{"id":353,"date":"2016-03-18T15:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T19:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/hoffman\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:20:29","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eric A. Hoffman&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>ADDRESS:<\/strong><\/span> <br>Department of Biology <br>University of Central Florida <br>4000 Central Florida Blvd. <br>Orlando, Florida 32816<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tel:<\/strong><\/span> (407) 823-4007 <br><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Fax:<\/strong> <\/span>(407) 823-5769 <br><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong><\/span> eric.hoffman@ucf.edu <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong><\/span> <br>@EricHoffmanbio <br>@HoffmanLabUCF&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>EDUCATION:<\/strong><\/span><br>2003<br>1997<br>1993<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><br>PhD, Zoology, Oregon State University, Advisor: Michael Blouin<br>MS, Biology University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, Advisor: David Pfennig<br>BS, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, University of California, San Diego<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>POSITIONS HELD:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>Interim Chair, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019-<\/td><td>Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020-2024<\/td><td>Associate Chair, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014 &#8211; 2020<\/td><td>Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>Fulbright-BSMP U.S. Scholar, Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013-2014<\/td><td>Associate Chair, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2011-<\/td><td>Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2005-2011<\/td><td>Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003-2005<\/td><td>Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1997-2003<\/td><td>Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1993-1997<\/td><td>Graduate Research Assistant, Ecology, Ethology, Evolution, University of Illinois<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Hoffman_CV_2024-Updated.docx\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Hoffman CV 2024<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/Dec.-2009_Brazil1-068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/Dec.-2009_Brazil1-068-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/Dec.-2009_Brazil1-068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/Dec.-2009_Brazil1-068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/Dec.-2009_Brazil1-068-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01060-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01060-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01060-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01220-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01220-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01220-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01057-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01057-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/hoffman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/DSC01057-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eric A. 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