Travis Hammond (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received the Hammill Institute on Disabilities Doctoral Fellowship, which is a competitive fellowship that recognizes doctoral students across the nation who are committed to serving the field of special education.

Doctoral fellows receive a scholarship amount to support their dissertation and professional activities. Hammond is a doctoral student in the Special Education Ph.D. program in the Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education. Hammond's research focuses on utilizing current advancements in technology (e.g., Artificial Intelligence) to increase the efficiency and feasibility of the work that educators and related service professionals do to support students with disabilities.