Biography
As of Fall 2024, I am a fourth-year PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I also earned a Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (in May 2024). I am originally from Seoul, South Korea. Before coming to the USA, I completed dual bachelor's degree programs in Counseling Psychology and Management (both earned in February 2018) as well as a master's degree in Psychology (earned in July 2019) in South Korea.
Research Interests
• HR Staffing/Selection (personality, fairness/adverse impact, impression management/faking)
• Research Methods/HR Analytics (multi-objective optimization, SEM/bifactor predictive models, longitudinal designs)
• Psychology of Overwork (vocational calling, meaningful work, workaholism
Awards and Honors
Diversity Research Award (2025)
SIOP Travel Award (2023, 2024)
Courses Taught
PSYC 455: Organizational Behavior (Spring 2023) - Instructor
PSYC 332: Social Psychological Methods (Fall 2023) - Lab Instructor
PSYC 455: Organizational Behavior (Spring 2024) - Instructor (Nominated for "Teaching Excellence")
Recent Publications
Choi, J., Kwon, S., & Zhang, B. (2025). A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 32(2), 173-186.
Kim, N., Choi, J., Park, Y., & Sohn, Y. (2022). The Multidimensional workaholism scale in a Korean population: A cross-cultural validation study, Journal of Career Assessment. 30(2), 258-284.
Seol, J., Park Y., Choi, J., & Sohn, Y. (2021). The mediating role of meaning in life in the effect of calling on post-traumatic stress symptoms and growth: A longitudinal study of navy soldiers deployed to the Gulf of Aden. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 599109.
Choi, J., Park, Y., & Sohn, Y. (2020). Corporate social responsibility increases job applicants’ application intention: A mediated moderation model of calling and value congruence. Career Development International, 26, 65-82