Maria E. Torres, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare
Email: Maria.E.Torres@stonybrook.edu
EDUCATION
PhD, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Heller School for Social Policy & Management
MA, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Heller School of Social Policy & Management
MA, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
BA, Simmons College, Boston, MA
AREAS OF INTEREST
Health Services research focused on the behavioral health care treatment system
The impacts of federal and state policies on those seeking behavioral health treatment
The behavioral health care workforce
Racial/Ethic disparities in behavioral health treatment
Mechanisms to improve quality of behavioral health care treatment
Increasing access to quality care for racial/ethnic minorities