Beth Hammond, PhD

I am Beth Hammond, Associate Professor, Assessment and Early Childhood Education Program coordinator, and incoming Department Chair of the USCB’s Department of Education. I am entering my eleventh year at USCB. Prior to USCB, I taught for more than 25 years in PK-12 schools in multiple states and at Florida State University for two years as a graduate instructor.

At USCB, I currently teach Educational Psychology, Child Growth and Development, and courses focused on educating young children. I, also, teach research and assessment courses in the Master of Education in Literacy program. My focus in the courses I teach is on the content I teach and on the pedagogical modeling I provide for future educators as I teach. I serve on several committees including Student Research and Scholarship Day and Satisfactory Academic Progress Committee.

I have published scholarly research articles and presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Literacy Research Association (LRA), the International Literacy Association (ILA) annual conferences and others. I volunteer as a peer reviewer for scholarly journals and conferences multiple times each year.

My current research focuses on sibling relationships and the influence of siblings on children’s growth and development. This research began in May, 2023, and will continue for at least ten years. It includes focus group interviews, survey data collection, and follow up data collection for those volunteers who choose to respond further after five and then, ten years. Data analysis is ongoing. This research seeks to fill a gap in current research on the child growth and development aspect of sibling relationships. To participate in this research, click HERE.

Other research projects include multiple case studies documenting the growth and development of my grandchildren and exploration of how SWIVL camera technology may positively influence teacher reflection and improvement in teaching.