Dr. Aurora Torres Assistant Professor, Psychology Contact 1310 Ben Graves DriveMorton HallRoom 226Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.824.2320aurora.torres@uah.edu Biography Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., University of Oklahoma M.S., University of Oklahoma B.S., University of Oklahoma Affiliations Psychobiology Association for Psychological Science Expertise Emotion & Stress Health Psychology Biopsychology Psychopharmacology Psychobiology of Stress and Illness Recent Publications Killion, J. & Torres, A. (2017). Resiliency and the ability to detect humor. College Student Journal, 138, 17-26. ISSN: 0013-1172 Baldwin, C. L. & Torres, A. (2017). The interaction of reactivity style and music on responses to unpleasant pictures. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 27(1), 63-74.doi:10.1037/pmu0000169 Stutts, C.A. & Torres, A. (2012). Taste interacts with sound symbolism. North American Journal of Psychology, 14, 175-184. Michael, K.C., Torres, A., & Seemann E.A. (2007). Adolescents’ health habits, coping styles and self concept are predicted by exposure to interparental conflict. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 48, 155-174. Torres, A., Evans, W.D., Pathak, S. & Vancil, C. (2001). Family structure influences cardiovascular reactivity in college students. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 34,161-177. Gibson, A.R., Smith, K. & Torres, A. (2000). Glancing behavior of participants using automated teller machines while bystanders approach. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 5, 148-151. Torres, A., & Bowens, L. (2000) Correlations between internalization theme of racial identity attitude survey-B and systolic blood pressure. Ethnicity & Disease, 10,375-383. Torres A, Belser WWB, Umeda K, Tucker DC. (1997). Indicators of delayed maturation of rat heart treated prenatally with dexamethasone. Pediatric Research, 42,139-144. Torres A, Tucker DC. (1995) Glucocorticoid stimulation interacts with sympathetic innervation to affect cardiac development in oculo. Pediatric Research, 38, 479-484. Torres A, Tucker DC. (1993) Effects of thyroid hormones on cardiac development in oculo. American Journal of Physiology, 264, H244-H251.