Diane Bergeron, PhD

Current Role

A social psychologist with over 20 years of experience, Diane Bergeron is a researcher with expertise in executive education and consulting. As a Senior Research Scientist, she conducts research and provides subject matter expertise in the areas of women and leadership, the gendered assessment of workplace helping behaviors, the impact of leader listening on employee voice (i.e., speaking up at work), and grief and bereavement in the workplace. She is particularly interested in how workplace helping behaviors can hinder women’s career advancement in professional service firms. Her research on grief and bereavement focuses on the experience of bereaved employees returning to work and how managers and organizations can best support them.

Experience

Before joining us, Diane was an associate professor at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to that, she worked for a consulting firm in New York City and at Pfizer, Inc. She also spent 2 years volunteering in the Dominican Republic and has worked with non-profits.

Diane’s research areas include women’s leadership and career advancement, job performance (focusing on workplace helping behavior), and the impact of leader listening on employees’ speaking up. She has a growing interest in grief and bereavement in the workplace. Her research has won awards and has been published in leading academic journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, and the Journal of Management, among other outlets.

Diane has presented extensively at conferences on her various research initiatives. She has also been a repeat guest on the Sound of Ideas (NPR affiliate), a keynote speaker, and a panelist at the prestigious City Club of Cleveland on the topic of gender equity in the workplace.

Educational Background

Diane has a PhD in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a BA in Psychology from St. Bonaventure University. She also has a Grief and Bereavement Certificate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

Diane is a member of the Academy of Management and the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). She is a board member for the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Journal of Management.

Honors, Awards, Grants

Diane has received several honors, including Finalist for Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior Award (Academy of Management), Finalist for the Newman Award (Academy of Management), Best Paper Based on a Dissertation (Academy of Management — Organizational Behavior Division and Gender & Diversity Division), the Lewis-Progressive Fellowship, the ACES Advance Opportunity Grant, and a Doctoral Teaching and Mentoring Award.