Rebecca Torres has worked in topics related to rural development and reduction of poverty in Latin America and in the Southern United States. Her research trajectory has focused on rural/community development and poverty reduction, with special emphases on migration, agricultural transformation and tourism in the context of globalization. Her research also includes migration, agricultural change, and touristic development in developing countries in the context of globalization.
Ph.D.
in Geography, University of California, Davis, 2000
M.S.
in International Agricultural Development, University of California, Davis, 1994
B.A.
in History, Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1987
Rural and Community Development; International and Internal Migration; U.S. Latino Communities; Globalization and Agricultural Restructuring; Tourism in Developing Nations; Gender; Activist Scholarship and Community Engagement; Latin America
Member,
Undergraduate Committee, Department of Geography and the Environment (2012 - Present)
Minority Liaison Officer,
LLILAS, Department of Geography and the Environment (2011 - Present)
Member,
Publications Committee, Association of American Geographers (2008 - Present)
Member,
Recreation, Tourism & Leisure Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2005 - 2007)
Division of Undergraduate Education S-STEM Program
- National Science Foundation (2012 - 2016)
Early CAREER Award
- National Science Foundation (2006 - 2012)
Dual Language Immersion Education and Research Program
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (2003 - 2005)
ECU Department of Geography Rural Development Initiative
- Golden LEAF Foundation (2001 - 2003)
