Research Description
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, interests, and abilities with a focus on constructing models. Also, career development in adulthood, assessment of personality traits and work values, and occasionally, a venture into health psychology.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Educational Psychology
Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Recent Publications
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. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620957998
Hanna, A., & Rounds, J. (2020). How accurate are interest inventories? A quantitative review of career choice hit rates. Psychological bulletin, 146(9), 765-796. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000269
Hoff, K. A., Song, Q. C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (2020). Developmental Structure of Personality and Interests: A Four-Wave, 8-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of personality and social psychology, 118(5), 1044-1064. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000228
Jones, K. S., Newman, D. A., Su, R., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). Black-White differences in vocational interests: Meta-analysis and boundary conditions. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-020-09693-5
Kirkendall, C. D., Nye, C. D., Rounds, J., Drasgow, F., Chernyshenko, O. S., & Stark, S. (2020). Adaptive vocational interest diagnostic: Informing and improving the job assignment process. Military Psychology, 32(1), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2019.1652480