Kevin Hoff

Home Address: Email: hoff1@[Link] Office Address:

605 S. Broadway, Apt. A Cell: (847) 494 - 5348 603 E. Daniel St., Rm. 237
Urbana, IL 61801 Champaign, IL 61820

EDUCATION
2019 (Exp.) Industrial-Organizational Psychology Ph.D. Program University of Illinois
Dissertation Title: Integrating the Development and Predictive Validity of Individual
Differences for Work Outcomes
Study 1: Developmental Structure of Personality and Interests: A 4-wave, 8-year
Longitudinal Study (in press, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
Study 2: Forecasting Career Success: The 12-Year Predictive Validity of Personality,
Interests, Goals, and Abilities (in progress)

2016 Master of Science: Educational Psychology University of Illinois

2012 Bachelor of Science: Environmental Science University of Illinois

AWARDS & HONORS

2018 Nancy Hirshberg Memorial Award, Psychology Department, UIUC (awarded for
outstanding original research related to individual differences or multivariate analysis)
2018 Dissertation Travel Grant, Graduate College, UIUC ($1,100)
2018 Robert P. Larsen Grant, The Career Center, UIUC ($1,500)
2015-2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, UIUC (5 times)
2017 Psychology Alumni Graduate Student Travel Award, UIUC
2016 John Steele Grant Award, Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers ($1,000)
2016 Graduate Teacher Certificate, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, UIUC
2016 Block Travel Grant Award, Graduate College, UIUC
2016 Hardie Conference Travel Award, College of Education, UIUC
2009-2012 James Scholar Honors Student, UIUC
2011 Mary E. Mohler International Study Grant ($3,500)
2011 UIUC Study Abroad Scholarship

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES ______

1. Hoff, K. A., Song, Q. C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., Rounds, J. (in press). Developmental
structure of personality and interests: A 4-wave, 8-year longitudinal study. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000228
2. Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., Wee, C. J., & Rounds, J. (2018). Normative Changes in Interests from
Adolescence to Adulthood: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. Psychological Bulletin
(144)4. DOI: 10.1037/bul0000140
3. Hoff, K. A., & Bashir, M. (2015). Trust in automation: Integrating empirical evidence on factors
that influence trust. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
(57)3, 407-434. DOI: 0018720814547570.

BOOK CHAPTERS ______

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1. Hoff, K. A., Perlus, J. G., Rounds, J. (2018). Vocational interests: Revisiting assumptions about
their development and what they predict. In Athanasou, J. A., & Van Esbroeck, R.
(Eds.), International Handbook of Career Guidance (Vol. 23, in press). Springer Science &
Business Media.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVISION OR UNDER REVIEW _

1. Wee, C., Song, Q. C., Phan, J., Hoff, K. A., & Rounds, J. (under review). Vocational interest fit
and job satisfaction: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.

SELECTED WORKS IN PROGRESS (manuscripts available upon request) ___

1. Hoff, K. A., Einarsdóttir, S., Chu, C., Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (in progress). Career success: A
12-year longitudinal study comparing the predictive validity of personality, interests, goals, and
abilities.
2. Hanna, L., Hoff, K. A., & Rounds, J. (in progress). Interest in context: Using work tasks to
measure occupational interests.
3. Makela, J. P. & Hoff, K. A. (in progress). Publicly available and trustworthy too? Career
outcomes data from social media.
4. Napolitano, C. M., Hoff, K. A., Wee, C. J., Tu, N., Rounds, J. (in progress). Great expectations:
Adolescents’ intentional self-regulation predicts occupational aspiration and expectation
alignment.

RESEARCH REPORTS_______________________________________ ___

1. 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:
[Link]

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS (all papers available upon request)
1. [Paper] Hoff, K. A., Wee, C., Song, Q. C., Phan, J., Rounds, J. (2018, August). Meta-analysis of
vocational interests and job satisfaction: Challenging a common belief. 78th Annual Meeting of
the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, IL.
2. Rounds, J., Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., & Wee, C., (2018, July). Continuity and Change in
Interests (Symposium presentation). European Conference of Personality (ECP), Zadar, Croatia.
3. Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., & Wee, C., Rounds, J. (2018, June). Mean-level Changes in
Vocational Interests (Symposium presentation). Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP)
Biennial Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
4. Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., & Wee, C., Rounds, J. (2018, April). New Advances in Vocational
Interest Research (Symposium presentation). 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for
Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Chicago, IL.
5. Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., Wee, C., & Rounds, J. (2017, March). Continuity and Change in
Interests Across Time, Measures, and Countries (Symposium presentation). American
Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
6. Makela, J. P., Hoff, K. A., Seo, G. (2017, June) Crowd-Pleasing Data Management for Career
Services (Symposium presentation). National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV.
7. Makela, J. P. & Hoff, K. A. (2017, June). Publically Available and Trustworthy too? Social
Media and First Destination (Smart-talk). National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE) Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV.

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8. Hoff, K. A., Briley, D. A., Wee, C., & Rounds, J. (2017, March). Continuity and Change in
Interests (Symposium presentation). International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS),
Vienna, Austria.
9. [Poster] Hoff, K. A., Perlus, J. G., Wee, C., & Rounds, J. (2016, May). Interest Development
from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Meta-analysis on Mean-level Change. Poster presented at the
28th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, IL.
10. [Poster] Perlus, J. G., Hoff, K. A., Rounds, J., Nye, C., & Elizonado, F. (2016, May).
Homogeneity of Interests within Occupations. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Convention of
the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, IL.
11. [Poster] Makela, J. P. & Hoff, K. A. (2016, May). College graduates, career services use, and
career outcomes: exploring relationships. The Biennial Convention of the Society of Vocational
Psychology (SVP), Tallahassee, FL.
12. [Poster] Perlus, J. G., Makela, J. P., Scholes, D. R., Seo, G., Park, U., & Hoff, K. A. (2016,
May). Evaluating the effectiveness of a new international student certificate program. The
Biennial Convention of the Society of Vocational Psychology (SVP), Tallahassee, FL.
13. [Paper] Bashir, M., Hoff, K. A., Mullens, C., & Kesan, J., (2014). Knowledge-based
individualized privacy plans (KIPPs): A potential tool to improve the effectiveness of privacy
notices. Carnegie Mellon University CyLab Workshop on the Future of Privacy Notice and
Choice, Pittsburgh, PA.
14. Mullens, C., Kesan, J., Hoff, K. A., & Bashir, M. (2014). Knowledge, behavior, and opinions
regarding online privacy. 42nd Research Conference on Communication, Information and
Internet Policy (TPRC), George Mason University, Arlington, VA.
15. Bashir, M., Hoff, K. A., & Jeon, G. (2014). Factors associated with online privacy knowledge.
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), Menlo Park, CA.
16. [Paper] Hoff, K. A. & Bashir, M. (2013). A theoretical model for trust in automated
systems. Proceedings of Computer Human Interactions Conference, Paris, France, DOI:
10.1145/2468356.2468378.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 (Fall) Instructor University of Illinois
“Personnel Psychology” (PSYC 475)
• Teaching advanced course on staffing and personnel selection with 72 students

2018 (Spring) Instructor University of Illinois

“Organizational Psychology” (PSYC 455)
• Taught advanced course on organizational psychology with 120 students (average
student evaluation rating: 4.3/5)

2016-2017 Instructor University of Illinois

“Introduction to Psychology” (PSYC 100)
• Taught 4 independent sections of PSYC 100 with 48 students in each section
(average student evaluation rating across all 4 sections: 4.5/5)

2015-2016 Instructor University of Illinois

“Career Theory and Practice” (EPSY 220)
• Taught 4 sections of a career development course with 28 students in each section
(average student evaluation rating across all 4 sections: 4.6/5)

2014 (Fall) Teaching Assistant University of Illinois

“Theories of Psychotherapy” (EPSY 420)

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• Managed course website, graded assignments, and communicated with students

2012-2013 Course Assistant University of Illinois

“Human Factors,” “Privacy and Technology,” and “Privacy in the Internet Age”
• Created lecture slides and test questions for 3 courses on human-computer interaction

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018-present Consultant Alexandria, VA
O*NET (Occupational Information Network, U.S. Department of Labor)
• Writing professional and technical manual for O*NET Interest Profiler
• Perform data analysis on psychometric characteristics of short-form Interest Profiler

2018-present Research Assistant Champaign, IL

TomorroWorks Lab (Dr. Chris Napolitano), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Lead data analysis and manuscript preparation for a longitudinal study on the
development of career aspirations from early adolescence through young adulthood

2014-2017 Research Assistant Champaign, IL

The Career Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Led data analysis and assisted with survey design for campus-wide First Destination
survey given to over 8,000 graduates each year asking about career outcomes
• Prepared annual reports for students, faculty, and university leadership offices

2012-2014 Research Assistant Champaign, IL

Information Trust Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Designed and executed various research studies related to trust in technology, online
privacy, password memorability, and the personality traits of cyber security students
• Wrote a successful $300,000 grant application to the National Science Foundation for
my supervising professor (Dr. Masooda Bashir)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Academy of Management (AOM), HR and OB divisions, Student member
• Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Student member
• Society of Social and Personality Psychology (SPSP), Student member
• Association for Psychological Science (APS), Student Affiliate
• American Psychological Association (APA), Student Affiliate
• Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP), Student Affiliate

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Reviewer, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Scientific Reports - Nature
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Applied Ergonomics: Human Factors in Technology and Society
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

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