From 1968, Hammond taught at SUNY-Cortland, where he also served as chair of the International Communications and Culture Department.
Much of Hammond's extensive scholarly work focuses on French filmmaker Jean Cocteau, and his bilingual edition[1] of Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast is widely cited within the academy.
Hammond is also the author of over 40 plays in both English and French and various other works of both poetry and prose.
In 1995 Hammond again made a major donation in the form of his personal papers.
The Robert Hammond Papers provide important links to the Film Script Archive as well as primary research materials for students working in Cinema Studies.