
Research Papers
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Autin, K. L., Zhu, L., Wu, X. Y., Herdt, M. E., & Atay, B. (2025). Predicting physical
and psychological well-being among women workers: A relational perspective. Journal
of Career Assessment. DOI: 10.1177/10690727251377080
Herdt, M. E., & Autin, K. L. (2025). Work volition and work environments: Impacts
on career adaptability. Journal of Career Development. DOI: 10.1177/08948453251351590
Herdt, M. E., & King, C. A. (2024). Building fortresses through the cracks: How racially and economically minoritized students navigate through college. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000588
Williams, T. R., Autin, K., Pugh, J., Herdt, M., Garcia, R., Jennings, D., & Roberts, T. (2023).
Predicting decent work for US Black workers: Examining Psychology of Working
Theory. Journal of Career Assessment, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727221149456
Autin, K. L., Herdt, M. E., Allan, B. A., Zhu, L., Abdullah, M., & Garcia, R. G. (2022). Decent work among women workers: An intersectional approach. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(6), 775–785. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000634
Autin, K. L., Williams, T. R., Allan, B. A., & Herdt, M. E. (2021). Decent work among people of color: The moderating role of critical consciousness. Journal of Career Assessment, 30(3), 455–473. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211039811
Autin, K. L., Herdt, M. E., Garcia, R. G., & Ezema, G. N. (2021). Basic psychological need
satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and meaningful work: A self-determination theory
perspective. Journal of Career Assessment, 30(1), 78-93.