Rate My Professor Jennifer Torr

Dr Jennifer Torr is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Monash Health, within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. She holds the qualifications MBBS, MMed (Psychiatry), and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), accredited in the Faculties of Adult Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Old Age Psychiatry. Her career encompasses clinical practice, research, and leadership in the field of psychiatry for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Previously, she served as Director of Mental Health at the Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria, Monash University, and currently practices as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Monash Health in the adult intellectual disability mental health service. Dr Torr chairs the bi-national committee of the Section of Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (SPIDD) of the RANZCP.

Dr Torr's academic interests center on mental health and wellbeing in people with intellectual disability, including dementia, depression diagnosis and treatment, behaviours of concern and restrictive interventions, pathways of care for Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome, central nervous system medication use in older adults with intellectual disability, and training on intellectual disability in health sciences. Her expertise contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. She has produced 31 research outputs, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Notable publications include 'What effect does regular exercise have on oxidative stress in people with Down syndrome? A systematic review with meta-analyses' (Shields et al., 2018, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport); 'Mental health and wellbeing in people with intellectual disability' (Tonge, Torr, Trollor, 2017, Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry); 'Central nervous system medication use in older adults with intellectual disability: results from the successful ageing in intellectual disability study' (Chitty et al., 2016, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry); 'Training on intellectual disability in health sciences: the European perspective' (Torr, 2015, International Journal of Developmental Disabilities); and 'Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for depression with catatonia in a young woman with Down Syndrome' (Torr & D'Abrera, 2014, Journal of ECT). Her work has garnered over 1,100 citations and informs clinical practices and training in Australia.