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, Educational Psychology
Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Recent Publications
Chu, C., Russell, M. T., Hoff, K. A., Jonathan Phan, W. M., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). What Do Interest Inventories Measure? The Convergence and Content Validity of Four RIASEC Inventories. Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727221081554
Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., Hanna, A., & Rounds, J. (2022). Adolescent vocational interests predict early career success: Two 12-year longitudinal studies. Applied Psychology, 71(1), 49-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12311
Hoff, K., Van Egdom, D., Napolitano, C., Hanna, A., & Rounds, J. (2022). Dream Jobs and Employment Realities: How Adolescents’ Career Aspirations Compare to Labor Demands and Automation Risks. Journal of Career Assessment, 30(1), 134-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211026183
Hyland, W. E., Hoff, K. A., & Rounds, J. (2022). Interest–Ability Profiles: An Integrative Approach to Knowledge Acquisition. Journal of Intelligence, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10030043
Jones, K. S., Newman, D. A., Su, R., & Rounds, J. (2022). Vocational Interests and Adverse Impact: How Attraction and Selection on Vocational Interests Relate to Adverse Impact Potential. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(4), 604–627. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000893