Bruce Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Suriname

Managing biocultural conservation & livelihood projects with local communities. Leading ecological and ethnobotanical expeditions in remote areas. Collaborating closely with teams on grant proposals, strategic plans, activities, monitoring and evaluation. Training local indigenous staff. Conducting applied scientific research in support of sustainable.

Paramaribo, Suriname

Taught intensive course on Neotropical Flora (Plant Families) to Surinamese M.Sc. students and Forestry Service staff.

Leiden, Netherlands

I performed multiple functions, including Team Leader and start-up of a digitizing project at the Wageningen University herbarium, development and testing of data protocols, specimen curation, updating nomenclature, image scanning, data entry in the BRAHMS collections management database, and managing work flow and quality. From 2010-2011 I organized and.

Leiden, Netherlands

I was the primary author for an image-rich, 630 pp, user-friendly guide to woody climbers, The Lianas of the Guianas, including detailed species descriptions and images. Published in 2017 by LM Publishers, Arnhem, NL.

Leiden, The Netherlands

I have regularly given lectures on various tropical plant families for an annual Tropical Plants course and was a coordinator/lecturer for the International Economic Botany course taught by Dr. David Mabberley.

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

As a doctoral candidate I taught labs and lectured for a variety of courses, including Gen. Biology, Botany, Ecology & Evol. Biology for life sciences majors. Introd. & Adv. Ethnobotany, Cognitive Ethnobotany (2001-2003, 2006-2008 (8 semesters).

Paramaribo, Suriname & Arlington, Virginia

Served as local ACT coordinator managing scientific and biocultural conservation programs with tropical forest communities in Suriname. Facilitated effective operation of "Shaman's Apprentice" program (traditional medicine clinics), proactive NGO-to-community relationship, and encouragement of local leaders and youth. Executed participatory non-timber.

California, Oregon, Washington

Served in three USFS districts over 4 field seasons. Conducted field surveys to discover, monitor, and manage rare, unique or threatened plant populations. Led interpretative tours for the public. Applied regional floras, analyzed data and wrote reports. Tahoe National Forest - Adaptive Mgmt Services Enterprise Team, Nevada City, California - 2001, 1999..

Department Of Ecology And Evolutionary Biology, Ann Arbor, MI

I taught a 'Writing for Science' course and biology labs as a graduate student instructor

Miami, Florida

As an M.Sc. candidate I taught labs including Introd. Biology, Human Biology, Botany, and Ecology (6 semesters)

National Museum Of Natural History, Dept. Botany, Washington, D.C. & Guyana

Coordinated the Smithsonian's Biological Diversity of the Guianan Shield program in Guyana (science, logistics, and public relations). Led multiple scientific expeditions in collaboration with remote indigenous communities. Conducted forest biodiversity and local resource assessments with US-MAB and the Iwokrama International Rainforest Programme.

Arcata, California

Assisted with research in plant taxonomy labs, herbarium, and U.S. Forest Service research lab

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Botany/Plant Biology

Activities and Societies: Ethnobiology Society at the University of Hawaii - President (2007-08)Dissertation: Drums and Arrows.

Master'S Degree, Dept Biol. Sci., Biology

Master's Thesis: The Biology and Harvest of Nibbi, Heteropsis flexuosa (ARACEAE): an Aerial Root Fiber Product in Guyana

B.A, Environmental Biology, Botany

Environmental Biology, Botany, Rainforest Action Network