Faculty Research Profiles: James Rounds

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Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
188R Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
217 333-8519

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Psychology
233 Psychology Building
603 E. Daniel MC 716
217 244-5763
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Research Biography

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.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1981
  • B.A., Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1971

Key Professional Appointments

  • Guest Professor, School for Management and Human Resource Development, Shenyang Normal University, China, 2004--
  • Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996--

Activities & Honors

  • Member of Editorial Board Journal of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2003-2005
  • Distinguished College Senior Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
  • John L. Holland Award, for Outstanding Achievement in Careet and Personality Research, American Psychological Association, 1997
  • Outstanding Research Award in Counseling, Division E, American Educational Research Association, 1997

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Everyday Racism, Campus Research Board, 1999

Selected Publications

  • Liao, H-Y., Armstrong, P. I., & Rounds, J. (2008). Development and initial validation of public domain Basic Interest Markers [Monograph].  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73, 159-183. More about this publication...
  • Armstrong, P. I., Day, S. X, McVay, J. P., & Rounds, J. (2008). Holland's RIASEC model as an integrative framework for individual differences. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55, 1-18. More about this publication...
  • Campbell, J. P., McCoy, R. A., McPhail, S. M., Pearlman, K., Peterson, N., Rounds, J., & Ingerick, M. (2007). U.S. Army classification research panel: Conclusions and recommendations on classification research strategies. (Study Report 2007-05). Arlington, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
  • Low, K. S. D., Yoon, M., Roberts, B. W., & Rounds, J. (2005). The stability of interests from early adolescence to middle adulthood: A quantitative review of longitudinal studies. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 713-737.
  • Armstrong, P. I., Smith, T. J., Donnay, D. A., & Rounds, J. (2004). The Strong Ring: A basic interest model of occupational structure. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 299-313.

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