Jane Remfert

Chief of Staff

Jane is a PhD candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University where her research questions revolve around the maintenance of biodiversity in human managed landscapes. More specifically, she is interested in how heterogeneous environments such as urban areas impact evolutionary forces shaping plant populations. Her research interests have spanned ecology, evolution, and population genetics and have always been at the intersection of natural and human systems, which served as a natural path to science for policy. 

Attending the AAAS CASE workshop in Washington, DC was Jane’s first introduction to science policy and advocacy. Soon afterward, she joined the Virginia Scientist Community Interface (VSCI), which is a graduate student group that provides technical scientific analyses for local advocate partners. Additionally, she was the chair of the advocacy committee for the National Science Policy Network (NSPN) and a civic science intern at Research!America. 

These experiences solidified her interest in both science for policy and policy for science. She is excited to join JSPG because it is a valuable platform where graduate students and early career professionals can share their work and develop critical writing credentials. 

Outside of research and science policy, Jane has a great time participating in improv comedy groups.

Jackson Hoffman​​

Director of Operations​​

​Jackson serves as Director of Operations at the journal, aiding development of internal processes and promoting efficiency across operations. By day, he's a Business Development Manager at Monument Advocacy, working across practice areas to expand the firm's market reach, applying quantitative analysis and policy-driven insight to strategic growth.

His background spans research, advocacy, and international engagement. His research roots go back to undergrad, where he spent three years studying anti-fungal and anti-cancer properties of phytochemicals found in Apiaceae plant extracts. From there, his path took him abroad as a Princeton in Asia Fellow and cultural ambassador in Vientiane, Laos. Jackson's pivot into science policy began during his master's program at Georgetown, where he went on to work as a Science Policy Analyst at the Vannevar Group, focusing on AI, health security, and responsible research — an experience that led him to attend the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop, solidifying his interest in science policy. These experiences led him to become a Health Policy and Strategy Fellow at Monument Advocacy, focused on health innovation and AI in healthcare.

He holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Louisville, with minors in Religious Studies and Microbiology, and an M.S. in Health and the Public Interest from Georgetown University, focusing on health economics.