Shaelise M. Tor, Ph.D.

About Me

Dr. Tor is a family therapist and pediatric researcher focused on the intersection of perinatal mood, infant sleep, infant mental health, and lactation. She works on the GCHPP Integrated Behavioral Health Team primarily serving the 0-3 population to support families in this important birth to three ...

Dr. Tor is a family therapist and pediatric researcher focused on the intersection of perinatal mood, infant sleep, infant mental health, and lactation. She works on the GCHPP Integrated Behavioral Health Team primarily serving the 0-3 population to support families in this important birth to three time period as they navigate challenges with sleep, parenting concerns, adjusting to parenthood, lactation, and mood support.

Faculty Appointments

Instructor - Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics (SMD)

Instructor - Department of Psychiatry, Child & Adoles Serv (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

T32 NRSA General Pediatrics & Primary Care Research Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, URMC

Education

PhD | Syracuse University. Marriage & Family Therapy. 2021

MS | University of Rochester. Marriage & Family Therapy. 2017

BA | Roberts Wesleyan College. Psychology. 2012

Awards

Departmental Scholarship Recipient. 2016

Class of 1945 Endowed Scholarship. 2011 - 2012

Presidential Scholarship. 2009 - 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

Role of Gardening in Mental Health, Food Security, and Economic Well-being in Resettled Refugees: A Mixed Methods Study

Gangamma, R.; Walia, B.; Minkoff-Zern, L.; Tor, S.

Journal on Migration and Human Security. 2024; 12(1): 3-18.

Publication Link

Gangamma, R; Tor, S.

A Training Program to Increase Collaboration Between

Examining the association between fatherhood attitudes and parental warmth among a sample of incarcerated fathers

Tadros, E; Tor, S.

The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families. 2022; 0(0).

Discrimination, Depression, and Dyads

Tor, S.; Watson, D.; Tadros, E.

The American Journal of Family Therapy. 2022; 50(3): 248-263.

Behavioral Health and Refugee Youth in Primary Care: An Ecological Systems Perspective of the Complexities of Care

Lewis, F.; Tor, S.; Rappleya, D.' Didericksen, K.; Sira, N.

Child and Youth Services Review. 2021; 120.

Perceived discrimination as a mediator of ACEs and psychological distress

Gangamma, R.; Tor, S.; Whitt, V.; Hollie, B.; Gao, Q.; Stevens, A.; Hutchings, R.; Stone Fish, L.

The American Journal of Family Therapy. 2020; .

Day by day, hour by hour: Naturalistic language input to infants.

Bergelson E, Amatuni A, Dailey S, Koorathota S, Tor S

Developmental science.. 2019 January 22 (1):e12715. Epub 08/10/2018.

Revisiting the issue of influential sources in the integration of psychology and theology: More than a decade summary

Grimm, J. P.; Barnett, K. L.; Bassett, R. L.; Pearson, S. M.; Cornell, A.; Morton, S.; Scott, K.; Stevenson, P.

Journal of Psychology and Theology. 2012; 40(1): 5-15.

Books

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Systemic Ethics Textbook (2024)

Chapter: Utilizing spoken language interpreters in family therapy

Authors: Tedeschi, L.; Tor, S.; Gangamma, R.

Publisher: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2024

A Therapist's Guide to Writing in Psychotherapy: Assessment, Documentation, and Intervention (2023)

Chapter: Writing for Legal and Medical Contexts

Authors: Pantaleo, L.; Tor, S.; Reiter, M. D.

Publisher: Routledge, New York 2023