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
Recent Publications
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
Hanna, A., Nye, C. D., Samo, A., Chu, C., Hoff, K. A., Rounds, J., & Oswald, F. L. (2024). Interests of the future: An integrative review and research agenda for an automated world of work. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 152, Article 104012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104012
Hoff, K. A., Granillo-Velasquez, K. E., Hanna, A., Morris, M. L., Oswald, F. L., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). Interest Gaps in the Labor Market: Comparing People’s Vocational Interests with National Job Demands. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09945-8
Roemer, L., Stoll, G., Rounds, J., & Ziegler, M. (2024). State investigative interest varies across daily life and predicts academic engagement: Replication and extension of the nomological network. European Journal of Personality, 38(3), 441-456. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070231205040
Sutu, A., Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Einarsdóttir, S., Rounds, J., & Damian, R. I. (2024). Life Goal Development, Educational Attainment, and Occupational Outcomes: A 12-Year, Multisample Longitudinal Study. Journal of personality and social psychology, 126(6), 1116-1139. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000499