1119 6th Ave
Grinnell, IA 50112
United States
Tim Hammond
Associate Dean for Health and Wellness and Director of Student Health Promotion
Tim Hammond is in his 17th year at Grinnell College. He is currently the Associate Dean for Health and Wellness and Director of Student Health Promotion. From 2021-2023 he served as Interim Lecturer and Director of the Grinnell Outdoor Recreation Program. In the first 14 years he served as the Associate Head Coach of Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving, Natatorium Coordinator and Director of Intramural Sports with two semesters serving as the Interim Director of GORP as well. In the spring of 2016, he was named one of the Ugandan National Coaches to train and accompany Joshua Tibatemwa ’18 for the Rio Olympics.
Prior to Grinnell he translated and interpreted safety information and taught employment and manufacturing skills for various organizations. Hammond taught and directed environmental education programs at Northern Illinois University, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Minnesota, on the Soundwaters in Long Island Sound, and at Blackhawk Girl Scout Camp in Wisconsin. He also taught chemistry in Spanish and bilingual kindergarten while overseeing the Postville Community School District Hispanic academic assistance program.
Tim grew up on a farm just east of Grinnell. He graduated from Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in health, and minors in K-12 health education, Spanish and environmental studies. He also holds a graduate certificate in public health from the University of Iowa and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in sustainability from Maharishi International University.
He is guided in his work by modern ecofeminism and the socioecological model of health, describing how all aspects of society impact each individual’s wellness and how our wellness impacts all levels of society, as well as the various models of the wellness wheel, how each aspect of our lives impacts all other aspects of our lives.
Education and Degrees
B.A., Luther College 2003
Grad. Cert. PH, University of Iowa 2009
M.B.A. emphasis in Sustainability, Maharishi International University 2016
Selected Publications
“How Climate Change Threatens Open Water Swimming - and what can we do about it?” Outdoor Swimmer Magazine. 2019.
“Fox Forest Trail Map.” Poweshiek County Conservation. 2018.
“Habitual Exercise.” American Swimming Coaches Association Newsletter. Issue 6, 2018. Pp. 14-15.
"Going Green" Des Moines Register blog. 2007 – 2010.
In the News
Campus Recreation All Star: Tim Hammond | NIRSA
https://www.athleticbusiness.com/facilities/outdoor-fields/article/1528…
https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/coaching-a-division-3-perspective/
https://midwestconference.org/news/2016/8/8/MTEN_0808163808.aspx?
https://who13.com/olympics/grinnell-college-swimmer-to-compete-for-ugan…
https://swimisca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ISCA-Hall-of-Fame-Progr…