Publications
My scholarship examines work, dignity, structural inequality, and health across diverse social and institutional contexts. Grounded in vocational psychology and the Psychology of Working Theory, my research explores how labor systems, social structures, and institutional environments shape opportunity, wellbeing, and access to meaningful work.
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Ezema, G. N., & Autin, K. L. (2024). Examining predictors and outcomes of future decent work perception among Nigerian emerging adults. Journal of Career Assessment, 32(3), 445–461.
Fouad, N. A., Burrows, S. G., Avery, C., & Ezema, G. (2024). Changes in US Workers’ Values and Satisfaction After COVID-19. Journal of Career Assessment, 32(2), 321–342.
Ma, Y., Autin, K. L., & Ezema, G. N. (2023). Validation of the Chinese Decent Work Scale. Journal of Career Development, 50(1), 37–51.
Blustein, D. L., Erby, W., Meerkins, T., Soldz, I., & Ezema, G. N. (2022). A critical exploration of assumptions underlying STEM career development. Journal of Career Development, 49(2), 471–487.
Autin, K. L., Herdt, M. E., Garcia, R. G., & Ezema, G. N. (2022). Basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and meaningful work: A self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Career Assessment, 30(1), 78–93.
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Ezema, G. N., Autin, K. L., Obiano, C., Ozoani, A., & Ekeocha, P. A qualitative examination of future decent work perceptions among Nigerian emerging adults. Under review.
Herdt, M. E., Lanzi, A., Garcia, R. G., Raval, G., Atay, B., Zhu, L., Ezema, G. N., & Autin, K. L. Job crafting’s role in the satisfaction of work needs: A mixed-methods investigation. Under review.
Kou, Q., Rasdi, R. M., Herdt, M. E., & Ezema, G. N. Perception of future decent work among first-generation college students from broad-access institutions: An integrated approach. Under review.
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Autin, K. L., & Ezema, G. N. (2023). The essential worker paradox. In D. Blustein & L. Y. Flores (Eds.), Rethinking work: Essays on building a better workplace (pp. 113–117). Routledge.
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Autin, K. L., & Ezema, G. N. (2023). The essential worker paradox. In D. Blustein & L. Y. Flores (Eds.), Rethinking work: Essays on building a better workplace (pp. 113–117). Routledge.
Recent Presentations
Ezema, G. N., Atay, B., Burrows, S., Shen, N., & Okechi, I. D. (2025, August). Examining Familial Support, Economic Stress, and Academic Engagement in Nigerian High Schoolers. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Ezema, G. N. (2025, April). Spiritual well-being: Finding purpose, peace, and community away from home. Presentation to international students, University of Notre Dame.
Ezema, G. N., & Autin, K. L. (2024, August). Predicting Work Volition among Nigerian Emerging Adults: A Psychology of Working Perspective. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Ezema, G. N., & Autin, K. L. (2024, August). A Qualitative Examination of Future Decent Work Perceptions Among Nigerian Emerging Adults. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
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