Dr Hafsa Khalil Toor

I completed my PhD in Psychology at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. My doctoral research explored the role of maternal, paternal, and teacher mental state talk, alongside parenting quality, in the development of executive function in preschool children. I have been teaching Psychology since 2011 and have experience in teaching, research, and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students .I joined the University of Leicester as a Teaching Fellow and currently work as an Early Career Fellow, where I contribute to teaching, research supervision, and student support across a range of areas in psychology. Before joining the University of Leicester, I held academic positions in Pakistan, where I taught a range of psychology courses and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

Toor, H. K ., Paterson, K. B. (2025). Exploring Multisensory Storybooks for Children with Visual Impairment: A Scoping Review. British Journal of Visual Impairment. https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196261435601

Khurshid, S., Khurshid, S., & Toor, H. K. (2025). Burnout as a mental health challenge among medical students in pakistan: a qualitative study of its triggers, impacts, and support needs. BMC Medical Education, 25(1), 1190. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07762-y

Khurshid, S., Toor, H. K. (2024). Learning for an Uncertain Future: Artificial Intelligence A Challenge for Pakistani Education System in The Era of Digital Transformation. Qualitative Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-02-2024-0045

Mumtaz, S., Toor, H. K., Khurshid, S., & Pervaiz, F. (2024). Exploration of Young Adult's Perception of Skin Colour and Mental Health Deterioration: A Qualitative Study. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 74(1).

Shehzad, M. O., & Toor, H. K. (2024). Translation and Validation of Moral Identity Questionnaire for Members of Police Force. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 34(1).

Khurshid, S., Toor, H. K., & Pervaiz, F. (2023). Violence behind the Closed Door: Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Future Concerns Among its Spectators. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 73(6), 1683.

Ashraf, A., & Toor, H. K. (2023). Battling Through the Norms of Pakistani Society: Mothers’ Apprehension Regarding Puberty of Their Daughters with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 38(4).

Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2023). Impact of maternal, paternal mental state talk and quality of parenting on executive function of preschoolers. Early Child Development and Care, 193(1), 109-120.

Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2022). Executive Function Touch battery: Translation and preliminary measure validation for Pakistani preschoolers. Plos one, 17(9), e0274431.

Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2021). Teachers’ Use of Mental State Talk: Narration of Wordless Picture Storybooks with Preschoolers. Foundation University Journal of Psychology, 5(2).

Khurshid, S., Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2021).Traumatizing Impressions on Young Social Media Consumers: Reflections on the Israel-Palestine Crisis. Voices Against Torture, International Journal on Human Rights,1(2).

Khurshid, S., Parveen, Q., Khurshid, S., &Toor, H. K. (2020). Emotional Distress and Anger Control Problem among Divorced and Married Women and Their Young Children. Journal of the Social Sciences, 48 (3).

Khurshid, S., Mumtaz, S., Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2020). COVID-19: Emergence of mental health upheaval and transition in human future perspectives: A qualitative study. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 2(6), 94-100.

Toor, H. K., & Hanif, R. (2020). Mental state talk: Assessment through wordless picture storybook reading. Pakistan Journal of Education, 37(2).

Khurshid, S., Toor, H. K., & Akhtar, T. (2020). Exploration of Parents’ Apprehensions about Emotional and Social Development of their Children in ever Changing Digital world. Ponte, 76(4/1).