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Ms Heidi Hoffmann

HDR Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Heidi Hoffmann

Researcher Biography

Heidi is a mixed methods sociological researcher. Prior to starting a PhD, she has been a research assistant at ISSR and the Life Course Centre since 2016.

PhD topic

Sociological Analysis of Suicide in Australia

Advisors

  • Professor Janeen Baxter (Principal) 
  • Associate Professor Cameron Parsell (Associate)
  • Associate Professor Paco Perales (Associate)

Research Interests

  • Life course theory
  • Suicide
  • Disadvantage
  • Gender
  • Class

 

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (2)
Thesis (1)
Working Papers (3)

Book Chapter

Baxter, Janeen and Hoffmann, Heidi (2019). Gender - sociology. Oxford bibliographies. (pp. 1-6) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Bibliographies Online. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756384-0022

Journal Articles

Perales, Francisco, Hoffmann, Heidi, King, Tania, Vidal, Sergi and Baxter, Janeen (2021). Mothers, fathers and the intergenerational transmission of gender ideology. Social Science Research 102597, 102597. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102597
Hoffmann, Heidi, Olson, Rebecca, Perales, Francisco and Baxter, Janeen (2020). New mothers and social support: a mixed method study of young mothers in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 144078332097870. doi: 10.1177/1440783320978706

Thesis

Hoffmann, Heidi (2018). “The world has been throwing me curveballs from a young age”: A mixed-method study of young mothers and social support in Australia. Honours Thesis, School of Social Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Working Papers

Perales, Francisco, Hoffmann, Heidi, King, Tania, Vidal, Sergi and Baxter, Janeen (2020). Mothers, fathers and the intergenerational transmission of gender-role attitudes. LCC Working Paper Series. 2020-05. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Hoffmann, Heidi, Olson, Rebecca E., Perales, Francisco and Baxter, Janeen (2019). “Everyone My Age Doesn’t Know What It’s Like”: A Mixed-Method Study of Young Mothers and Social Support in Australia. LCC Working Paper Series. 2019-14. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Hoffmann, Heidi and Vidal, Sergi (2017). Supporting teen families: an assessment of youth childbearing in Australia and early interventions to improve education outcomes of young parents. LCC Working Paper Series. 2017-12. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.