David Topor, PhD, MS-HPEd
Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. David Topor is the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) at VA Boston Healthcare System and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Topor is a Clinical Psychologist at VA Boston Healthcare System, specializing in providing psychotherapy for people with serious mental illness.
Dr. Topor received his BA in psychology from The George Washington University and his MA and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Brown Medical School. He received his MS in Health Professions Education from The MGH Institute of Health Professions. Dr. Topor has expertise in faculty development, interprofessional education evaluation and research, educational leadership, and teaching and mentoring. He currently serves in a number of hospital-wide educational leadership roles, including Chairperson of the VA Boston Education Leadership Committee and Director of the VA Boston First Friday Faculty Development Presentation series.
Education
- University of North Carolina, PhD
- Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, MS
- University of North Carolina, MA
- The George Washington University Law School, BA
Publications
- Published on 2/4/2025
Boswell N, Barghini R, Bhatt-Mackin S, Murray A, Topor D, Nakamura A, Pellegrino L, Ruble AE. Repairing Cultural Ruptures in Psychotherapy: Strategies to Enhance the Therapeutic Alliance. Am J Psychother. 2025 Feb 04; 0. PMID: 39901761.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/18/2024
Topor DR, Pollack S, Loftis C, Fennell T. Psychology Recognition Week: A Blueprint for Recognizing and Promoting the Contributions of Psychology at Academic Health Centers. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2024 Dec; 31(4):706-711. PMID: 39023804.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/13/2023
Caloudas AB, Arredondo K, Godwin KM, Watts BV, Croom T, O'Brien B, Topor DR, Battistone MJ, Edens EL, Singh MK, Horstman MJ. Development of Health Professions Education Competencies for a National Fellowship Program: A Group Consensus Process. Acad Med. 2024 Jan 01; 99(1):40-46. PMID: 38149865.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/26/2023
Shekunov J, Swintak C, Somers K, Kolla BB, Ruble A, Bhatt-Mackin S, Topor D, Murray A, Romanowicz M. The Virtual Couch: a Curriculum on the Question of the Fundamentals of Remote Psychotherapy-Pilot Study. Acad Psychiatry. 2024 Feb; 48(1):52-56. PMID: 37365485.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Murray A, Frank A, Sudak D, Topor DR, Ruble AE. When the Supervisor Needs a Supervisor: A Case-based Guide for Developing Psychotherapy Supervisors. J Psychiatr Pract. 2023 Jan 01; 29(1):42-48. PMID: 36649551.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/22/2022
Sager Z, Nathan S, Doherty K, Pless Kaiser A, King KD, Topor DR, Morrison NR, Moye J. Traumatic disclosures in the life stories of older Vietnam era veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Oct; 70(10):2967-2972. PMID: 35730430.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/15/2022
Kim B, Grech SM, Rembisz AE, Pinkerson AI, Topor DR, Ramirez DM, Budson AE, Funk MC. Development and Pilot of a Process for Regularly Sharing Summary Patient Safety Data. Acad Psychiatry. 2023 Feb; 47(1):53-58. PMID: 35704161.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/18/2022
Kirchner JE, Dollar KM, Smith JL, Pitcock JA, Curtis ND, Morris KK, Fletcher TL, Topor DR. Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Implementation Facilitation Training Program. Implement Res Pract. 2022; 3:26334895221087475. PMID: 37091085.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/11/2022
Ametrano RM, McGillicuddy ML, Sanyal S, Topor DR. Training Interprofessional Staff in Whole Health Clinical Care at the Veterans Health Administration. Glob Adv Health Med. 2022; 11:2164957X221092361. PMID: 35433116.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/22/2022
Kim B, Rajagopalan A, Tabasky EM, Reddy SS, Topor DR. Sharing perspectives on feedback: a combined resident-faculty workshop. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Mar 22; 22(1):197. PMID: 35317809.
Read at: PubMed
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