John R. Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Glenside, PA, US

Pennsylvania, United States

Science communicator and content creator for a YouTube channel examining and explaining the scientific and ethical implications of current events in response to the quote "science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom" by Isaac Asimov

Adjunct Professor 1993 - 1995, tenure-track Assistant Professor 1995 - 2001, Associate Professor 2001- 2004, Professor 2004 - presentRecipient of the 2001 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching.Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in General Biology I & II, Histology, Human Physiology, Research Methods in.

Glenside, PA

Chief Academic Officer for the university comprised of four Colleges and Schools (College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Sciences, School of Education, and School of Global Business), offering 59 Undergraduate majors, 46 Masters Programs and three doctoral degrees. The University enrolls approximately 2,380 full time and 260 part time.

Glenside, PA

Leadership of the College of Arts and Sciences, which is the largest academic unit at Arcadia University with over 1,800 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, and produces 63% of the University's student credit hours.Oversight of 12 academic departments with 104 full-time and 183 part time faculty members, 34 undergraduate degree options and 6 master's.

Glenside, PA

Served as the primary contact between Arcadia University and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, responsible for preparation and submission of Substantive Change proposals for opening of additional locations, filing of annual Institutional Profile, correspondence, and part of steering committee for preparation of Periodic Review Report..

Leadership of a College of 9 departments with 22 undergraduate and 11 graduate degrees created by a significant restructuring of Academic Affairs. Arcadia University's creation of a tier of academic deans resulted in focused leadership of departments and programs that previously reported directly to the Provost,76 full-time faculty (approximately 60% of.

Glenside, PA

Administrative Dean responsible for oversight of graduate policies and procedures, leadership of Graduate Academic Programs Committee (GAPC), including course approval and new program development.Coordinated Graduate Assistantship ProgramOversight of $400,000 operating budget

led initiatives to enhance grant writing including faculty mentoring, conducting workshops, and proposal critiques.organized effort to establish an annual report of faculty and student presentations, publications, exhibitions, performances, and other scholarly activitiesserved as university chemical safety officer to oversee comprehensive chemical health.

Managed one of the largest Departments in the University including budget control, course scheduling, faculty reappointment, and faculty development.completed curricular self study that resulted in a significant revision to the major requirements including a focused initiative to provide greater research opportunities to our undergraduate students. This.

Medical College of Pennsylvania; Department of Anatomy and NeurobiologyWorked with Itzhak Fischer and Pat Levitt.NIH; National Research Service Award, "Regulation of development by neuron and glia interactions." (1993 - 1995)

Ph.D., Biology

Dissertation: A role for thrombospondin in peripheral and central nervous system regeneration (Ph.D. Mentor K. Sue O'shea)

B.S., Lyman Briggs School, Biology