David Topor, PhD, MS-HPEd
Adjunct Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry

PhD, University of North Carolina
MS, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
MA, University of North Carolina
BA, The George Washington University Law School



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.

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  1. 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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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; PMCID: PMC10799114; DOI: 10.1007/s40596-023-01805-6;
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35730430; PMCID: PMC10314788; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17918;
     
  7. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35704161; PMCID: PMC10803175; DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01671-8;
     
  8. 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; PMCID: PMC9924286; DOI: 10.1177/26334895221087475;
     
  9. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35433116; PMCID: PMC9008845; DOI: 10.1177/2164957X221092361;
     
  10. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35317809; PMCID: PMC8939056; DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03253-6;
     
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