Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Natural language processing and machine learning methods
- Equitable career guidance chatbot
- Compare AI-based assessment tools and traditional survey instruments
Person-Job (P-J) Fit
- Vocational interest measurement
- Whole-person approach to fit assessment
- Predictive validity of P-J fit for work and life outcomes
Individual Difference Development and Change
- Interests, personality, life goals, work values
- Longitudinal methods (e.g., longitudinal growth curve modeling)
- Predictive validity of trait development for work and life outcomes
Education
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) in I/O Psychology with Minor in Quantitative Psychology (May 2024, expected)
- Dissertation title: Development of an AI-powered Career Guidance Chatbot Prototype
- Dissertation committee members: James Rounds (Chair), Fred Oswald, R. Chris Fraley, Bo Zhang, Kevin Hoff, Tianjun Sun
- Anticipated date of dissertation defense: May 2024
M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (May 2021)
B.S. in Statistics and I/O Psychology (awarded with High Distinction; December 2017)
Grants
Meredith P. Crawford Fellowship, Human Resource Research Organization 2023
- Amount: $12,000
SIOP Small Grant, Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists 2023
- Amount: $10,000. Topic: Development and Validation of an AI Career Guidance Chatbot
- PI: Chu, Chu. Co-PI: Tianjun, Sun; Bo, Zhang
Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in Career Development 2022
- Amount: $1500. Topic: Designing an AI-Powered Career Guidance Chatbot Prototype
- PI: Chu, Chu.
Courses Taught
PSYC 455: Organizational Psychology – Instructor (Online) (Spring 2021)
PSYC 201: Intro to Social Psychology – (Instructor Fall 2019 - Spring 2020)
PSYC 468: Psychology and Law – Teaching Assistant (Online) (Fall 2020 – Fall 2021)
Statistical Software Workshops – Instructor (Spring 2022 – Fall 2022)
Highlighted Publications
Chu, C., Russell, M., Hoff, K.A., Phan, W. M. J., & Rounds, J. (2022). What do interest inventories measure? The convergence and content validity of four RIASEC inventories. Journal of Career Assessment. (Impact factor: 3.2)
Hoff, K. A., Einarsdóttir, S., Chu, C., Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (2021). Personality changes predict early career outcomes: Discovery and replication in 12-year longitudinal studies. Psychological Science, 32(1), 64-79. (Impact factor: 10.172)
Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., Hanna, A., & Rounds, J. (2021) Adolescent vocational interests predict early career success: Two 12-year longitudinal studies. Applied Psychology: An International Review. (Impact factor: 7.2)
Palid, O., Cashdollar, S., Deangelo, S., Chu, C., Bates, M. (2023) Inclusion in practice: A systematic review of diversity-focused STEM programming in the United States. International Journal of STEM Education. (Impact factor: 5.789)
