<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/articles/faculty-feature-charity-vasquez-phd-equips-child-life-students-to-provide-hope-in-the-midst-of-hardship/index.html" dsn="blogs"><title>Faculty Feature: Charity Vasquez, PhD, Equips Child Life Students to Provide Hope in the Midst of Hardship</title><pubDate>11/08/2024 01:00:00 AM</pubDate><author>Saundri Luippold</author><intro>It’s fitting that Charity Vazquez’s, PhD, CCLS, name means love, because through her dedication to the field of child life, she walks alongside children facing healthcare challenges in order to provide them comfort and hope in a time of distress. As the chair of the department of child life at APU, Vasquez guides students to spread Christ’s love in all they do.</intro><image><img src="/_resources/images/articles/charity_vasquez_new.webp" alt="charity smiles outside the amphitheater on east campus on a sunny day"/></image><cap/><tags><tag>Behavioral Sciences</tag></tags></item>