Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Training
Office: 212A Pryale Hall
Phone: 248-370-2676
Fax: 248-370-4612
E-mail: zeiglerh@oakland.edu
Personal Web Page: zeigler-hill.com

Education
PhD- University of Oklahoma (2004); Norman, Oklahoma
MA- Midwestern State University (1999); Wichita Falls, Texas
BA- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (1997); Indianapolis, Indiana

Research Interests
I am a social-personality psychologist with primary research interests in four interrelated areas: (1) self-esteem, (2) narcissism, (3) cognitive representations of the self, and (4) interpersonal relationships. Though divergent at times, these four substantive areas often overlap in my research, so that much of my work reflects an integration of these topics. My research concerning self-esteem has largely focused on the potential causes and consequences of fragile high self-esteem. More recently, my research in this area has led to the development of the status-signaling model of self-esteem. My research concerning narcissism has examined the feelings of self-worth possessed by individuals with narcissistic personality features. My work in the area of cognitive representations of the self has examined the association between features of the self-concept (i.e., content and structure) and psychological adjustment. Finally, in the area of interpersonal relationships, I examine how beliefs about the self and one’s partner influence intimacy, relationship satisfaction, and longevity in close relationships.

Publications
See zeigler-hill.com for a complete listing of publications.

Selected Publications

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Myers, E. M., Southard, A. C., & Malkin, M. L. (in press). The status-signaling property of self-esteem: The role of self-reported self-esteem and perceived self-esteem in personality judgments. Journal of Personality.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Wallace, M. T. (in press). Self-esteem instability and psychological adjustment. Self and Identity.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (in press). A glimpse behind the mask: Facets of narcissism and feelings of self-worth. Journal of Personality Assessment.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Southard, A. C., Archer, L. M., & Donohoe, P. L. (in press). Neuroticism and negative affect influence the reluctance to engage in destructive obedience in the Milgram paradigm. Journal of Social Psychology.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Enjaian, B., & Essa, L. (in press). The role of narcissistic personality features in sexual aggression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Positive personality features and stress among first-year university students: Implications for psychological distress, functional impairment, and self-esteem. Self and Identity.

Malkin, M. L., Zeigler-Hill, V., Barry, C. T., & Southard, A. C. (in press). The view from the looking glass: How are narcissistic individuals perceived by others? Journal of Personality.

Li, H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Luo, J., Yang, J., & Zhang, Q. (in press). Self-esteem modulates attentional responses to rejection: Evidence from event-related brain potentials. Journal of Research in Personality.

Pickard, J. D., Barry, C. T., Wallace, M. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Ethnicity, ethnic identity, and adolescent narcissism. Self and Identity.

Miller, L. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Mellen, J., Koeppel, J., Greer, T., & Kuczaj, S. (in press). Dolphin shows and interaction programs: Benefits for conservation education? Zoo Biology.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Fulton, J. J., & McLemore, C. (in press). Discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-esteem: Implications for mate retention strategies and likelihood of future infidelity. Journal of Social Psychology.

Vonk, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Mayhew, P., & Mercer, S. (in press). Mirror, mirror on the wall: Which form of narcissist knows self and others best of all? Personality and Individual Differences.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Wallace, M. T., & Myers, E. M. (2012). Racial differences in self-esteem revisited: The role of impression management in the Black self-esteem advantage. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 785-789.

Li, H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Yang, J., Xiao, J. X., Luo, J., & Zhang, Q. (2012). Low self-esteem and the neural basis of attentional bias for social rejection cues: Evidence from the N2pc ERP component. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 947-951.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Madson, M. B., & Ricedorf, A. (2012). Does self-esteem moderate the associations between protective behavioral strategies and negative outcomes associated with alcohol consumption? Journal of Drug Education, 42, 211-227.

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2012). How much do narcissists really like themselves? Using the bogus pipeline procedure to better understand the self-esteem of narcissists. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 102-105.

Wallace, M. T., Barry, C. T., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Green, B. A. (2012). Locus of control as a contributing factor in the relation between self-perception and adolescent aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 38, 213-221.

Clark, C., Mercer, S. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Dufrene, B. A. (2012). Barriers to the success of ethnic minority students in school psychology graduate programs. School Psychology Review, 41, 176-192.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., & King, K. (2011). Contingent self-esteem and anticipated reactions to interpersonal rejection and achievement failure. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, 1069-1096.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Clark, C. B., & Beckman, T. E. (2011). Fragile self-esteem and the interpersonal circumplex: Are feelings of self-worth associated with interpersonal style? Self and Identity, 10, 509-536.

Malkin, M. L., Barry, C. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). Covert narcissism as a predictor of internalizing symptoms after performance feedback in adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 623-628.

Cater, T. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2011). Narcissism and recollections of early life experiences. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 935-939.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Wallace, M. T. (2011). Racial differences in narcissistic tendencies. Journal of Research in Personality, 45, 456-467.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). The connections between self-esteem and psychopathology. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 41, 157-164.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Green, B. A., Arnau, R. C., Sisemore, T. B., & Myers, E. M. (2011). Trouble ahead, trouble behind: Narcissism and early maladaptive schemas. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 42, 96-103.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Fulton, J. J., & McLemore, C. (2011). The role of unstable self-esteem in the appraisal of romantic relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 51-56.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2011). An implicit theory of self-esteem: The consequences of perceived self-esteem for romantic desirability. Evolutionary Psychology, 9, 147-180.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2011). Humor style mediates the association between pathological narcissism and self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences, 8, 1196-1201.

Mercer, S. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Wallace, M., & Hayes, D. M. (2011). Development and initial validation of the Inventory of Microaggressions Against Black Individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 457-469.

Leach, M. M., Baker, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). The influence of Black racial identity on the forgiveness of Whites. Journal of Black Psychology, 37, 185-209.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). Pathological forms of narcissism and perceived stress during the transition to the university: The mediating role of humor styles. International Journal of Stress Management, 18, 197-221.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). The interpersonal nature of self-esteem: Do different measures of self-esteem possess similar interpersonal content? Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 22-30.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Myers, E. M., & Clark, C. B. (2010). Narcissism and self-esteem reactivity: The role of negative achievement events. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 285-292.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Jordan, C. H. (2010). Two faces of self-esteem: Implicit and explicit forms of self-esteem. In B. Gawronski & B. K. Payne (Eds.), Handbook of implicit social cognition: Measurement, theory, and applications (pp. 392-407). New York: Guilford Press.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). The influence of pathological narcissism on emotional and motivational responses to negative events: The roles of visibility and concern about humiliation. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 520-534.

Limke, A., Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). Emotional and sexual maltreatment: Anxious attachment mediates psychological adjustment. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 347-367.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Highfill, L. (2010). Applying the interpersonal circumplex to the behavioral styles of dogs and cats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 124, 104-112.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Celer, M., & Sisemore, T. (2010). Self-esteem and the flexibility of romantic standards. Journal of Scientific Psychology, 5, 9-15.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2009). Is high self-esteem a path to the White House? The implicit theory of self-esteem and the willingness to vote for presidential candidates. Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 14-19.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Campe, J. W., & Myers, E. M. (2009). How low will men with high self-esteem go? Self-esteem as a moderator of sex differences in minimum relationship standards. Sex Roles, 61, 491-500.

Sloan, P. A., Berman, M. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Bullock, J. S. (2009). Group influences on self-aggression: Conformity and dissenter effects. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 535-553.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Clark, C. B., & Pickard, J. D. (2008). Narcissistic subtypes and contingent self-esteem: Do all narcissists base their self-esteem on the same domains? Journal of Personality, 76, 753-774.

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2008). No shades of gray: Splitting and self-esteem instability. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 139-145.

Bosson, J. K., Lakey, C. E., Campbell, W. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Jordan, C. H., & Kernis, M. H. (2008).Untangling the links between narcissism and self-esteem: A theoretical and empirical review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 1415-1439.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Chadha, S., & Osterman, L. (2008). Psychological defense and self-esteem instability: Is defense style associated with unstable self-esteem? Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 348-364.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2008). The fragile self-esteem of narcissists. In J. C. Hagen & E. I. Jensen (Eds.), Personality disorders: New research (pp. 69-88). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Jordan, C. H., Whitfield, M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Intuition and the correspondence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1067-1079.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Compartmentalization and integration: The evaluative organization of contextualized selves. Journal of Personality, 75, 1181-1204.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Terry, C. (2007). Perfectionism and explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem. Self and Identity, 6, 137-153.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Showers, C. J. (2007). Self-structure and self-esteem stability: The hidden vulnerability of compartmentalization. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 143-159.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Contingent self-esteem and race: Do differences in the contingencies of self-esteem explain the Black self-esteem advantage? Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 51-74.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Pratt, D. W. (2007). Defense styles and the interpersonal circumplex: The interpersonal nature of psychological defense. Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Mental Health, 1, 1-14.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006a). Discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem: Implications for narcissism and self-esteem instability. Journal of Personality, 74, 119-143.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006b). Contingent self-esteem and the interpersonal circumplex: The interpersonal pursuit of self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences, 40, 713-723.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Abraham, J. (2006). Borderline personality features: Instability of self-esteem and affect. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 668-687.

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.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006). Pathways among self-knowledge and self-esteem: How are self-esteem and self-knowledge linked? Are these links direct or indirect? In M. H. Kernis (Ed.), Self-esteem issues and answers: A source book of current perspectives (pp. 216-223). New York: Psychology Press.

Showers, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Limke, A. (2006). Self-structure and emotional maltreatment: Successful compartmentalization and the struggle of integration. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 473-507.

Brown, R. P., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Narcissism and the non-equivalence of self-esteem measures: A matter of dominance? Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 585-592.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Organization of partner knowledge: Implications for relationship outcomes and longitudinal change. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1198-1210.

Showers, C. J., Limke, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Self-structure and self-change: Applications to psychological treatment. Behavior Therapy, 35, 167-184.

Bosson, J. K., Brown, R. P., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2003). Self-enhancement tendencies among people with high explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem. Self and Identity, 2, 169-187.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2003). Organization of self-knowledge: Features, functions, and flexibility. In M. R. Leary & J. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity (pp. 47-67). New York: Guilford.