RESEARCH

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Hoffman, L. H. (Forthcoming). Participation or Communication? Political Activity in the Internet Age. Journal of Information Technology and Politics. [full text]

Hehman, E., Graber, E. C., Hoffman, L. H., & Gaertner, S. L. (2012). Warmth and competence: A content analysis of photographs depicting American presidents. Psychology of Popular Media Culture,1, 46-52. doi: 10.1037/a0026513. [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H. (2012). When the World Outside Gets Inside Your Head: The Effects of Media Context on Perceptions of Public Opinion. Communication Research, doi:10.1177/0093650211435938. [pdf]

Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2012). All the News That’s Fit to Post: A Profile of News Use on Social Networking Sites. Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 113-119. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.08.017 [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2011). Satire, punch lines, and the nightly news: Untangling media effects on political participation. Communication Research Reports, 28(2), 159-168. [pdf]

Kang, T., & Hoffman, L. H. (2011). Why would you decide to use an online dating site? Factors that lead to online dating. Communication Research Reports, 28(3), 205-213. [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H., & Eveland, W. P., Jr. (2010). Assessing causality in the relationship between community attachment and local news media use. Mass Communication and Society, 13(2), 174-195. [pdf]

Nash, J., & Hoffman, L. H. (2009). Explaining the gap: The interaction of gender and news enjoyment in predicting political knowledge.Communication Research Reports, 26(2), 114-122. [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H., & Thomson, T. L. (2009). The effect of television viewing on adolescents’ civic participation: Political efficacy as a mediating mechanism. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(1), 3-21. [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H., & Appiah, O. (2008). Assessing cultural and contextual
components of social capital: Is civic engagement in peril? Howard Journal of Communications, 19(4), 334-354. [pdf] 

Hoffman, L. H., Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., Thomson, T., & Seitman, R. B. (2007). The role of communication in public opinion processes: Understanding the impacts of individual, media, and social filters. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 19(3), 1-26 [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H., & Slater, M. D. (2007). Evaluating public discourse in newspaper opinion articles: Values-framing and integrative complexity in substance and health policy issues. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84(1), 58-74. [pdf]

Hoffman, L. H. (2006). Is Internet content different after all? A content analysis of mobilizing information in online and print newspapers. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 83(1), 53-76. [pdf] 

Book Chapters  & Solicited Book Reviews

Hoffman, L. H. (Forthcoming). [Review of the book Going Local: Presidential Leadership in the Post-Broadcast Age by Cohen, J. E.]. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2011). Political communication survey research: Challenges, trends, and opportunities. In E. Bucy and L. Holbert (Eds.), Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques. (pp. 55-77). New York: Routledge.

Hoffman, L. H.,& Glynn, C. J. (2008). Media and perceptions of reality. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication, Volume VII (pp. 2945-2959). Malden, MA: Blackwell.[pdf]

Hoffman, L. H. (2009). [Review of the book The American Journalist in the 21st Century by Weaver, D. H., Beam, R. A., Brownee, B. J., Voakes, P. S., & Wilhoit, G. C.]. Mass Communication & Society, 12, 139-142.

Thomson, T. L., Eveland, W. P., Jr., Hoffman, L. H., & Flanders, J. (2006, June). The impact of civic curriculum components in Columbus public high schools on political communication and political socialization outcomes. Report delivered to the Columbus Foundation, Kids Voting Central Ohio, and the Columbus Public School District.

Awards and Grants 

Hilton Foundation, $300,000, May 2010 - June 2012, for “National Agenda Public Opinion Research Initiative” with Ralph Begleiter and David C. Wilson.

Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center, $50,000, University of Delaware, November 2009, for “Political Communication and Engagement in the 21st Century: Cross-Disciplinary Intersections” with Philip E. Jones, Julio Carrion, Dannagal G. Young, and David C. Wilson.

Top Paper, Political Communication, Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, April 2009

Faculty Enrichment Research Award, $750, University of Delaware, 2008

General University Research Grant, $6,000, University of Delaware, 2008-2009

Top-Four Student Paper, Mass Communication Division, The International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, May 2007

Ray Award, Council of Graduate Students, The Ohio State University, February, 2007

Top Student Paper, Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November 2005

Top-Three Student Paper, Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November 2004

Top-Three Student Paper, Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November 2003

Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2011, September). All the News That’s Fit to Post: A Profile of News Use on Social Networking Sites. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA.

Riley, R. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2011, September). Anonymity and Agreeableness: Opinion Expression Online. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA.

Hoffman, L. H., Jones, P. E., & Young, D.G. (2011, May). Engaging in Politics Online: The Significance of Citizen Perceptions in Distinguishing Among Online Political Behaviors. Paper presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Jones, P. E., Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2011, March). Civic Engagement 2.0: How Do Emotional Online Appeals by Candidates Shape Citizen Participation? Paper presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H., Jones, P., Young, D. G., Carrion, J., & Wilson, D. C. (2010, September). Political Communication and Engagement in the 21st Century: Cross-Disciplinary Intersections. Paper presented to the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.

Hoffman, L. H., & Riley, R. (2010, May). Explaining Selective Exposure: The Impact of Opinion-Perception Incongruity on Media Attention in the 2004 Presidential Campaign. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H., Hong, M., & Long, C. (2010, May). Participation or Communication? Political Activity in the Internet Age. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H., & Rosenburg, A. D. (2009, November. What Are Those Squiggly Lines? Effects of Viewing Debates With and Without Real-Time Reactions of Focus Groups. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL. 

Lombardo, M. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2009, November). Red, blue, and purple: An analysis of the advertising in safe and battleground states in the 2004 presidential election. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Young, D. G., & Hoffman, L. H. (2009, September). An experimental exploration of political knowledge acquisition from The Daily Show versus CNN student news. Paper submitted to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, ON.

Reineke, J., Hoffman, L. H., Blake, K., & Glynn, C. J. (2009, May). Making Sense of the 'Quasi-statistical Sense': A Study in the Operationalization and Analysis of Perceptions of Public Opinion. Paper to be presented to the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL.

Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2009, May). Satire, Punch Lines, and the Nightly News: Untangling Media Effects on Political Participation. Paper to be presented to the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. 

Nash, J., & Hoffman, L. H. (2009, April). Explaining the gap: The interaction of gender and news enjoyment in predicting political knowledge. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Hoffman, L. H., & Richter, B. E. (2008, November). Methods for analyzing media content with computerized content analysis: Establishing validity, reliability, and precision. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Young, D. G., & Hoffman, L. H. (2008, August). Is it Really Cynicism? The Effects of The Daily Show on Viewer Cynicism and Skepticism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Hoffman, L. H., & Slater, M. D. (2008, August). Value frames in health communication: Reframing and media effects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.

Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2008, August). Did the media help inflate the bubble? Media coverage of real estate markets in times of change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H. (2008, May). Public opinion in context: A multilevel model of media effects on perceptions of public opinion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Quebec.

Thomson, T. L., & Hoffman, L. H. (2007, November). Developing citizenship through communication: The influence of parental mediation on democratic values and perspective taking. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H. (2007, August). Predicting parental mediation of news content: What leads parents to watch, discuss, and make rules about news with adolescents? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.

Eveland, W. P., Jr., Thomson, T., Hoffman, L. H., & Hively, M. H. (2007, August). The importance of the home environment: Predicting adolescent political communication behaviors from parental communication behaviors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.

Hively, M. H, Hoffman, L. H., & Thomson, T. (2007, August). Predicting children’s political efficacy, cynicism, and participation: The influence of parents, media, and knowledge. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.

Hoffman, L. H., & Thomson, T. L. (2007, May). The effect of television viewing on adolescents’ civic participation: Political efficacy as a mediating mechanism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (Top 4 Student Paper)

Hoffman, L. H. (2006, November). Determinants of voter turnout in a local referendum: The roles of perceived control and communication behaviors in predicting the vote. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL.

Hoffman, L. H. & Slater, M. D. (2006, August). Evaluating public discourse in newspaper opinion articles: Values-framing on substance and health policy issues. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA.

Reineke, J. B., & Hoffman, L. H. (2006, August). Quantifying accuracy in measures of public opinion perception. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA.

Hoffman, L. H. (2006, May). Mass communication behaviors and perceptions as indicators of globalization in 20 countries. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Quebec.

Hoffman, L. H. & Appiah, O. (2006, June). Measuring race as a cultural component of social capital: Black religiosity, political participation, and civic engagement. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Hoffman, L. H. & Reineke, J. B. (2005, November). Coorientation in a public opinion context: Predicting accurate perceptions of community opinion. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL. (Top Paper)

Hoffman, L. H., Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., Thomson, T., & Seitman, R. B. (2005, May). The process of public opinion: Understanding psychological, social, and political filters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.

Hoffman, L. H. (2004, November). Mobilizing information as a link to political participation: A content analysis of online and print newspapers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL. (Top 3 Paper)

Hoffman, L. H. & Eveland, W. P., Jr. (2004, May). A panel study of community attachment and local news media use. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Hoffman, L. H. & Huge, M. E. (2003, November). Media frames of protest groups: The effects of exposure on perceived legitimacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL. (Top 3 Paper)

Hoffman, L. H. & Rush, R. R. (1999, July). Media literacy as a higher education trend in U.S. communication studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Leipzig, Germany.