Susan Torres-Harding

Susan Torres-Harding, PhD, is the Director of the Clinical Psychology PsyD program, Roosevelt University, Department of Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Her research interests include racial microaggressions, social justice and social action, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. While working on her Masters and PhD degrees at DePaul University, she worked with Dr. Leonard Jason.

Awards

 * 2004, Junior Investigator Award to encourage young CFS/FM researchers in recognition of their work awarded by IACFSME.

Pediatric case definition

 * 2006, A Pediatric Case Definition for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Full Text)

Notable studies

 * 2000, Chronic fatigue syndrome: occupation, medical utilization, and subtypes in a community-based sample (Abstract)
 * 2002, A factor analysis of chronic fatigue symptoms in a community-based sample (Abstract)
 * 2004, Stigma and chronic fatigue syndrome: Surveying a name change (Abstract, full text downloadable)
 * 2004, Family Medical History of Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Abstract)
 * 2005, The Relationships among Coping Styles and Fatigue in an Ethnically Diverse Sample (Open Access/Full Text)
 * 2005, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Need for Subtypes (Abstract)
 * 2006, Psychosocial and Physical Impact of Chronic Fatigue in a Community-Based Sample of Children and Adolescents (Abstract)
 * 2007, The Effectiveness of Early Educational Intervention in Improving Future Physicians' Attitudes Regarding CFS/FM (Abstract)
 * 2007, Non-pharmacologic interventions for CFS: a randomized trial (Abstract)
 * 2007, Baseline Cortisol Levels Predict Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nonpharmacologic Clinical Trial
 * 2007, The Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Nigeria (Abstract)
 * 2008, Evidence for T-helper 2 shift and association with illness parameters in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (Full Text)
 * 2008, The associations between basal salivary cortisol levels and illness symptomatology in chronic fatigue syndrome (Full text)
 * 2008, The Energy Envelope Theory and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Full text)
 * 2008, The economic impact of ME/CFS: individual and societal costs (Full text)
 * 2009, Activity Logs as a Measure of Daily Activity Among Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Full text)
 * 2009, The impact of energy modulation on physical functioning and fatigue severity among patients with ME/CFS (Full text)

Online presence

 * Susan Torres-Harding @ Roosevelt University Blog
 * PubMed
 * ResearchGate

Learn more

 * Curriculum Vitae