Ivy Hammond

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Ph.D. (expected 2023)

University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
Dissertation Title: Identifying Patterns of Child Welfare System-Involvement and Socioeconomic Marginalization Prior to Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Statewide Case Study
Committee: Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick (Chair); Erin Kerrison, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Rebecca Rebbe

MSW (2015)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Concentration: Children & Families – Public Child Welfare

BA (2013)

Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, NY
Concentration: Psychology, Spanish

Contact & CV

Email:  ivy_hammond@berkeley.edu

Curriculum vitae

Grants and Fellowships

SB 855 Evaluation of California's SB 855 CSEC Program (June 2021- June 2023) Role: Project Director PI: Daniel Webster, California Child Welfare Indicators Project Funder: California Department of Social Services Award: $1.1 Million

Mary Ann Mason Graduate Fellowship Award (2020-2021) Funder: University of California at Berkeley Award: $5,000

Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellow (2019-2020) Funder: University of California at Berkeley Award: $1,000

Dean’s Leadership Scholar (2013-2015) Funder: University of Southern California Award: $48,000

Order of Areté Recipient (2015) Institution: University of Southern California

Dean’s Award for Excellence and Innovation Recipient (2015) Institution: University of Southern California

Research Experience

TRANSITION AGE YOUTH RESEARCH HUB (TAY-HUB)

Postdoctoral Researcher (Berkeley, CA)

2023 – present

  • Designs and implements original quantitative research on placement mobility among 4 cohorts of nonminor dependents placed in extended foster care
  • Conducts qualitative analyses of child neglect reports and investigation narratives pertaining to Transition Age Youth
  • Provides subject matter consultation regarding queer sexual orientation and gender identity development in adolescence
  • Writes grant proposals, preparing deliverables and drafting progress updates for funders

CALIFORNIA CHILD WELFARE INDICATORS PROJECT

Doctoral Student Researcher (Berkeley, CA) 2018 – 2023

  • Designed and served as Project Director of a 2-year statewide policy evaluation of Senate Bill 855: California’s Opt-in Commercially Sexually Exploited Child Program
  • Provided technical assistance to the Department of Social Services’ Research and Automated Data Division and Child Trafficking Response Unit
  • Co-designed a mixed methods policy implementation study with researchers at the Urban Institute
  • Co-developed model policies, procedures and protocols with child welfare administrators and policymakers to address the following child safety issues: substance misuse and dependence; mental health impairments; domestic violence; commercial sexual exploitation of children.
  • Analyzed population-level, longitudinal administrative child welfare records and other health and human services administrative data using SAS, STATA and R software programs.
  • Presented original quantitative analyses of administrative child welfare records at national and international academic, practice and policy-oriented conferences

DIVISION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UCLA

Research Affiliate (Los Angeles, CA)

2019-2020

  • Analyzed court records from specialized Probation court program designed to support youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation
  • Analyzed measures of child service use, safety and wellness using multivariate statistical modelling
  • Drafted and revised manuscripts published in the following peer-reviewed journals: Child Abuse & Neglect; International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare; Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology; and Academic Pediatrics.

HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER, SCHOOL OF LAW, UC BERKELEY

Graduate Student Researcher (Berkeley, CA) 2019-2020

  • Provided consultation as a content area and methodological expert that informed the development of a program evaluation and IRB protocol to assess the impact and feasibility of a family-based foster care pilot program for youth at risk of commercial sexual exploitation that are served by San Francisco County’s child welfare system.

INNOVATIONS 4 YOUTH, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UC BERKELEY

Graduate Student Researcher (Berkeley, CA) 2018 - 2019

  • Collected and analyzed qualitative data to evaluate the implementation of trauma-informed auxiliary support and emergency homeless services for young adults impacted by labor trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.

CHILDREN’S DATA NETWORK

Research Assistant (Los Angeles, CA) 2014 – 2020

  • Designed an ongoing randomized controlled trial in partnership with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County and the Social Services Agency of Orange County to assess whether a differential response pilot program would produce significant decreases in Child Protection System recidivism
  • Wrote a grant proposal for discretionary funds from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families
  • Evaluated linked administrative records for full birth cohorts in California
  • Developed executive summaries and policy briefs for dissemination to service providers and government partners and drafted manuscripts published in the following peer-reviewed journals: Prevention Science; Child Abuse & Neglect; Journal of Adolescent Health; International Journal of Population Data Science; and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Teaching Experience

SOWK 619 Social Work in Public Child Welfare Settings

Lead Instructor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work (Los Angeles, CA)

Fall 2023 (Anticipated)

SOWK 699B: Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education

Second Year MSW Practicum Instructor; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work (Los Angeles, CA)

Fall 2022; Spring 2023

SOCWEL 105: Introduction to Child Welfare in California and the United States

Lead Instructor, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare (Berkeley, CA)

Summer Session 2021

SOCWEL 150L: Sexuality and Social Work

Lead Instructor, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare (Berkeley, CA)

Summer Session 2019, 2020

SOCWEL 230: Child, Youth, and Family Policy: A Social Welfare Perspective

Guest Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare (Berkeley, CA) Spring 2019

SOCWEL 250N: Public Child Welfare

Guest Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare (Berkeley, CA)

Spring 2019

SOCWEL 410A: Foundation Field Practicum

Guest Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare (Berkeley, CA)

Fall 2018

SOWK 621: Social Work Practice with Adolescents, Young Adults and their Families

Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work (Los Angeles, CA)

Summer 2018; Fall 2018

Clinical/Practice Experience

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Emergency Response Children’s Social Worker (Bilingual English/Spanish) (Los Angeles County, CA)

2015 – 2018

  • Provided crisis intervention and specialized case management services to youth at-risk/identified as Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) who are recovered by law enforcement as part of a county-wide pilot initiative
  • Developed training materials to assist DCFS children’s social workers in better assessing for the risk associated with Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
  • Coordinated monthly empowerment activities for youth at-risk/identified as Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)
  • Investigated allegations of child maltreatment and assessed the safety of children ages 0-18
  • Linked English/Spanish-speaking families with preventative and early-intervention services to promote family preservation and prevent the need for children to be placed in out-of-home care
  • Petitioned court orders and prepared court reports regarding Dependency Court-supervised families

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Dual-site MSW Internship (Los Angeles County, CA)

2014 – 2015

  • Aided Emergency Response Children’s Social Workers to investigate allegations of child maltreatment and assessing the safety of children ages 0-18 residing in Compton, CA and South Los Angeles, CA.
  • Assisted Continuing Services Children’s Social Workers in providing case management, service linkages and conducting child safety assessments among system-involved families residing in Compton, CA.

SHIELDS FOR FAMILIES

Dual-site MSW Internship (Compton, CA)

2014 - 2015

  • Facilitated conjoint play therapy for toddlers and parents receiving Family Reunification services through the Department of Children and Family Services
  • Conducted in-home individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and art therapy interventions with adolescent clients
  • Facilitated conjoint parent-child therapy sessions in Spanish

MARYVALE LEVEL-12 RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY

Therapist Intern (Rosemead, CA) 2013 - 2014

  • Conducted individual and family Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions with adolescents placed in residential treatment by the Dependency and Delinquency Courts in English and Spanish
  • Designed a 10-week trauma-informed and LGBTQI-inclusive sexual education curriculum

Peer-reviewed Publications

Wiegmann, W., Gómez, A. & Hammond, I. (2022). “Foster care and siblings.” Oxford Bibliographies in "Social Work". New York: Oxford University Press, Entry March 23, 2022. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780195389678-0315.

Foust, R., Hoonhout, J., Eastman, A., Prindle, J., Rebbe, R., Nghiem, H., Suthar, H., Cuccaro-Alamin, S., Mitchell, M., Dawson, W., Palmer, L., Raj, S., Ahn, E., Hammond, I., McNellan, C., Reddy, J., Chen, W.-T., Mayfield, K., Putnam-Hornstein, E. and McCroskey, J. (2021) “The Children’s Data Network: Harnessing the Scientific Potential of Linked, Administrative Data to Inform Children’s Programs and Policies”, International Journal of Population Data Science, 6(3). doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v6i3.1702.

Putnam-Hornstein, E., Prindle, J. J., Hammond, I. (2021). Engaging Families in Voluntary Prevention Services to Reduce Future Child Abuse and Neglect: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science.

Hammond, I., Godoy, S., Kelly, M. & Bath, E. (2020).  A Transgender Girl’s Experience: Sexual Exploitation and System-Involvement. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare.

Bath, E., Barnert, E., Hammond, I., Godoy, S., Mondals, S., Goitom, S., Farabee, D. & Barnert, E. (2019). Substance use, mental health, and child welfare profiles of juvenile justice-involved commercially sexually exploited youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Barnert, E. S., Godoy, S. M., Hammond, I., Kelly, M. A., Thompson, L. R., Mondal, S., & Bath, E. P. (2019). Pregnancy outcomes among girls impacted by commercial sexual exploitation. (2019).  Academic Pediatrics.

Bath, E., Godoy, S., Morris, T., Hammond, I., Mondals, S., Farabee, D. & Grella, C. (2019). A specialty court for U.S. youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation. Child Abuse & Neglect, 104041.

Prindle, J. J., Hammond, I., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (2018). Prenatal substance exposure diagnosed at birth and infant involvement with child protective services. Child Abuse & Neglect, 76, 75-83.

Hammond, I., Eastman, A. L., Leventhal, J. M., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (2017). Maternal Mental Health Disorders and Reports to Child Protective Services: A Birth Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(11), 1320.

Putnam-Hornstein, E., Hammond, I., Eastman, A. L., McCroskey, J. & Webster, D. (2016). Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth: An Opportunity for Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Support. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(4), 485-487.

Reports and Presentations

Hammond, I., Wiegmann, W., Magruder, J., Webster, D., Lery, B., Benatar, S., Chambers, J., Tucker, L.P., Brewsaugh, K., Loveless, A. and Norwitt, J. (2023). Evaluating California’s Efforts to Address the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

Lery, B., Hammond, I. & Webster, D. (March 2023). Using a CQI evaluation framework to evaluate California’s Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) program. CQI Statewide Conference for Child Welfare and Probation: Davis, CA.

Hammond, I. & Magruder, J. (January 2023). Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Child Characteristics and Child Welfare Decision-Making in California: A Statewide Case Study. In Examining Trajectories of Child Welfare System Involvement to Promote Equitable Outcomes for Transition Age Youth. Society for Social Work and Research 27th Annual Conference: Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities + Building Solutions.

Hammond, I. & Magruder, J. (September 2021). Child Welfare System Involvement and CSEC: An Exploratory US-based Case Study. 18th Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference (Virtual).

Hammond, I., Lery, B., Elliot, K. & Slama, D. (Accepted 2021 – withdrew due to COVID-19 Pandemic). Evaluating California’s opt-in CSEC Program: A Collaborative Study on Senate Bill 855 Implementation and Resulting Youth Outcomes. County Welfare Directors Association of California 2021 Annual Conference: San Diego, CA.

Hammond, I. & Magruder, J. (Accepted – withdrew due to COVID-19 Pandemic). Child Welfare Involvement and Parenting Among Youth with Experiences of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. In Trajectories of Dual System Involvement Among Girls: A Focus on Parenting, Crossover Youth, and Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Society for Social Work and Research 25st Annual Conference.

Hammond, I., Magruder, J., Brown., K. W. & Heimov, L. S. (October 2020). The Use of Administrative Data to Improve Identification and Outcomes for Youth who Experience Commercial Sexual Exploitation. County Welfare Directors Association of California 2020 Annual Conference: San Diego, CA. (Virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic).

Putnam-Hornstein, E. & Hammond, I. (October 2020). Using a Randomized Design to Evaluate a Community-Based Maltreatment Prevention Program. Field Education Training Series: Research and Evaluation in Practice. School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hammond, I. & Magruder, J. (January 2020). Sociodemographic Differences in the Identification of Child Commercial Sexual Exploitation Risk and Victimization. Society for Social Work and Research 24st Annual Conference – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparity: Washington, DC.

Putnam-Hornstein, E., Hammond, I. & Prindle, J. (January 2020). Engaging Families in Services to Reduce Future System Involvement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. In symposium: Engaging Families in Services to Reduce Future System Involvement: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Society for Social Work and Research 24st Annual Conference – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparity: Washington, DC.

Hammond, I. & Magruder, J. (August 2019). Commercial Sexual Exploitation in California: Identification, Documentation and Response by the Child Welfare System. 2019 National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit - Leveraging Data and Evaluation to Strengthen Families and Promote Well-Being: Washington, DC.

Putnam-Hornstein, E., Hammond, I. & Prindle, J. (August 2019). Engaging Families in Services to Reduce Future System Involvement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019 National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit - Leveraging Data and Evaluation to Strengthen Families and Promote Well-Being: Washington, DC.

Hammond, I., Eastman, A.L., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (January, 2017). Medically Documented Maternal Mental Health Disorders and Reported Maltreatment: A Birth Cohort Study. Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference - Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth: New Orleans, LA.

Hammond, I. (2017). Policy Area Review: Child Welfare Prior Evidence. Funded and Prepared for the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.

Eastman, A.L., Palmer, L., Hammond, I., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (November, 2016). A Prospective Examination of Next-Generation Maltreatment among Children Born to Young Mothers in Foster Care. American Public Health Association: Denver, CO.

Cuccaro-Alamin, S., Hammond, I., McCroskey, J. Webster, D., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (March 2015). Transition Age Youth and the Child Protection System: Demographic and Case Characteristics. Funded and Prepared for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Cuccaro-Alamin, S., Hammond, I., McCroskey, J. Webster, D., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (March 2015). Transition Age Youth and the Child Protection System: Demographic and Case Characteristics. Funded and Prepared for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Service and Consulting

OFFICE OF CHILD PROTECTION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Volunteer
2020-2022

  • Identified evidence-informed, theoretically grounded impact and actionable indicators for use monitoring operational improvements in the County's prevention programming and policies for Los Angeles County’s Prevention Metrics Initiative
  • Gathered concerns, recommendations and other feedback relevant to the prevention of child maltreatment and the promotion of strong children, families and communities from stakeholders and subject-matter experts
  •  Co-created accessible, respectful and culturally sensitive infographics and data stories for the Office of Child Protection

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Hiring Committee Doctoral Student Representative
2020-21 Academic Year

  • Reviewed all materials submitted by approximately 50 applicants to a tenure-track Professor in Aging
  • Participated in conducting preliminary applicant interviews and finalist candidate campus visits
  • Facilitated finalist candidate meetings with graduate and undergraduate students
  • Provided written and verbal feedback to the Hiring Committee Chair, Senate Faculty Members and school administration regarding all finalist candidates

MOTIVATING, INSPIRING, SUPPORTING & SERVING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH (MISSSEY)
Youth Drop-in Center Volunteer
Spring-Summer 2019

  • Assisted youth clients in obtaining clothing, hygiene and other basic needs supplies
  • Provided psychosocial support to youth clients as they navigated housing, employment and other institutions
  • Supervised infants while youth clients participated in enrichment activities
  • Designed a six-week psychoeducation group designed to support parenting youth in understanding developmentally appropriate care and play practices, developing self and co-regulation strategies and building community through peer support and mentorship

Memberships

  • Data Working Group on Substance Use in Child Welfare (2022-2023)
  • Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars (2021-Present)
  • California Child Welfare Council’s CSEC Data and Outcomes Workgroup (2019)
  • California Child Welfare Council’s CSEC Action Team (2018-Present)
  • Society for Social Work Research (2018-Present)