Heidi Putney

Heidi Putney, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Chan (UMass Chan) Medical School where she serves as a full-time forensic evaluator as well as the Co-Assistant Director of the school’s APA-accredited clinical psychology internship. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology 2020 from Central Michigan University and has undergone training at the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C., at Western State Hospital in Washington State, and as a postdoctoral resident in forensic psychology at UMass Chan. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Putney teaches and facilitates didactics for both psychology interns and residents. Her research interests include public policy reform, program development and evaluation, professional development in psychologists, training in social justice advocacy, and issues related to forensic psychology. She completed her first semester of being an adjunct at Assumption University in the Summer of 2023. Her courses at Assumption University include Research Methods and the clinical training series, Practicum/Internship I/Internship II.