text: After graduating from White Oak in 1997, Hammock attended North Carolina
  and earned two bachelor's degrees as well as a master's degree in electrical engineering. "Because my background is in engineering and research I hope that I will be able to contribute to the science that is going on at the International Space Station," Hammock said. "I also really hope to do outreach and inspire students to pursue science and find something they love."
  She hopes to inspire children the same way she said her mother, Barbara Johnsen, of Frederick
  , and her aunt Dr. Denise Traynor, of Jacksonville
  , inspired her — to always dream big and never stop believing in yourself.
  She is finally fulfilling a dream she has had since sixth grade, said her father, Jacksonville
  urologist Dr. Ronald Hammock. "It's a dream come true for both her and I," said Hammock. "We are all so proud of her."