Rate My Professor Jessie Hoffman

Dr. Hoffman's research interests center on gut microbiome and gastrointestinal health, with specific emphasis on dietary fiber, prebiotics, food timing, nutrition-stress relationships, and environmental pollutant effects on metabolic outcomes. Her scholarship includes peer-reviewed publications such as 'Maternal Polychlorinated biphenyl 126 (PCB 126) exposure modulates offspring gut microbiota irrespective of diet and exercise' in Reproductive Toxicology (2023), 'Prebiotic inulin consumption reduces dioxin-like PCB 126-mediated hepatotoxicity and gut dysbiosis in hyperlipidemic Ldlr deficient mice' in Environmental Pollution (2020), 'Factors associated with provider practices related to infant feeding in primary care settings' in Nutrients (2024), and co-authorship of the open educational resource Drug and Nutrient Interactions (2023). She has secured numerous grants from Winthrop University Research Council and Internal Biomedical Research Fund for projects on dietary interventions, meal timing in athletes, and gastrointestinal health in students. Recognized for her contributions, Dr. Hoffman received the 2023 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award from the South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Outstanding Junior Professor Award at Winthrop University. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and American Society for Nutrition, serves on editorial boards, and has delivered invited lectures and podcast appearances on nutrition science.