Torres is an applied sociolinguist who uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyze spoken and written discourses concerning health issues—including policies, medical interactions, opioids, and access inequities.

Reynolds is the director of the Center for Media & Communities at the ASU California Center. She is an associate professor in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

Scholar in linguistics, sociolinguistics, linguistic cultural anthropology, communications, literary critical theory, gender theory, decolonization, and educational psychology.