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Psychology Program Overview

The psychology program at the University of Providence prepares students for life-long learning and advanced study in psychology by following the American Psychological Association Guidelines for Undergraduate Psychology Major programs.

The core psychology classes in the major introduce the wide variety of topics in the field. Concentrations within the major allow students to focus their study in a particular area of interest: helping skills, social services, forensic psychology, or physiological psychology.

The psychology program provides students with the opportunity to obtain a liberal education for living and making a living with the perspective, tools, and skills from the field of psychology. By completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Providence students are prepared for positions in the mental health, welfare, legal, and corrections fields, and for entrance into graduate programs in psychology, counseling, law, business administration, and the healthcare fields.

This program is also delivered online and can be completed in four years, with no necessary travel.

Degrees

BA

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Program Faculty

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Psychology

Ross DeForrest, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email ross.deforrest@uprovidence.edu

Dr. DeForrest moved to Montana in 2018 to take a position at the University of Providence.  He received his PhD in Psychology with a specialization in cognition from Texas A&M University. Courses he has taught include General Psychology, Personality Theory, Cognitive Science, Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology. His current research interests include metacognition, the psychology of meaning, and topics in the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science.

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Michelle Hill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email michelle.hill@uprovidence.edu

Dr. Hill worked in community mental health for over a decade in outpatient care, both in homes and in schools. She was the director of rural services at the Center for Mental Health in Great Falls before joining the faculty of the university full time in 2015. Hill has supervised In-Home Therapeutic Service, Children’s Case Management, Children’s Therapeutic Aids, and Comprehensive School and Community Treatment programming.

She assisted the university staff in attaining CACREP accreditation and is a member of both the American Counseling Association and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Hill joined the Board of Directors for Gateway Community Services in February 2017. A native of Billings, Montana, she enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, and snowshoeing.

BA, Montana State University
MSC, University of Providence
PhD, Walden University

“Wisdom has three sources: to believe anything is possible, to accept all things are questionable, to know the answer is unknowable.”
-Author Unknown

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Robert Packer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
Email robert.packer@uprovidence.edu
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Heidi Peterson, M.S

Instructor of Psychology
Email heidi.peterson@uprovidence.edu

Contact Information

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General

Admissions

Email admissions@uprovidence.edu

University of Providence
1301 20th Street South
Great Falls, Montana 59405

https://www.uprovidence.edu/admissions