Dr. Kim Hoffman

Research Topics:

Dr. Hoffman's current research topics include State Budgeting Practices; Federal Policy Impact on State and Local Governments; Welfare Policy.

Recent Publications:

Hoffman, Kim U. 2006. "Legislative Fiscal Analysts: Influence in State Budget Development." State and Local Government Review, Vol. 38 (1): pp. 41-51.

Douglas, James W. and Kim U. Hoffman. 2004. "Impoundment at the State Level: Executive Powers and Budget Impact." The American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 34 (3): pp. 252-258.

Hoffman, Kim U., Carrie Palmer, and Ronald Keith Gaddie. 2001. "Candidate Sex and Congressional Elections: Open Seats Before, During, and After the Year of the Woman." Women and Politics, Vol. 23 (1/2): pp. 37-58.  Also appears in Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling, edited by Karen O'Connor. New York: The Haworth Press.

Gaddie, Ronald Keith, Kim U. Hoffman, and Carrie Palmer. 2000. "Congressional Elections Beyond the Year of the Woman: A Research Update." Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 81 (September): pp. 879-884.

Hoffman, Kim U. 2000. "Policy Entrepreneurs at Work: Welfare Reform in Arkansas and Oklahoma." Oklahoma Policy Studies Review, Vol. 1 (Spring/Summer): pp. 13-18.