Generally speaking, his research interests have involved examining the issues surrounding mental health disparities. This research agenda entails determining the internal attributes, namely intercultural competence and coping, the sociocultural factors, such as acculturation and ethnic identity, and the stressors, including acculturative stress and daily discrimination-related events, which influence experiencing depressive symptomatology among Latino adults. Dr. Torres received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Purdue University and completed a Multicultural Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his post-doctoral position, Dr. Torres received clinical training at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, through the Boston University Medical Center, and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.