I am a social-personality psychologist with a 2010 Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. Since I have been at WCU, my research has focused primarily on the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of high self-esteem and narcissism. More recently, I have begun to further explore the status-signaling properties of self-esteem, as well as the effect of sexist humor on women’s state self-esteem and status-signaling.

PUBLICATIONS

*Student names are in blue font 

 

 

Myers, E.M., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Barry, C.T. (2013). Ripples in the reflecting pool: Narcissistic subtypes and reactions to past relationship events. Individual Differences Research, 11, 139-148.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Myers, E. M., Southard, A. C., & Malkin, M. L. (2013). The status-signaling property of self-esteem: The role of self-reported self-esteem and perceived self-esteem in personality judgments. Journal of Personality, 81, 209-220.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2012). A review of gender differences in self-esteem. In S. P. McGeown (Ed.), Psychology of Gender Differences (pp. 131-143). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

 

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., 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., 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., 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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Myers, E. M. & Kemp, K. (2015). Narcissism and gaze patterns: Does the brand name matter? Manuscript in preparation.

 

Myers, E.M., Muse, O.A., & Teeter, S. (2016). Effect of sexist humor on women’s state self-esteem and perceived confidence. Ongoing data collection.

 

Myers, E.M., & Muse, O.A. (2016). Do co-actors moderate the relationship between sexist humor and women’s state self-esteem? IRB application in preparation.

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

Diener, J., & Myers, E. M. (2015, November). Rape Myth Acceptance and Bystander Attitudes: Are High-Risk Situations Associated with Greater Willingness to Help? Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

 

Kemp, K., & Myers, E. M. (2015, October). Narcissism and gaze patterns: Does the brand name matter? Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.

 

Muse, O.A., & Myers, E. M. (2015, October). Effect of sexist humor on women's state self-esteem. Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.

 

Diener, J., & Myers, E. M. (2015, March). Vulnerable narcissism, anxious attachment, and the moderating role of self-esteem. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.

 

Hill, A. M., & Myers, E. M. (2015, March). Further validation of a five-factor measure of narcissistic personality traits. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.

 

Muse, O.A., Myers, E. M., Teeter, S., & Plaza-Rodriguez, A. (2015, March). Individuals high in openness are more susceptible to disparagement humor. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.

 

Diener, J., & Myers, E. M. (2014, October). Narcissistic subtypes and negative affect following interpersonal threat. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Athens, GA.

 

Myers, E. M., Diener, J., Muse, O. A., McCowan, D., & Locklair, A. L. (2014, October). Narcissistic subtypes and bias in the recollection of negative relationship events. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Athens, GA.

 

Myers, E. M., & Spain, M. (2014, February). Love on the rocks: Narcissistic subtypes and negative emotional content in written recollections of relationship adversity. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. 

 

Myers, E. M. (2013, March). Perceived self-esteem level influences judgments of women in politics. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. 

 

Muse, O., & Myers, E.M. (2013, March). The effects of media and stereotyping on men and women who conform to society’s expectations of beauty. Poster presented at the WCU Annual Gender Conference, Cullowhee, NC.

 

Myers, E. M., & Muse, O. (2012, March). Gender role conformity influences perceptions of political competence. Poster presented at the WCU Annual Gender Conference, Cullowhee, NC.

 

Nuhfer, L., & Myers, E. M. (2012, March). Gender differences in perceptions of potential romantic partners: Casual versus formal manner of speech. Poster presented at the WCU Annual Gender Conference, Cullowhee, NC.

 

Myers, E. M., & Muse, O. (2012, February). The status-signaling model of self-esteem and perceptions of female politicians. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Kochersberger, A., Toledo, C., & Myers, E. M. (2012, February). Perceptions of characteristics of individuals following different sexual behaviors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Myers, E. M. (2011, November). Narcissism and reactions to past relationship events. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Johnson City, TN.

 

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011, January). Exploring the accuracy of highly positive self-evaluations. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2011, January). The status-signaling model of self-esteem. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., Bosson, J. K., & Myers, E. M. (2010, February). Narcissism and self-esteem: The role of discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

 

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2009, March). Narcissism and self-esteem reactivity: The consequences of everyday successes and failures. Talk presented at the Graduate Research Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

 

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2009, February). Is high self-esteem a path to the White House? The implicit theory of self-esteem and perceptions of the 2008 presidential candidates. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

 

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2008, February). The role of self-esteem in the perception of personality characteristics: The status-signaling function of self-esteem. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2008, February). The status-signaling function of self-esteem: Does perceived self-esteem influence romantic desirability? Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2007, November). The status-signaling model of self-esteem. Talk presented at the Psychology Department Colloquium Series, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

 

Campe, J.W., Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007, September). Self-esteem and minimum relationship standards. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.

 

Mutziger, W., Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007, September). Self-esteem and personality perception. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.

 

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007, September). The status-signaling function of self-esteem: Does perceived self-esteem influence the willingness of individuals to engage in relational activities? Poster presented at the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.

 

Sisemore, T., Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007, September). Narcissistic subtypes and recollections of childhood experiences. Poster presented at the meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS.

 

Myers, E. M., Perrilloux, L., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007, February). Narcissism and self-esteem instability. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Owen, S. N., Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006, March). Discrepant self-esteem and maladaptive perfectionism. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.