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Margaret Nauta

Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 444
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

110.003Fundamentals Of Psychology

499.031Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

290.031Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

465.001Vocational Counseling

110.002Fundamentals Of Psychology

437.001Group Psychotherapy And Counseling

499.031Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

290.031Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

291.031Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching Interests & Areas

Fundamentals of Psychology; Vocational Counseling; Group Psychotherapy and Counseling

Research Interests & Areas

Social and Cognitive Influences on Career Choice and Development; Academic and Professional Role Model Influences; Women's Career Development

Ph D Psychology (Counseling)

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

MS Psychology

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

BS Liberal Arts and Sciences (Psychology)

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Outstanding University Teacher Award

Illinois State University
2009

Outstanding College Teacher Award (social sciences)

Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences
2007

Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2002

Teaching Excellence Award

Iowa State University Graduate College
1997

Book Review

Nauta, M. M. (2022). Review of John L. Holland's autobiography. In R. C. Reardon (Ed.),
Essays celebrating John L. Holland's autobiography and contributions to career theory, research, and practice: A festschrift (pp. 21-33). Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Open Publishing.

Book, Chapter

Nauta, M. M. (2020). Holland's theory of vocational choice and adjustment. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.),
Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (3rd ed., pp. 61-93). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Nauta, M. M. (2019). Holland's theory of career choice: Matching personalities and environments. In N. Arthur, R. Neault, & M. McMahon (Eds.), Career theories and models at work: Ideas for practice (pp. 261-269). Toronto, ON: Ceric.

Nauta, M. M. (2013). Holland's theory of vocational choice and adjustment. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (2nd ed., pp. 55-88). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Nauta, M. Career Planning survey. E. Whitfield, C. Wood, & R. Feller (EDs), A counselor's guide to career assessment instruments. National Career Development Association (2009): 107-111.

Journal Article


Lehman, A. N., & Nauta, M. M. (2022).

The role of situational affect in students' academic major satisfaction.
The Career Development Quarterly, 70,
27–37.

Hynes, K., Lannin, D.G., Kanter, J.B., Yazedjian, A., & Nauta, M. (2022). Do materialistic adolescents ruminate more about their social media posts?. Youth & Society, 54, 766-787. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0044118X20984172


Bouchard, L. M., & Nauta, M. M. (2021).

Associations of health symptoms and perceptions with work volition.
The Career Development Quarterly, 69, 165–171.


Yeoward, J. L., & Nauta, M. M. (2021).

Perceived interpersonal influences and college-major nontraditionality as predictors of women’s leadership aspirations.
Journal of Career Development, 48, 787–800.

Zobell, C. J., Nauta, M. M., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2019). Career Indecision Profile-65 scores: Test-retest reliability and measurement equivalence in college and non-college samples . Journal of Career Assessment, 27, 510–526.

Presentations


Nauta, M. M. (2024, April). Trait and situational affect as determinants of academic major satisfaction. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.



Nauta, M. M., Skoog, Katherine L., Strain, A. J., & Wierzbicka, K. (2023, April). Affect and outcome expectations as determinants of academic major satisfaction. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.


Nauta, M. M. (2022, April). Associations among career exploration self-efficacy, exploratory actions, and decisional outcomes. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Vyakarnam, N., & Nauta, M. M. (2021, April). A diathesis-stress model predicting student depression and anxiety symptoms. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.


Yeoward, J. L., & Nauta, M. M. (2019, August). Interpersonal influences and major nontraditionality as predictors of women's leadership aspirations. Poster presented at the 127th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Nauta, M. M., Zobell, C. J., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2018, April). Career Indecision Profile-65 scores' measurement equivalence in college and non-college samples. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

Bouchard, L. M., & Nauta, M. M. (2017, August). College students' health, work volition, and short-term career outcomes. Poster presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Bouchard, L. M., & Nauta, M. M. (2017, August). The association of health symptoms and cognitions with work volition. Poster presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Nauta, M. M. (2016, August). Evaluating the efficacy of the Missouri Occupational Card Sort. Poster presented at the 124th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

Zobell, C. J., & Nauta, M. M. (2016, April). CIP-65 scores: Psychometric properties and relationship to maximizing tendency. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Bloomington, IN.