Jessie Hoffman

Jessie Hoffman is a Lecturer in Oceanography and Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii, where she focuses on place-based education strategies emphasizing mālama ʻaina (caring for the land/ocean). Concurrently, she is a Ph.D. student (likely affiliated with the University of Alaska, based on her email domain) and conducts research on humpback whales' physiological responses to entanglement. Her work integrates minimally invasive techniques like Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) and suction cup tagging to study stress hormones and metabolic rates.

Education includes a B.A. in Environmental Science from Simpson College (2017), M.S. in Marine Science from Hawaii Pacific University (2019), and ongoing Ph.D. studies. Her research emphasizes anthropogenic impacts on marine mammals, with a focus on conservation management.

Key research interests span marine mammal behavior, field ecology, and population health, particularly addressing threats like entanglement through innovative methodologies. She has affiliations with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and has earned awards for her contributions to evolutionary biology and biodiversity research.

Certifications include Integrating QGIS and R for Spatial Analysis (2020) and the Statistics with R Specialization from Duke University (2022), reflecting her analytical expertise in spatial and statistical research.