Biography
Vocational interest and value development in adolescence and adulthood
Applied psychological measurement (interest, values, personality traits, ability)
Person-Environment fit theory and assessment
Research Interests
Vocational interests and how they change over the life span. Research examines the structure of interests, how that structure develops and changes over the life course, and the reciprocal influences among personality traits, interests, and abilities. Also, career development in adulthood, assessment of interests, personality traits and work values.
Research Description
Vocational interests and how they change over the life span. Research examines the reciprocal influences among personality, interests, and abilities and their relations to satisfaction and performance. Career development and assessment of interests, personality traits and work values.
Courses Taught
personality, intellectual, interest, value assessment, work psychology
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology
Professor Emeritus, Psychology
Recent Publications
Chu, C., Hoff, K. A., Liu, Z., Heimpel, N. F., Greco, A., Oswald, F. L., & Rounds, J. (2025). Interest Fit Beyond the RIASEC: The Comprehensive Assessment of Basic Interests—O*NET (CABIN-NET). Journal of Career Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727251322520
Hanna, A., Morris, M. L., Hoff, K. A., Nye, C. D., Jones, K. S., & Rounds, J. (2025). Can everyone get interesting jobs? Estimating interest fit across gender, ethnicity, and education. Applied Psychology, 74(1), Article e12567. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12567
Heimpel, N. F., Hoff, K., Liu, Z., Chu, C., Oswald, F. L., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). Expanding Links Between Work Values and Occupations: Development of the Occupational Values Inventory (OVI). Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727251332587
Hoff, K. A., Granillo-Velasquez, K. E., Hanna, A., Morris, M. L., Oswald, F. L., & Rounds, J. (2025). Interest Gaps in the Labor Market: Comparing People’s Vocational Interests with National Job Demands. Journal of Business and Psychology, 40(1), 57-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09945-8
Du, Y. Y. L., Wee, S., & Rounds, J. (2024). Gender Differences in Vocational Interests Across 57 Countries: A Test of the Interest–Gender-Equality Paradox. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 16(1), 27-44. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506241280321