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Dr. Kristi Hoffman

Professor

Location:
201 Trout Hall
Phone:
(540)375-2027

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • M.S. in Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • B.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia

Research & Teaching Interests

  • RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • Interfaith Marriages and Families
  • College Students who Don't Drink
  • Intimate Relationships
  • Hooking Up
  • TEACHING INTERESTS:
  • Marriage and Family in the 21st Century
  • Intimate Marital and Family Relationships
  • Criminology
  • Education and Society
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Understanding Poverty through Service

Publications

  • 2021. “Students Attitudes Towards Interfaith Relationships: The Impact of Parents, Religiosity, and Christian Privilege”, with Stephanie Zemba and Meeta Mehrotra. Journal of College and Character, 22 (1):31-45.
  • 2016. “Hooking Up and Dating are Two Sides of the Same Coin,” with Tracy L. Luff and Marit Berntson. Contexts: Understanding People in their Social Worlds, 1: 76-77.
  • 2014. “The Impact of Peers and Perceptions on Hooking Up,” with Marit Berntson and Tracy L. Luff. College Student Affairs Journal, 32 (1): 129-140.
  • 2014. "College as Context: Influences on Interpersonal Sexual Scripts," with Marit Berntson and Tracy L. Luff. Sexuality & Culture. 18 (1): 149-165 (online May 2013).