Shirl J. Hoffman, EdD, is a professor of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he served as department head for 10 years. He has served at all levels of education: as an elementary physical education teacher, a college-level coach, and professor in both research university and liberal arts college settings.

Hoffman has published extensively on a variety of topics, including sport philosophy and ethics, evangelicalism and religion in sport, sociology of sport, and motor learning and performance. He also has been a frequent commentator on problems in kinesiology and higher education. His publications have appeared in a range of journals, including Quest; Chronicle for Physical Education in Higher Education; Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; Journal of Motor Behavior, Perceptual, and Motor Skills; Arete: The Journal of Sports Literature; The Journal of Philosophy of Sport; Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; and Nebraska Humanist.

Hoffman is a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and is a member of the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education. He was named Distinguished Scholar 2001 by the latter organization.

Hoffman and his wife, Claude, reside in Greensboro, North Carolina. He enjoys walking, swimming, and golfing.