Dr. Hoover examines the interplay of religion and culture in the United States, making use of both sociological and theological perspectives. Recently he has focused on parish research, including a qualitative research project called The Shared Parish Project. The project, funded by the Lilly Endowment via the Congregational Studies Team, looks at shared parishes in Southern California. Shared parishes are Roman Catholic parishes with multiple cultural groups, each with their own masses and ministries but sharing the parish facilities (and often leadership as well). He co-founded the Catholic seeker website, BustedHalo.com, and he currently serves on the board of the Latino/a Theology and Ministry Initiative at LMU, the coordinating committee for the 2014 National Symposium on Hispanic Ministry, and the administrative team in practical theology for the Catholic Theological Society of America.