John Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

I create different kinds of content (web content, newsletter articles, blogs, media releases, parent education materials) for The MEHRIT Centre, Stuart Shanker's organization for Self-Reg information, resources, learning opportunities and events.

I create content for lay, professional and academic audiences across multiple platforms including consumer magazines, professional publications, educational materials, websites and blogs. I specialize in making research and clinical knowledge accessible and meaningful for general audiences. I have been a lead content creator for the Psychology Foundation of Canada, The Father Involvement Research Alliance and Dad Central Ontario (formerly FII-ON).My magazine articles have also appeared in Reader's Digest, Today's Parent, More, Chatelaine, Maclean's, Professionally Speaking, Zoomer, MoneySense and Canadian Health.My educational booklets on fathering been translated into Japanese, Spanish and Romanian.I have also worked closely with academics to help them communicate research knowledge for different audiences. Clients include:• The MEHRIT Centre• The Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative at York University (Dr. Stuart Shanker, Director) • The Centre for Families Work and Well-Being at the University of Guelph (Dr. Donna S Lero, Jarsilowsky Chair in Families and Work)• The Father Involvement Research Alliance (Dr. Kerry Daly ret. Academic Director)• Dr. Andrea Doucet, Canada Research Chair in Gender Care and Work at Brock University.• Dr. Lynn Loutzenhiser, Professor of Psychology, University of Regina

Responsible for editorial direction of website, web writing, electronic newsletters and general communications.

Editorial direction of websiteresearching and writing news articlesposting documentswriting synopses of research documents

York University, Toronto, Ontario

• Writing articles about autism treatment, self-regulation and early childhood development for multiple audiences and platforms including academic journals, web, popular media and educational materials• Researching academic literature on autism, autism treatment, DIR/Floortime therapy, self-regulation, early childhood development, child and adolescent brain development

I wrote, Uncommon Sense, a monthly viewpoint column with a mandate to question and critique conventional wisdom. Uncommon Sense was consistently one of the most popular parts of the magazine.

Member of inaugural board of directors, wrote and/or reviewed sections of People for Education's Annual Tracking Report. Facilitated workshops at annual conference.

wrote articles for CPCN Newsletter

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology And Sociology

Ba, Social Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology And Sociology