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Jessica Hoffman serves as an Associate Professor of Sociology within the Department of Liberal Studies at Hilbert College's Division of Arts and Letters, where she teaches the Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies program with emphasis on cultural applicability of social sciences.
Her academic credentials include:
- BA in Psychology & Sociology from SUNY at Buffalo
- MA in Sociology from SUNY at Buffalo
- PhD in Sociology from SUNY at Buffalo
Hoffman's research centers on cultural diversity, gender sociology, medical decision-making, and race/ethnicity dynamics. Her dissertation revealed how first-time mothers perceive birth as high-risk and how social networks—including strangers like baristas—influence medical choices. She also documented youth gender attitudes focusing disproportionately on biology and appearance rather than social constructs.
Through courses like her race/ethnicity culture class, Hoffman applies sociological frameworks to contemporary crises such as the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting. She champions critical thinking as multidisciplinary problem-solving for navigating non-binary societal challenges, collaborating with religious studies, philosophy, and political science faculty in the small Liberal Studies department that enables 70% student-designed curricula.
