests:
My primary research interests include aggressive and self-injurious behavior in humans,
including the role of social, personality, and biological influences. I am also involved in the
development of treatments for anger and aggressive behavior. My clinical interests focus on
cognitive-behavioral treatments for adult disorders, including anxiety disorders and aggression
management.
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Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate courses: Psychological Testing and Assessment; Quantitative Methods I;
Quantitative Methods II; General Psychology; Theories of Personality; Developmental
Psychology; Abnormal Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Behavior Modification,
History and Systems of Psychology
Graduate courses: Advanced Psychopathology; Empirically-Supported Treatments for
Adult Disorders; Forensic Psychology; Cultural Bases of Behavior; Ethics in Psychology;
History of Modern Psychology, Graduate Quantitative Methods II
Other Instructional Experience:
2012-present Supervisor for master’s and doctoral theses at MSU
1996-2012 Supervisor for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses at USM
1997-present Lecturer for the pre-doctoral psychology interns at the Southern Mississippi
Psychology Internship Consortium
1996-present Psychotherapy supervision-clinical psychology program at USM
1995-1996 Psychotherapy supervision-pre-doctoral interns and psychiatry residents at the
Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Medical School
1992-1993 Instructor, Kent State University
Honors and Awards:
2013 Fellow, SEC Academic Leadership Development Program
2008 University of Southern Mississippi Sabbatical awarded
2006 College of Education and Psychology Research Award, University of Southern
Mississippi
1999 University Basic Research Award, University of Southern Mississippi
1993 Doctoral fellowship award, Kent State University
1993 Applied Psychology Center, Kent State University, Best Student Research Award
Membership in Scholarly Societies:
Association for Psychological Science
American Psychological Association
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi
Editorial activities:
2009-2010 Consulting editor, Aggressive Behavior
1997-2012 Member of the editorial advisory board for Clinical Psychology Review
1997 Guest editor for a special issue of Clinical Psychology Review
Journal Ad Hoc Reviews:
Current Directions in Psychological Science; Psychological Science; Journal of
Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Perspectives on
Psychological Science; Journal of Clinical Psychology; American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; Aggressive Behavior; Behavior
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Modification; Clinical Psychology Review; Journal of Studies on Alcohol; Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research; Psychopharmacology; Biological Psychiatry;
Neuropsychopharmacology; Journal of Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology;
Depression and Anxiety; Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Journal of
Psychosomatic Research; Psychology of Violence; Management Information Systems
Quarterly; Journal of Psychiatric Research; Death Studies; CNS Spectrums
Grant Support, Graduate Work:
1993 APA Science Directorate Dissertation Grant
1993 Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid-of-Research
Research Grant Support as Principal Investigator (funded grant applications only; direct costs
and F&A):
2004-2008 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIAAA)
Type of Grant: R-21
Title: Effects of alcohol on human self-aggressive behavior
Topic: Explore the effects of an acute dose of ETOH on human self-injurious
behaviors in men and women using a novel behavioral measure
Funding: $410,625 total costs over three years
2005-2006 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIAAA)
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program Renewal
$4,619
2003-2005 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIAAA)
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program
$8,948
1996-2002 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
Type of Grant: R-29 FIRST
Title: An experimental test of the serotonergic hypothesis of aggression
Topic: Investigation of the interactive effects of serotonin activity and provocative
environmental cues on human aggression in individuals with and without
impulsive aggression
Funding: ~$499,077 total costs over five years
1999-2000 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
Type of Grant: Supplement Grant for Graduate Research Training
Topic: Experimental investigation of mood and self-awareness on self-aggression
Funding: ~$49,000 total costs over two years
1997-1998 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
Type of Grant: Supplement Grant for Graduate Research Training
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Topic: Investigation of the relation between childhood abuse experiences and the
development of adult aggressive behaviors
Funding: ~$49,000 total costs over two years
1996-1998 Agency: Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation
Title: Effects of d-Fenfluramine on alcohol-related aggression
Topic: Investigation of the antiaggressive effects of raising serotonin activity on
human aggression after the consumption of alcohol in healthy volunteers
Funding: $77,062 total costs over two years
1995-1996 Agency: Allegheny-Singer Research Foundation
Title: d-Fenfluramine and aggression
Topic: Investigation of the antiaggressive effects of raising serotonin activity on
human aggression in healthy volunteers
Funding: $24,986 total costs over one year
Funded Grants as Co-Investigator:
2014-2017 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
PI: Eric Samuel Winer, Ph.D.
Type of Grant: R-15
Title: Does Subchance Perception of Positive Information Predict Symptoms
of Depression and Anxiety and Impaired Functioning? A Validation Study.
Award Amount: $416,388 total costs over three years
Role: Co-I
2013-2016 Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)
PI: Michael Nadorff
Title: Making Suicide a Never Event at MSU: A Multidisciplinary Collaborative
Initiative
Award Amount: $304,073 total costs over three years
Role: Co-I
2010-2015 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
PI: Emil Coccaro (Univ Chicago) and Michael McCloskey (Temple)
Type of Grant: R-01
Title: SSRIS and self-harm in borderline personality disorder
Topic: Randomized trial to evaluate the effects of an SSRI on various indexes of
suicidality in an at risk population
Total project costs: ~$2.8 million over five years
Funding subcontract to Co-I: ~$279,918 over five years
2006-2009 Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIMH)
PI: Eric Dahlen, Ph.D.
Type of Grant: R-15
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Title: Exposure-based treatment for angry and aggressive adults
Topic: Randomized controlled trial of two psychosocial treatments
Funding: $207,816 total costs over three years
1996-2001 Agency: NIMH
PI: Emil Coccaro, M.D.
Type of Grant: R-01
Title: Spousal abuse: Serotonergic studies and treatment
Topic: Comparison of cognitive behavioral group treatment and pharmacotherapy
for aggression in male spouse abusers
Funding: $1,534,838 direct costs over four years
1994-1996 Agency: Guggenheim Foundation.
PI: Emil Coccaro, M.D.
Title: Serotonin and impulsive aggression: Experimental studies in humans
Topic: Investigation of the effects of raising and lowering indices of serotonin
activity on the aggressive behavior of personality-disordered subjects
Funding: $50,000 direct costs over two years
Funded Grants as Consultant:
5/08-5/10 Agency: NIAAA/NIH
Type of Grant: R03
Title: Effects of Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Physical Aggression in
Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Women
Funding: ~$100,000 direct costs over two years.
Research Support, USM:
2008 Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Project: Development of an Event-Related Potential Laboratory
Funding: $31,796
Service Contracts:
1/05-12/05 Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium $84,578
1/04-12/04 Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium $83,749
Graduate Student Training Contracts:
9/10 UMMC Suicide Prevention Externship Project $12,848
(Sara Jordan, Ph.D., Co-PI since 2004 for the following)
8/05 Forrest General $43,500
8/05 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare $54,000
6/05-8/05 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare $10,771
8/04-4/05 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare $21,600
5/05-8/05 Pine Grove Recovery Center $3,600
6/04-5/05 Pine Grove Recovery Center $38,082
9/03-4/04 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare $7,200
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8/03-8/04 Pine Grove Recovery Center $23,082
8/02-8/03 Pine Grove Recovery Center $15,000
8/02-7/03 Assessment Diagnostic Center $7,000
Industrial Contracts:
(With Co-PI, Bradley Green, Ph.D.)
11/04-1/05 Northrop Grumman GR02164 $70,000
Purpose of the contract was to develop an on-line and paper-and-pen survey to determine
employee attitudes toward a quality improvement initiative
Peer-Reviewed Papers:
Timmins, M.A., Berman, M.E., Nadorff, M.R., Amadi, S.C., Fanning, J.R., & McCloskey,
M.S. (2019). Does state dissociation mediate the relation between alcohol intoxication
and deliberate self-harm? Archives of Suicide Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1563577
Salem, T., Winer, E. S., Jordan, D. G., Nadorff, M. R.; Fanning, J. R., Bryant, J. C., Berman, M.
E., & Veilleux, J. C. (in press). Recent changes in anhedonia help explain the relationship
between depression and aggressive behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Ammerman, B. A., Sorgi, K. M., Berman, M. E., Coccaro, E.F., & McCloskey, M. S. (2018).
Potential mood variation following a behavioral analogue of self-injurious behavior.
Archives of Suicide Research, 9, 1-24.
Fanning, J. R., Keedy, S., Berman, M. E., Lee, R, & Coccaro, E. F. (2017). Neural correlates of
aggressive behavior in real time: a review of fMRI studies of laboratory reactive
aggression. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports. doi:10.1007/s40473-017-0115-8
Berman, M. E., Fanning, J. R., Guillot, C. R., Marsic, A., Bullock, J., Nadorff, M.R. &
McCloskey, M. S. (2017). Effect of alcohol dose on deliberate self-harm in men and
women. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85, 854-861.
Ammerman, B. A., Kleiman, E.M., Jenkins, A.L., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017).
Using propensity scores to examine the association between behavioral
inhibition/activation and nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury. Crisis: The Journal of
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 38(4), 227-236.
Ammerman, B. A., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017) Assessing non-suicidal self-
injury in the laboratory. Archives of Suicide Research, 1-31.
Coccaro, E.F., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017). Development of a screening
questionnaire for DSM-5 intermittent explosive disorder (IED-SQ). Comprehensive
Psychiatry, 74, 21–26.
Puhalla, A.A., Ammerman, B. A., Uyeji, L. L., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2016).
Negative urgency and reward / punishment sensitivity in Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 201, 8-14.
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Guillot, C.R., Pang, R.D., Liang, T., Leventhal, A.M., & Berman, M.E. (2015). The association
of SNCA associations with hazardous alcohol use is mediated by impulsivity
control. Psychiatry Research, 226, 523-524.
Kulper, D.A., Kleiman, E.M., McClosky, M.S., Berman, M.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (2015) The
experience of aggressive outbursts in intermittent explosive disorder. Psychiatry
Research, 225, 710-715.
Jenkins, A.J., McCloskey, M.S., Kulper, D.A., Berman, M.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (2015). Self-
harm behavior among individuals with Intermittent Explosive Disorder and personality
disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 60, 125-131.
Guillot, C. R., Fanning, J. R., Liang, T., & Berman, M.E. (2015). COMT associations with
disordered gambling and drinking measures. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31, 513-524.
Marsic, A., Berman, M.E., Barry, T.D., & McCloskey, M.S. (2015). The relationship between
intentional self-injurious behavior and the Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked
Potential in research volunteers. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71, 250-257.
Guillot, C.R., Fanning, J.R., Liang, T., Leventhal, A.M., & Berman, M.E. (2015). An a-
synuclein gene (SNCA) polymorphism moderates the association of PTSD
symptomatology with hazardous alcohol use, but not with aggression-related measures.
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 30, 41-47.
Nadorff, M.R., Salem, T., Winer, E.S., Lamis, D.A., Nazem, S., Berman, M.E. (2014).
Explaining alcohol use and suicide risk: A moderated mediation model involving
insomnia symptoms and gender. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine10(12), 1317-1323.
Fanning, J.R., Berman, M.E., Guillot, C.R., Marsic, A., McCloskey, M.S. (2014). Serotonin (5-
HT) augmentation reduces provoked aggression associated with primary psychopathy
traits. Journal of Personality Disorders, 28, 449-461.
Brickman, L., Ammerman, B., Look, A.E., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2014). The
relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and borderline personality disorder
symptoms in a college sample. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion
Dysregulation (http://www.bpded.com/content/1/1/14).
Kleiman, E.M., Ammerman, B., Look, A.E., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2014). The
role of emotion reactivity and gender in the relationship between psychopathology and
self-injurious behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 69, 150–155.
Fanning, J.R., Berman, M.E., & Long, J.M. (2014). P3 and provoked aggressive behavior.
Social Neuroscience, 9, 118-129.
Guillot, C. R., Fanning, J. R., Liang, T., & Berman, M. E. (2014). Evidence of a role for SNCA
in impulse control in humans. Neurogenetics, 15, 77-78.
Dean, A.C., Altstein, L.L., Berman, M.E., Constans, J.I., Sugar, C.A., & McCloskey, M.S.
(2013). Secondary psychopathy, but not primary psychopathy, is associated with risky
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decision-making in noninstitutionalized young adults. Personality & Individual
Differences, 54, 272-277.
Fanning, J.R., Berman, M.E., & Guillot, C.R. (2012). Social anhedonia and aggression.
Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 868–873.
McCloskey, M., Amy, L., Chen, E., Pajoumand, G., & Berman, M. (2012). Non-suicidal self-
injury: Relationship to behavioral and self rating measures of impulsivity and self-
aggression. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 42, 197-209.
Marsic, A., Broman-Fulks, J.J., & Berman, M.E. (2011). The effects of measurement frequency
and timing on anxiety sensitivity scores. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 35, 463-468.
Fanning, J.R., Berman, M.E., Mohn, R.S., & McCloskey, M.S. (2011). Perceived threat
mediates the relationship between psychosis proneness and aggressive behavior.
Psychiatry Research, 186, 210-218.
McCloskey, M., Kleabir, K., Berman, M.E., Chen, E.Y., & Coccaro, E.F. (2010). Unhealthy
aggression: intermittent explosive disorder and adverse physical health outcomes. Health
Psychology, 29, 324-332.
Guillot, C.R., Fanning, J.R., Bullock, J.S., McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2010). Effects of
alcohol on tests of executive functioning in men and women: A dose response
examination. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 18, 409-417.
Ahmed, A.O, Green, B.A., McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2010). Latent structure of
intermittent explosive disorder in an epidemiological sample. Journal of Psychiatric
Research, 44, 663–672.
Berman, M.E., Bradley, T.P, Fanning, J.R., & McCloskey, M.S. (2009). Self-focused attention
reduces self-injurious behavior in alcohol-intoxicated men. Substance Use and Misuse,
44, 1280–1297.
Sloan, P.A., Berman, M.E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Bullock, J.S. (2009). Group influences on self-
injurious behavior: Conformity and dissenter effects. Journal of Social and Clinical
Psychology, 28, 535-553.
Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., Fanning, J.R., Schumacher, J.A., & Coccaro, E.F. (2009).
Serotonin (5-HT) augmentation reduces response to attack in aggressive individuals.
Psychological Science, 20, 714-720.
Arnau, R.C., Broman-Fulks, J.J., Green, B.A., & Berman, M.E. (2009). The Anxiety Sensitivity
Index – Revised: Confirmatory factor analyses, factor structure invariance in Caucasian
and African-American Samples, and score reliability and validity. Assessment, 16, 165-
180.
McCloskey, M.S., Ben-Zeev, D., Lee, R., Berman, M.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (2009). Acute
tryptophan depletion and self-injurious behavior in clinically aggressive patients and
healthy volunteers. Psychopharmacology, 203, 53-61.
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Broman-Fulks, J.J., Berman, M.E., Martin, H.M., Marsic, A., & Harris, J.A. (2009). The
phenomenon of declining anxiety sensitivity scores: A controlled investigation.
Depression and Anxiety, 26, E1-E9.
McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., Echevarria, D.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (2009). Effects of acute
alcohol intoxication and paroxetine on aggression in men. Alcohol: Clinical and
Experimental Research, 33, 1-10.
Bracken, K.L., Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., & Bullock, J.S. (2008). Deliberate self-harm
and state dissociation: An experimental investigation. Journal of Aggression,
Maltreatment, and Trauma, 17, 520-532.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., Green, B.A., Berman, M.E., Olatunji, B.O., Arnau, R.C., Deacon, B.J., &
Sawchuk, C.N. (2008). The latent structure of anxiety sensitivity- revisited. Assessment,
15, 188-203.
Leach, M.M., Berman, M.E., & Eubanks, L. (2008). Religious activities, religious orientation,
and human aggression. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47, 311-319.
McCloskey, M.S., Lee, R., Berman, M.E., Noblett, K.L., & Coccaro, E.F. (2008). The
relationship between impulsive verbal aggression and Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Aggressive Behavior, 34, 51-60.
McCloskey, M.S., Gollan, J.K., & Berman, M.E. (2008). A history of major depression
moderates self-injurious behavior in personality-disordered research volunteers.
Psychiatry Research, 157, 295-297.
East, A.J., Berman, M.E., & Stoppelbein, L. (2007). Familial association of anxiety sensitivity
and psychopathology. Depression and Anxiety, 24, 264-267.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2007). Anxiety sensitivity and
retaliatory aggressive behavior in research volunteers. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 137-144.
Guillot, C.R., & Berman, M.E. (2007). MDMA (Ecstasy) use and psychiatric problems.
Psychopharmacology, 189, 575-576.
Sloan, P.A., Berman, M.E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Greer, T.F., & Mae, L. (2006). Group norms and
self-aggressive behavior. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 1107-1121.
Greer, T., Dunlap, W.P., Hunter, S.T., & Berman, M.E. (2006). Skew and internal consistency.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 1351-1358.
McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., Noblett, K.L., & Coccaro, E.F. (2006). Intermittent Explosive
Disorder-Integrated Research Diagnostic Criteria: Convergent and discriminant validity,
Journal of Psychiatric Research, 40, 231-242.
McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (2005). Providing an escape response option
reduces retaliatory aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 31, 228-237.
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Greer, T., Berman, M.E., Varan, V., Bobrycki, L., & Watson, S. (2005). We are a religious
people; We are a vengeful people. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44, 45-57.
Berman, M.E., Jones, G.D., & McCloskey, M.S. (2005). The effects of diazepam on human self-
aggressive behavior. Psychopharmacology, 178, 100-106.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., Berman, M.E., Rabian, B.A., & Webster, M.J. (2004). Effects of aerobic
exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 125-136.
Range, L. M., Berman, M., & Embry, T. (2003). Effects of sentencing options and strict/lenient
instructions on convicting suicide attempters. Death Studies, 27, 823-834.
Berman, M.E., & Walley, J.C. (2003). Imitation of self-aggressive behavior: An experimental
test of the contagion hypothesis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 5, 1036-1057.
McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2003). Alcohol intoxication and self-aggressive behavior.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 306-311.
Ferrigan, M.M., Valentiner, D.P., & Berman, M.E. (2000). Psychopathy dimensions and
awareness of negative and positive consequences of aggressive behavior in a nonforensic
sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 28, 527-538.
Coccaro, E.F., Kavoussi, R.J., Berman, M.E., & Lish, J.D. (1998). Intermittent explosive
disorder revised: Development, reliability, and validity of research criteria.
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 39, 368-376.
Berman, M.E., & Coccaro, E.F. (1998). Neurobiologic correlates of violence: Relevance to
criminal responsibility. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 16, 303-318.
Berman, M.E., Fallon, A., & Coccaro, E.F. (1998). The relationship between personality
psychopathology and aggressive behavior in research volunteers. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 107, 651-658.
Weisman, A.M., Berman, M.E., & Taylor, S.P. (1998). Effects of chlorazepate, diazepam, and
oxazepam on a laboratory measure of aggression in men. International Clinical
Psychopharmacology, 13, 183-188.
Coccaro, E.F., Berman, M.E., & Kavoussi, R.J. (1997). Assessment of life-history of
aggression: Development and psychometric characteristics. Psychiatry Research, 73,
147-157.
Berman, M.E., Tracy, J.I., & Coccaro, E.F. (1997). The serotonin hypothesis of aggression
revisited. Clinical Psychology Review, 17, 651-665.
Coccaro, E.F., Kavoussi, R.J., Sheline, Y.I., Berman, M.E., & Csernansky, J.G. (1997).
Impulsive aggression in personality disorder: correlates with platelet 5-HT-2 receptor
binding. Neuropsychopharmacology, 16, 211-216.
Chermack, S., Berman, M., & Taylor, S. (1997). Effects of provocation and emotions on
aggression in males. Aggressive Behavior, 23, 1-10.
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Foster, S., Kessel, J., Berman, M., & Simpson, G. (1997). The efficacy of lorazepam versus
haloperidol in the rapid tranquilization of psychotic agitated patients in the psychiatric
emergency room. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 12, 175-179.
Coccaro, E.F., Berman, M., Kavoussi, R.J., & Hauger, R.L. (1996). Relationship of prolactin
response to d-fenfluramine to behavioral and questionnaire assessments of aggression in
personality disordered males. Biological Psychiatry, 40, 157-164.
Berman, M., & Taylor, S. (1995). The effects of triazolam on aggression in men. Experimental
and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3, 411-416.
Berman, M., Gladue, B., & Taylor, S. (1993). The effects of hormones, Type A behavior
pattern, and provocation on aggression. Motivation and Emotion, 17, 125-138.
Berman, M., Taylor, S., & Marged, B. (1993). Morphine and human aggression. Addictive
Behaviors, 18, 263-268.
Licata, A., Taylor, S., Berman, M., & Cranston, J. (1993). Effects of cocaine on human
aggression. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 45, 549-552.
Book Chapters etc.:
Coccaro, E.F., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2019). Aggression and Intermittent Explosive
Disorder: Medical and lifestyle correlates. In Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Etiology,
Assessment, and Treatment (EF Coccaro & MS McCloskey, eds.) pp 131-143. London, UK:
Academic Press.
McCloskey, M. S., Timmins, M.A., Puhalla, A.A., Ammerman, B.A., & Berman, M.E. (2017).
Anger, violence, and impulse control disorders: Overview. In A. Wenzel. (Ed). The SAGE
Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., & Noblett, K. (2011). Assessment and Treatment of
Intermittent Explosive Disorder. In Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders,
(Grant, J.E. & Potenza, M.N., eds.) pp. 344-352, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Guillot, C.R., Berman, M.E., & Abadie, B.R. (2007). The role of MDMA neurotoxicity in
anxiety. In LR Webster (ed.), Neurotoxicity Syndromes, pp. 1 -36. Hauppauge, NY: Nova
Science Publishers, Inc.
Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., & Broman-Fulks, J.J. (2003). Biopsychosocial Approaches to
Aggression. In EF Coccaro (ed.), Aggression: Assessment and treatment into the 21st
century, pp. 61-74. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2003). Laboratory Measures: The Taylor Aggression
Paradigm (TAP). In EF Coccaro (ed.), Aggression: Assessment and treatment into the
21st century, pp. 195-213. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
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Berman, M.E., Coccaro, E.F., & Kavoussi, R.J. (1997). Neurotransmitter correlates of human
aggression. In: D Stoff, J Breiling, J Maser (eds.), Handbook of Antisocial Behavior, pp.
305-313. New York: Wiley.
Published Comments:
Berman, M.E. (2000). Accruing knowledge on the biological bases of aggression: Comment on
Giancola (2000). Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8, 601-603.
Berman, M.E. (1997). Biopsychosocial conceptualizations of aggression: The first thirty years.
Clinical Psychology Review, 17, 585-588.
Published Abstracts:
Pearson, E., Bethel, C. L., Berman, M., and Jarosz, A. (2017). To click or not to click is the
question: Fraudulent URL identification accuracy in a community sample. Paper will be
presented at the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics,
Banff, Canada, October 5-8, 2017.
Giancola, P.R., White, H.R., Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., Greer, T.F., Widom, C.S.,
Chermack, S.T., Leonard, K.E., Collins, R.L., & Quigley, B.M. (2003). Diverse research
on alcohol and aggression in humans: In memory of John A. Carpenter. Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research, 27, 198-208.
Book Reviews:
Berman, M. (1994). [Review of Abnormalities of personality: Within and beyond the realm of
treatment]. Clinical Psychology Review, 14, 607-608.
Banos, H., & Berman, M. (1998). [Review of The ecology of aggression]. Clinical Psychology
Review, 18, 383-384.
Conference Papers and Presentations:
Durham, A., Barclay, N., Timmins, M.A., Amadi, S.C., Nelson, R.K., & Berman, M.E. (May
2019). How religiosity predicts self-harm in a controlled laboratory environment. Poster
presented at the 31st Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention,
Washington D.C.
Nelson, R.K., Barclay, N., Amadi, S.C., Timmins, M.A., Durham, A., & Berman, M.E. (May
2019). The relationship between church attendance, political identity, and marijuana use.
Poster presented at the 31st Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention,
Washington D.C.
Lucke, H. R., Guillot, C. R., & Berman, M. E. (2019, May). Cluster B personality disorder
symptom relations with alcohol problems are moderated by social/physical pleasure and
tension reduction/relaxation alcohol expectancies. Poster presented at the 31st annual
Association for Psychological Science convention, Washington, DC.
Amadi, S.C., Barclay, N., Nelson, R.K., Timmins, M.A., Durham, A. & Berman, M.E. (2019,
May). Gender moderates the relationship between frequency of marijuana use and
aggression. Poster presented at the 2019 31stAnnual Association for Psychological
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Science Convention, Washington, D.C.
Lucke, H. R., Guillot, C. R., & Berman, M. E. (2019, June). Cluster B personality disorder
symptoms are indirectly associated with hazardous drinking through positive alcohol
expectancies. Poster presented at the 81st annual College on Problems of Drug
Dependence meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Poe, D. J., Guillot, C. R., Kelly, M. E., Phillips, N. B., Liang, T., & Berman, M. E. (2019, June).
BDNF relations with and BDNF × stress interactions on symptoms of emotional
disorders and associated features. Poster presented at the 81st annual College on
Problems of Drug Dependence meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Fanning, J. R., Sullivan, N., Berman, M. E., & Lee, R. (2018, July). Reduced stimulus
evaluation of ambiguous faces in aggressive individuals. Poster presented at the 23rd
World Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Paris, France.
Berman, M. E., McCloskey, M. S., Fanning, J. R., Barclay, N., & Nelson, R. K. (2018, July).
Pain and Aggression in Humans. Paper presented at the 23rd World Meeting of the
International Society for Research on Aggression, Paris, France.
Timmins, M. A., Amadi, S.C., Barclay, N., Nelson, R.K., Berman, M.E. (2018, May). Gender
moderates the relationship between alcohol intoxication and deliberate self-harm. Poster
presented at the 30th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, San
Francisco, CA.
Barclay, N., Nelson, R.K., Timmins, M.A., Amadi, S.C., & Berman, M.E. (2018, May). Pain
tolerance as a mediator between life history of aggression and aggressive behavior.
Poster presented at the 30th Annual Association for Psychological Science
Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Nelson, R.K., Barclay, N., Amadi, S.C., Timmins, M.A., & Berman, M.E. (2018, May). The
relationship between life history of aggression, gender, and diurnal variation in
testosterone. Poster presented at the 30th Annual APS Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Amadi, S.C., Timmins, M.A., Nelson, R.K., Barclay, N., & Berman, M.E. (2018, May). Past
other-directed aggression and acute alcohol intoxication are independent predictors of
deliberate self-harm. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Association for Psychological
Science Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Timmins, M.A., Amadi, S.C., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017, April). Expectancies of
self-harm reduce the effects of acute alcohol intoxication on self-aggression. Poster
presented at the 50th Annual American Association of Suicidology, Phoenix, AZ.
Amadi, S.C., Berman, M.E., Timmins, M.A., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017, April). Pain tolerance
mediates the relationship between alcohol intoxication and self-aggression. Poster
presented at the 50th Annual American Association of Suicidology, Phoenix, AZ.
Ammerman, B. A., Berman, M., & McCloskey, M. S. (April, 2017). The impact of a behavioral
analogue on self-injury on mood: The combined effect of nonsuicidal and suicidal Self-
injury. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the American Association of
Suicidology, Phoenix, Arizona.
Blackledge, S. M., Guillot, C. R., Douglas, M. E., Liang, T., & Berman, M. E. (2017,
March). Association of a BDNF polymorphism with alcohol problems: cognitive and
depressive mediators. Poster at 5th annual Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction
meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Amadi, S.C., Timmins, M., Nadorff, M. R., Stoner, P. M., Nayfa, K., & Berman, M. E. (2016,
March). Alcohol intoxication and deliberate self-harm: State dissociation as a possible
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mediator. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association 62nd Annual
Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Amadi, S.C., Stoner, P.M., Timmins, M.A., Nayfa, K., Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., &
Fanning, J.R. (2015, November). Borderline Personality Traits: The Association with
Self-Reported and Laboratory Measured Self-Harm. Convention Poster presented at the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention, Chicago,
Illinois.
Nayfa, K. L., Timmins, M. A., Fanning, J. R., McCloskey, M. S., Berman, M. E. (2015,
November). Separate and Combined Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Objective Pain-
Tolerance on Self-Aggression. Convention Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Timmins, M. A., Nayfa K. L., Fanning, J. R., McCloskey, M. S., Berman, M. E. (2015,
November). Separate and Combined Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Perceived Pain
on Self-Injurious Behavior. Convention Poster presented at the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Fisher, K., T.D. Barry, T.D., McIntyre, & Berman, M. (2015, November). Examination of
Potential Gender Differences in Distress Tolerance: Results of Invariance Testing.
Convention Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
49th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Fanning, J. R., Lee, R., Berman, M. E., & Coccaro, E. F. (2015, October). Psychophysiological
correlates of impulsive aggression in real time. Poster session presented at the Annual
Convention of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Nayfa, K. L., Timmins, M. A., Berman, M. E. (2015, April). Anti-Social, Aggression, and
Psychopathy Correlates of Self-Aggression. Convention Poster presented at the
Mississippi University for Women 1st Annual Social Sciences Undergraduate Research
Colloquium, Columbus, Mississippi.
Timmins, M. A., Nayfa, K. L., Berman, M. E. (2015, March). History of Alcohol Use
Intoxication, and Self-Aggression. Convention Poster presented at the 13th Annual
Mississippi State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, Mississippi State,
Mississippi.
Fisher, K., Barry, T. D., McIntyre, A., & Berman, M. E. (2015, March). Gender differences in
experiences of aggression: Results of invariance testing. Poster presented at the 2015
Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
Fanning, J.R., Guillot, C. R., & Berman, M. E. (2014, July). Effects of alcohol administration
and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on self-aggressive behavior. Poster session
presented at the 21st Biannual Meeting of the International Society for Research on
Aggression, Atlanta, GA.
McCloskey, M.S., Noblett, K., Berman, M.E., Gollan J.K. (June 2014). The efficacy of cognitive
behavioral therapy in reducing aggressive behavior and improving quality of life among
patients with DSM--V intermittent explosive disorder. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Copenhagen, DE.
Fettich, K., Chein, J., Uyeji, L., Berman, M., McCloskey, M. (2014). An exploratory study of
social rejection and pathological aggression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA.
Fettich, K.C., Kulper, D., Warner, C.R., Berman, M., & McCloskey, M.S. (2013). Neural
correlates of social exclusion in Intermittent Explosive Disorder – An exploratory study.
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Poster given at the 47th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior and
Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
McCloskey, M., Jenkins, A., Fettich, K., Berman, M. (2013, November). New frontiers in the
study of emotion regulation: Innovative laboratory-based methods for the study of
emotional responding and regulation. Findings from the Self-Aggression Paradigm, a
laboratory measure of self-harm. Presentation given at the 47th Annual Convention for
the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, Nashville, TN.
Schpak, D. P., Brickman, L., Kulper, D. A., Matz, C. C., Berman, M. E., Coccaro, E. F., &
McCloskey, M. S. (May 2012). Relational aggression among individuals with
Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Association for
Psychological Science (APS) Convention, Chicago, IL.
Jenkins, A. L., McCloskey, M. S., Kulper, D., Berman, M., Knorr, A., & Coccaro, E. F.
(November, 2012). A novel test of pain tolerance among self-injurers. Poster accepted to
the 46th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy,
National Harbor, Maryland.
Kulper, S.A., Look, A.E., Schpak, D.P., Matz, C.C. Coccaro, E.F., Berman, M.E., & McCloskey,
M.S. (2011, May). The Subjective Experience of Angry Outbursts as a Function of
Aggressiveness. Poster presented at the 23rd meeting of the Association for Psychological
Science, Washington, DC.
Marsic, A., McIntrye, A., & Berman, M.E. (2011, May). Emotional Intelligence Moderates the
Relationship Between Suicidal Ideation and Stress. Poster presented at the 23rd meeting
of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
McIntrye, A., Marsic, A., & Berman, M.E. (2011, May). Neuroticism Moderates the
Relationship Between Other-Directed Aggression and Self-Aggression. Poster presented
at the 23rd meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Weinman, E.A., Todd, E., Fanning, J.R., & Berman (2011, May). Traits of Borderline
Personality Disorder (BPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) as Predictors
of Self- and Other-Directed Aggression. Poster presented at the 23rd meeting of the
Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
McIntyre, A., Berman, M. E., & Marsic, A. (2010, September). The relationship between
aggression and neuroticism and psychoticism traits in a community sample. Poster
presented at the annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi,
MS.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J. R., & Berman, M.E. (2010, November). Impulsivity mediates the
relationship between narcissistic personality traits and aggression. Poster presented ate
the 44th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
San Francisco, CA.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J. R., Berman, M. E. (2010, August). Psychopathy characteristics relate
differentially to different types of aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the 118th
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Berman, M. E., Fanning, J. R., Marsic, A., Dahlen, E., & McCloskey, M. S. (2010, July).
Pharmacological and psychosocial interventions reduce aggressive responses to
provocation. Symposium presentation at the 19th International Society for Research on
Aggression World Conference, Storrs, CT.
Marsic, A., Berman, M. E., McCloskey, M. S., & Fanning, J. R. (2010, July). An
electrophysiological study of suicidal behavior in college students. Poster presented at the
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19th International Society for Research on Aggression World Conference, Storrs, CT.
McIntyre, A., Marsic, A., & Berman, M. E. (2010, July). The relationship between testosterone,
self-aggression, and other-directed aggression. Poster accepted for the 19th International
Society for Research on Aggression World Conference, Storrs, CT.
Fanning, J. R., Marsic, A., & Berman, M. E. (2010, March). The role of serotonin in the
relationship between psychopathy and aggression. Symposium presented at the Graduate
Student Research Symposium, Hattiesburg, MS.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J. R., Bullock, J. S., Berman, M.E. (2009, November). The relationship
between the negative emotional states, and suicidal and self-harm behaviors. Poster
presented at the 43rd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, New York, NY.
Fanning, J. R., Marsic, A., Berman, M.E. (2009, November). Self-Injury History, Borderline and
Antisocial Personality Disorders and Self-Aggression. Poster presented at the 43rd annual
convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J. R., Berman, M. E. (2009, May). Relationship between Personality
Disorders, Psychopathy and Aggression in a Community Sample. Poster presented at the
meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Fanning, J. R., Marsic, A., Berman, M. E., Mohn, R.S. (2009, May). Psychosis Proneness,
Aggression, and Threat/Control-Override Experiences. Poster accepted for the meeting
of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
McCloskey, M. S., Coccaro, E.F., Angstadt, M, Lee, R., Berman, M. E., Phan, K. L. (2008,
June). Neural activation to harsh faces among patients with Intermittent Explosive
Disorder. Poster presented at the 14th Annual meeting for the Organization for Human
Brain Mapping, Melbourne, Australia.
Kajal, K., Fanning, J. R., Guillot, C. R., & Berman, M. E. (2008, September). DSM-IV-TR
cluster B personality dimensions, gender, and suicidality. Poster presented at the Annual
Convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Tunica, MS.
Guillot, C. R., Bullock, J. S., & Berman, M. E. (2008, September). The relationship between self-
report and behavioral measures of impulsivity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Mississippi Psychological Association, Tunica, MS.
Fanning, J.R., Paul, J., Berman, M.E., & Green, B.A. (2008, September). Student perceptions of
campus safety at the University of Southern Mississippi. Poster presented at the Annual
Convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Tunica, MS.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J.R., Marcus, D.K., & Berman M.E. (2008, September). Relation between
psychopathic tendencies and suicidal ideation in research volunteers. Poster presented at
58th Annual Mississippi Psychological Association Convention, Tunica, MS.
McCloskey, M., Noblett, K., Chen, E., Pajoumand, G., Kleabir, K., Fanning, J., Berman, M.
(2008, November) The efficacy of cognitive behavioral treatment on behavioral measures
of aggression and impulsivity among patients with Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Poster presented at the 2008 annual meeting Association for Behavior and Cognitive
Therapy, Orlando, FL.
Ahmed, A.O., Green, B.A., McCloskey, M.S., & Berman, M.E. (2008, August). Latent structure
of Intermittent Explosive Disorder in an epidemiological sample. Poster presented at the
116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
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Bullock, J. S., Guillot, C. R., Marsic, A., & Berman, M.E. (2008, August). Alcohol intoxication
impairs performance speed on the Trail-Making Test. Poster presented at the 116th
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Guillot, C. R., Bullock, J. S., Fanning, J. R., & Berman, M. E. (2008, August). Effects of alcohol
intoxication on Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance. Poster presented at the 116th
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Fanning, J. R., Berman, M. E., McCloskey, M. S., Guillot, C. R., & Bullock, J. S. (2008,
August). Social anhedonia and aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the 116th
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Fanning, J. R., Berman, M. E., McCloskey, M. S., & Marsic, A. (2008, August). Aggressive
behavior and attentional bias for provocative stimuli. Poster presented at the 116th
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Marsic, A., Fanning, J. R., McCloskey, M. S., & Berman, M. E. (2008, August). Effects of
alcohol on self-aggression in women. Poster presented at the 116th Annual Convention of
the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Green, B. A., Arnau, R. C., Broman-Fulks, J. J., & Berman, M. E. (2008, March). Comparing the
21-Item and 36-Item Versions of The Anxiety Sensitivity Index – Revised: Hierarchical
Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity. Poster presented at the annual convention of
the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Broman-Fulks, J. J., Arnau, R. C., Bondy, C., Green, B. A., & Berman, M. E. (March, 2008).
Concurrent and criterion-related validity of the 36-item versus 21-item ASI-R. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte,
NC.
Fanning, J. R., Bullock, J. S., Guillot, C. R., Berman, M. E., & Nalley, K. G. (2007, September).
Psychiatric treatment, traumatic brain injury, and time spent in jail. Poster presented at
the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
Guillot, C. R., Fanning, J. R., Bullock, J. S., & Berman, M. E. (2007, September). Recreational
Ecstasy use and depression: a re-analysis. Poster presented at the meeting of the
Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
Bullock, J. S., Guillot, C. R., Fanning, J. R., & Berman, M. E. (2007, September). The use of the
Rand Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire as a general measure of
state dissociation. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological
Association, Biloxi, MS.
McCloskey M.S., Chen E.Y., Lee, R., Berman, M., & Coccaro, E.F. Suicide attempt prevalence
and risk associated with DSM-IV Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Poster presented at the
2007 annual meeting of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Kilarney,
Ireland.
Marsic, A., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Harris, J. A., & Berman, M. E. (2007, November). Effects of
repeated anxiety sensitivity questionnaire administration on anxiety sensitivity. Poster
presented at the 41st annual convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Broman-Fulks, J. J., Olatunji, B. O., Green, B. A., Berman, M. E., Arnau, R. C., Deacon, B. J., &
Sawchuk, C. N. (2007, November). An examination of the latent structure of anxiety
sensitivity in three samples. In P. J. Norton & K. C. Sears (chairs), Future Directions in
the Conceptualization and Measurement of Anxiety Sensitivity. Symposium presented at
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the 41st annual convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies,
Philadelphia, PA.
Sloan, P.A., Mercado, C, & Berman, M.E. (2007, August). Aggression, but not antisocial
behavior, predicts self-injurious behavior in women. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 17-20,
2007.
Fanning, J.R., Berman, M.E., Bradley, T.P., Bracken, K.L., Guillot, C.R., & Bullock, J.S. (2007,
May). Alcohol intoxication and self-aggressive behavior in men. Poster presented at the
19th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May
24-27, 2007.
Guillot, C.R., Berman, M.E., Bullock, J.S., Taylor, D., & Fanning, J.R., (2007, May). Impaired
Executive Function in Alcohol-Intoxicated Individuals. Poster presented at the 19th annual
meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May 24-27,
2007.
Fanning, J.R., Bracken, K.L., Berman, M.E., & Greer, T.F. (2007, February). Psychoticism,
neuroticism, and human aggression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2007.
York, K.M., Berman, M.E., Green, B., & Ward, C.P. (2007, March) A meta-analysis of the
effects of ginkgo biloba on cognitive functioning and mood in cognitively impaired and
healthy adults. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society,
Budapest, Hungary, March 7-10, 2007.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., Martin, H.M., & Berman, M.E. (2006, November). Effects of aerobic
exercise on sensation seeking among high-anxiety-sensitivity individuals. Poster
presented at the 40th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 16-19, 2006.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., Green, B., Berman, M.E., & Arnau, R. (2006, November). A taxometric
investigation of anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 40th annual convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 16-19,
2006.
McCloskey, M.S., Lee, R.L., Noblett, K.L., Gollan, J.K, Coccaro, E.F., Bullock, J.S., & Berman,
M.E. (2006, August). Acute tryptophan depletion increases self-aggression in healthy
volunteers. Poster presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, New Orleans, LA, August 10-13, 2006.
Bullock, J.S., Bradley, T.P., Berman, M.E., Greer, T.F., & McCloskey, M.S. (2006, August).
Task failure moderates self-aggressive behavior in suicide ideators. Poster presented at
the 2006 annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA,
August 10-13, 2006.
McCloskey, M.S., Coccaro, E.F., Fitzgerald, D.A., Angstadt, M., Berman, M.E., Lee, R, & Phan,
K.L. (June, 2006). Neural activation to emotionally negative pictures among patients
with Intermittent Explosive Disorder: An fMRI Study. Poster presented at the 12th Annual
meeting for the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Florence, Italy.
Berman, M.E., Lynch, O.A., McCloskey, M.S., Bullock, J., & Guillot, C. (2006, May).
Testosterone, aggressive, and antisocial behavior in healthy men and women. Presented
at the Association for Psychological Science 18th Annual Convention, New York, May
25-28, 2006.
East, A., Berman, M.E. & Stoppelbein, L. (2005, August). Familial association of anxiety
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sensitivity and its relation to psychopathology. Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. August 18-21, 2005.
Leach, M.M., Eubanks, L., Berman, M., & Powell, D. (2004, March). How long does church
last? An aggression paradigm study. Presented at the American Psychological
Association Division 36, 2nd annual Mid Winter Research Conference on Religion and
Spirituality, Columbia, MD.
Broman-Fulks, J. J., Broman-Fulks, J. D., Sellinger, J. & Berman, M. E. (2004, March). Anxiety
sensitivity and arousal avoidance. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern
Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Arnau, R. C. & Berman, M. E. (2004, January). Interaction between personality and alcohol
intoxication in predicting aggressive behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Forman, M.E., Berman, M.E., & Rabian, B.A. (2003, November). Effectiveness of a brief
intervention for social anxiety in college women with high social anxiety and negative
eating behaviors. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
East, A., Broman-Fulks, J.J., & Berman, M.E. (2003, March). Moderating effects between
anxiety sensitivity and the expression of anxiety. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Broman-Fulks, J.J., East, A., Berman, M.E., Burton, M.A., & Konishi, C.Y (2003, March).
Racial/ethnic differences in anxiety sensitivity and panic history. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Hudson, B.L., Bobrycki, L.A., Sloan, P.A., Bradley, T.P., Broman-Fulks, J. J. (2002,
September). In M.E. Berman (Chair), Self-aggression: Historical and current
perspective of individuals who engage in self-harm. Symposium conducted at the annual
meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
Broman-Fulks, J. J., Hudson, B.L., Bobrycki, L.A., Ratliff, B., Sloan, P.A., Bradley, T.P., &
Berman, M.E. (2002, September). Effect of restricted “weapon” access on retaliatory
aggression. Presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Psychological
Association, Biloxi, MS.
McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., Schmidt, C.A., & Gallagher, H.M. (2002, August). The effects
of alcohol intoxication and paroxetine on behavioral impulsivity. Presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., Coccaro, E.F., & Greer, T. (2002, August). Gender,
testosterone, and human aggression. Presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Berman, M.E. (2002, July). Alcohol intoxication and self-aggressive behavior in humans. In
H.R. White (Chair), Diverse research on alcohol and aggression in humans: In memory
of John A. Carpenter. Symposium conducted at the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting on the
Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
Greer, T., Varan, V., & Berman, M. (2002, June). Relation between spiritual experiences,
attitudes/behaviors and religious coping, volunteering, and vengeance. Presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
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McCloskey, M.S., Berman, M.E., Ruscio, J., & Coccaro, E.F. (2002, May). A taxometric
analysis of aggression: Implications for intermittent explosive disorder. Presented at the
155th annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Sloan, P., Bradley, P., McCloskey, M.S., Hudson, L., Thorton, W., Walley, J.C., & Berman, M.
E. (2000, October). The relation between aggression and ADHD symptoms in adults.
Presented at the 2000 annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association,
Biloxi, MS.
Hudson, L., McCloskey, M., Bradley, P., Sloan, P., Thornton, W., Walley, C.J., & Berman, M.E.
(2000, October). Relation between suicidal and aggressive predispositions: Do
depressive symptoms mediate this relationship? Presented at the 2000 annual convention
of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
Forman, M.E., Smith, S., Adams, M., Berman, M.E., & Rabian, B.A. (2000, October).
Examining the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and social desirability. Presented
at the 2000 annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
Posey, P., Walley, C., McCloskey, M., Berman, M., & Coccaro, E.F. (1998, July). The
relationship between retrospective reports of childhood victimization and adult
aggressive, self-aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Presented at the 1998 convention of
the International Society for Research on Aggression, Ramapo, NJ.
Haley, S., Walley, C., McCloskey, M., Range, L., & Berman, M. (1998, July). Effects of mental
retardation and depression diagnoses on ratings of aggressive, self-aggressive, and
antisocial behavior. Presented at the 1998 convention of the International Society for
Research on Aggression, Ramapo, NJ.
McCloskey, M., Berman, M., Posey, P., Crawford, V., & Coccaro, E.F. (1998, July).
Experimental investigation of the serotonin hypothesis of aggressive behavior. Presented
at the 1998 convention of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Ramapo,
NJ.
Baños, J. H., Hollingsworth, K.A., Berman, M.E., Franklin, M., & Cox, L.J. (1997, September).
The Quality of Life Self-Report Questionnaire: Development and initial psychometric
characteristics. Presented at the 1997 annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological
Association, Biloxi, MS.
Hollingsworth, K.A., Baños, J. H., Berman, M.E., Franklin, M., & Cox, L.J. (1997, September).
The Quality of Life Self-Report Questionnaire: Diagnostic correlates. Presented at the
1997 annual convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.
MacIntyre, D.I., Berman, M.E., Banos, H., Coccaro, E.F., & Fallon, A. (1997, April). Utility of
retrospective conduct disorder diagnoses in antisocial personality disorder. Presented at
the Southeastern Psychological Assocation, Atlanta, GA.
Berman, M., Coccaro, E.F., & Kavoussi, R.K. (1996, May). Effects of d- and d,l-fenfluramine on
emotions in males. Presented at the Fifty-First Annual Meeting of the Society of
Biological Psychiatry, New York, NY.
Weinberg, L.Y., Franklin, B.L., Berman, M.E., Kavoussi, R.K., Coccaro, E.F. (October 10,
1996). In search of a diagnosis: The interview schedule for intermittent explosive
disorder-revised (IS-IED-R). Presented at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Research Conference, King of Prussia, PA.
Franklin, M.S., Jaycox, L., Berman, M., & Foa, E.B. (1995, November). Quality of life in
patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Presented at the Twenty-Ninth Annual
Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
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Berman, M., & Schick, C. (1989, March). The effect of desirability of control and Type A
behavior pattern on signal detection by college students. Presented at the Annual
Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dissertations chaired:
Tiffany Paige Bradley
Joshua Broman-Fulks
Joshua Bullock
Allison East
Carin Lea Eubanks
Jennifer Fanning
Maryelizabeth Forman
Shazia Frothingham
Casey Guillot
Lee Hudson
Angelica Marsic
Michael S. McCloskey
Brianna Ratliff
Katie Russo
Paul Sloan
Celeste Walley
Kaki York
Service:
I have participated in service at the department, college, university, and national levels.
Following are selected examples:
2013- University Honors Committee, Member
2013 Reviewer, Henry Family Foundation grant applications
2012 Evaluator GTA workshop
2012 Judge, Region V, Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair
2012 Reviewer, Henry Family Foundation grant applications
2012 Reviewer, John C. Stennis Summer Research Grant Proposals, Political Science
and Public Policy
2012- Mississippi State University College of Arts and Science Grievance Committee
2011 External reviewer for tenure and promotion, Washington State University
2011-2012 Grant Review Panel ZRG1 F02B-M, Fellowships: Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive
Neuroscience, National Institutes of Health. Reviews in June 2011, October 2011,
March 2012
2011- Grant Review Panel, Risk, Prevention and Intervention for Addictions Study
Section, National Institutes of Health, temporary member. Reviews in February,
2011; June 2011, September 2011, February 2012, June 2012, June 2013,
February 2014, October 2014
2010 Chairperson, Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 RPHB-C (02) Risk Prevention and
Health Behavior, National Institutes of Health, teleconference review
2010 Member, USM Congressional Appropriations Application Review Committee
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2010 Faculty adviser, USM racquetball club
2010 Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 RPHB-C (03) Intervention and Addictions,
National Institutes of Health, teleconference reviewer
2010 Chair, APA site visit team
2010 Challenge Grants Panel ZRG1 BDCN-A (55) R, National Institutes of Health,
mail reviewer
2009-2010 Senior co-director, Center for Research in Learning and Education
2009 Member, University Calendar Committee
2009 Challenge Grants Panel 4, ZRG1 RPHB-A(58) R, National Institutes of Health,
mail reviewer
2009 Challenge Grants Panel 27, ZRG1 RPHB-E(58) R, National Institutes of Health,
mail reviewer
2009 Chair, APA accreditation site visit team (two times)
2009 Grant Review Panel, Risk, Prevention and Intervention for Addictions Study
Section, National Institutes of Health, temporary member
2003-present Hildman Colloquium speaker selection committee
2003-2009 Grant Review Panel, Personality, Social Psychology, and Interpersonal Processes
Study Section, National Institutes of Health, temporary member
2008 Department Personnel Committee for T&P, ELR, ad hoc member
2008 CBS 22 interview-Dealing with stress during financial crises
2008 External tenure and promotion evaluator, the University of Western Ontario
2008 Grant Reviewer, Canada Foundation for Innovation
2008 APAGS faculty mentor for campus representative
2008 Chair, APA accreditation site visit team
2008 Psychology Department Chair Search Steering Committee
2008 Honors College Presidential Scholarship Interview Committee
2008 Department of Psychology Personnel Committee
2007 Psychology Department Chair Search Steering Committee
2007 External tenure evaluator, Roosevelt University
2007 Chair, APA accreditation site visit team (two times)
2007 Invited talk, Publishing Research, GERA, COEP
2007 Invited talk, Department of Psychology Lunch Bunch series (CE credits awarded)
2007 Grant Reviewer, Canada Foundation for Innovation
2007 Chair, ad-hoc department graduate student grievance committee
2007 USM panelist, NIH grant web workshop
2007 Invited talk, Scholars in the Community, Hattiesburg Library
2007 Member, APA accreditation site visit team
2007 Member, Mississippi Department of Education P-12 Process and Performance
Review site visitor
2007 External reviewer, promotion dossier, The University of Mississippi Medical
Center
2006-2007 University Academic Council, member
2006 Student Research Mentor, Brooklyn Technical High School, NY
2005 Grant Reviewer, Canada Foundation for Innovation
2005 USM Chapter President, American Association of University Professors
2005-2007 Member, University Assessment Committee
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2005 Member, University Distance Learning Committee
2005 Member, APA accreditation site visit team (two times)
2005 Mississippi Department of Education P-12 Process and Performance Review site
visitor
2005 Grant Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
2004-2005 Member, SACS Compliance Leadership Team; Chair Sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.14
2004 NCATE State Board of Examiners
2004 Chair, Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 BBBP-C 04, National Institutes of Health
2004 Member, APA accreditation site visit team
2004 Chair, University Drug and Alcohol Policy Committee
2004-2005 Member, Assistant Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Search
2004 Chair, Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 BBBP-A, National Institutes of Health
2004 Grant Reviewer, Canada Foundation for Innovation
2004-2005 Larry and Elizabeth Payne Scholarship Coordinator
2004-2005 Grant Consultant, Validation of a Laboratory Measure of Self-Aggression,
National Institute of Mental Health
2003-2006 Honors College Presidential Scholar, college review committee
2003-2005 Chief Institutional Representative, American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education
2003-2005 Vice-chair, Professional Education Council, USM
2003-2004 Co-chair, Conceptual Framework Committee, NCATE
2003-2005 Co-chair, Governance Committee, NCATE
2003 Member, APA accreditation site visit team (twice)
2003 Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical School
2002 Grant Consultant, UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, H133A020509,
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
2002-2005 American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Grassroots Network
Campus Representative
2002 Reviewer, tenure and promotion dossier, University of Kentucky
2001 Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical School
2001 Grant Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation
2000-2004 Chair, University Faculty Summer Research Grants Committee, USM
2000-2001 Member, Graduate Council, University of Southern Mississippi
2000-2002 Coordinator-General Psychology Courses and Research Subject Pool
2000 Chair, Special Emphasis Grant Review Panel on Compulsive Gambling, ZMH1
N(01), National Institutes of Health April 5-6
1999 Committee Member, National Institutes of Health Special Emphasis Grant
Review Panel on Compulsive Gambling, ZMH1 CRB-X(01), March 3-4
1997-2004 Member, University Research Council, University of Southern Mississippi
1997-1998 Grant Reviewer, National Center for Responsible Gaming
1996-2001 Member and Co-chair (1999-2001), USM IRB
1996-1999 Graduate School Liaison, Department of Psychology, USM
1995-1996 Member, IRB, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
