Prior to this appointment, she spent close to 15 years immersed in the postsecondary systems of Mexico, Canada, and the United States, sponsored by agencies like Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), the Mexican Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the European Science Foundation (ESF). Dr. Torres-Olave has also served as tertiary education consultant for projects initiated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank. Her research agenda seeks to amalgamate this international expertise with multidisciplinary approaches to address critical aspects of stratification and inequality in higher education. Her current work focuses on the labor dynamics and outcomes for STEM graduates in the New Economy from both domestic and international perspectives.