{"id":12229,"date":"2024-12-27T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T20:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=12229"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:36:53","slug":"alaina-hammond","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/alaina-hammond\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaina Hammond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Alaina Hammond<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">Psy.D., ABPP-RP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clinical Psychologist, Pain Institute<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Location\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address>Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Institute<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/psychology\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Psychology Team &#038; Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Alaina Hammond, Psy.D., ABPP-RP, is a psychologist in the <a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/pain-institute\/\">Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Institute<\/a> and has been with Shepherd Center since 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hospital for Special Care Rehabilitation<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoctoral Fellowship, Psychology, 2012-2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Washington University<\/strong><br \/>\nDoctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, 2008-2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>American University<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster of Science, Clinical Psychology, 2004-2007<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania State University<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1998-2002<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>American Board of Professional Psychology<\/strong><br \/>\nBoard-Certified in Rehabilitation Psychology (ABPP-RP)<\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Alaina Hammond joined Shepherd Center in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in rehabilitation psychology. 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