Belinda Hammond

Biography

Belinda Hammond, M.A., M.S., CCLS, CIMI. Ms. Hammond is the founder of Child Life Connection, a local organization created to build or enhance play opportunities in medical facilities providing services for pediatric patients, and to provide/support Child Life/Therapeutic Play programs for pediatric patients. Child Life Connection’s mission is to bring play, diversion, and education into pediatric settings, all in an effort to make being in the hospital less scary for children. Ms. Hammond has completed doctoral courses at UCSB in Special Education, Disabilities and Risk Studies, and holds a B.A. in Child Development and an M.A. in Educational Psychology/Early Childhood Education with a specialization in Play Therapy (both from California State University Northridge) and an M.S. in Sports and Health Science (from American Public University).

Research Interest

Child and Adolescent Development