Dr. Marissa Underhill
Assistant Professor, Program Director
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Marissa Underhill
Subjects
- Sociology
- Geography
Degrees Awarded
Ph.D. Sociology
University of North Texas
M.S. Youth Development
University of Nebraska
M.A. Psychology
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Experience
- Vernon College (Community College) 9 years Lead Instructor
- 2 years Psychology Instructor
- 2 years Faculty Mentor for Quality Enhancement Plan (accreditation)
- 1 year Faculty Liaison and primary writing team (accreditation)
- Wichita Falls High School: 4 years English teacher, remedial English skills teacher
Fields of Specialization
- Andragogy, college learners
- Alternative Family Structures (stepfamilies, adoptive families, single-parent, and same-sex parent families)
- Family Systems Theory
- Public Health
Research
- Author: Stepparent-Child Relationship Quality and Young Adult Outcomes (2020)
- Contributor: Unified Protocol for PTSD or Trauma Related Psychopathology (present)