Torres is an applied sociolinguist who employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze spoken and written discourses related to medical interactions and policies, as well as AI use in language learning.

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.