Research and Publications

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Natural language processing and machine learning methods
- Equitable career guidance chatbot
- Compare AI-based assessment tools and traditional survey instruments

Person-Job (P-J) Fit
- Vocational interest measurement
- Whole-person approach to fit assessment
- Predictive validity of P-J fit for work and life outcomes

Individual Difference Development and Change
- Interests, personality, life goals, work values
- Longitudinal methods (e.g., longitudinal growth curve modeling)
- Predictive validity of trait development for work and life outcomes

Recent Publications

Chu, C., Russell, M., Hoff, K.A., Phan, W. M. J., & Rounds, J. (2022). What do interest inventories measure? The convergence and content validity of four RIASEC inventories. Journal of Career Assessment. (Impact factor: 3.2)

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. (Impact factor: 10.172)

Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., Hanna, A., & Rounds, J. (2021) Adolescent vocational interests predict early career success: Two 12-year longitudinal studies. Applied Psychology: An International Review. (Impact factor: 7.2)

Palid, O., Cashdollar, S., Deangelo, S., Chu, C., Bates, M. (2023) Inclusion in practice: A systematic review of diversity-focused STEM programming in the United States. International Journal of STEM Education. (Impact factor: 5.789)

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Book Chapters & Technical Reports

Chu, C. (2021). Validity Chapter. O*NET® Interest Profiler Manual. Department of Labor National O*NET Resource Center. Available at: https://www.onetcenter.org/dl_files/IP_Manual.pdf

Rounds, J., Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Lewis, P., &. Lewis, C. (2018, August). O*NET® Interest Profiler Short Form Paper-and-Pencil Version: Evaluation of Self-Scoring and Psychometric Characteristics. U.S. Department of Labor National O*NET Resource Center. Available at: https://www.onetcenter.org/dl_files/IPSF_PP.pdf

Conference Presentations

Chu, C. (2023, April). Building the interestbot: a career guidance chatbot prototype. In H. Min (Chair), Applying Deep Learning Techniques to Answer Organizational Questions [Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Chu, C. (2023, March). Development and validation of an artificial intelligence career guidance chatbot. In C. D. Nye (Chair), The future of interest assessment: Advances in measurement approaches [Symposium]. International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels.

Chu, C., Hoff, K. A., Liu, Z., Heimpel, N. Greco, A., Rounds, J. (2023, March). Connecting basic interest to the current O*NET database. In K. Hoff (Chair), Integrating individual differences: Advances in personality and interest research [Symposium]. International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels.

Hoff, K. A., Chu, C., Wu, F., Van Egdom, D., Hanna, A., Damian, R., Einarsdóttir, S., Oswald, F., Rounds, J. (2023, March). Personality, interests, and life goals: Their relative importance for early career success. In S. Gundula (Chair), Causes and consequences of interest development across the lifespan [Symposium]. International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels.

Chu, C., Hoff, K. A., Phan, W. M. J., Russell, M. T., & Rounds, J. (2022, April). What do RIASEC inventories measure? Investigating convergence and content validity. In C. D. Nye (Chair), Are you interested? New developments in interest assessment [Symposium]. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Chu, C., Greco, A., Liu, Z., Hoff, K. A., Heimpel, N., Oswald, F., Rounds, J. (2022, April). The basic interest profiler: Scale development. In J. L. Foster (Chair), New innovations and advancements in personality assessment [IGNITE]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Hoff, K. A., Liu, Z., Chu, C., Rounds, J., & Oswald, F. (2022, April). Building better career assessment using O*NET: Integrating interests, values, skills, knowledge, and personality. In K. A. Hoff (Chair), Whole-person career assessment: Integrating fit using interests, values, skills, knowledge, and personality [Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Hoff, K. A., Einarsdóttir, S., Chu, C. Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (2019, March) Long-term changes in personality and interests as predictors of career success: Discovery and replication in 12-year longitudinal studies. In B. Wille (Chair), Vocational interests at work: New directions [Symposium]. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Chu, C., & Phan W. M. J. (2018, April) Bridging direct and indirect measures of vocational fit [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Lee, A., Newman, D., & Chu, C. (2018, April) The L Factor [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Chu, C., Phan W. M. J., & Rounds, J. (2018, June) Idealized-actual Job Discrepancy: A Moderating Factor in Predicting Affective Job Outcomes [Poster]. Society of Vocational Psychology Biennial Conference, Scottdale, AZ.