Ms Heidi Hoffmann

HDR Candidate

Institute for Social Science Research

h.hoffmann@uq.edu.au

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 (4)

Book Chapter

Baxter, Janeen and Hoffmann, Heidi (2019). Gender - sociology. Oxford bibliographies. (pp. 1-6) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 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, 99 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, 57 (4), 144078332097870-968. 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, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1217124

Working Papers

Hoffmann, H., Lam, J. and Baxter, J. (2021). Young Mothers in Australia: Prioritising Motherhood and Resisting Stereotypes. LCC Working Paper Series. 2021-24. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

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.