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Biography

In addition to being a faculty member at ÌÇÐÄvlog, I am a licensed and certified athletic trainer, as well as a certified personal trainer, behavior change specialist, performance enhancement specialist, and corrective exercise specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. I also serve as the Clinical Education Coordinator for the MS in Athletic Training program. My research agenda focuses primarily on the exploration of mental health screening in physically active individuals and secondarily, on the improvement of the field of sports medicine through interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Publications

Rubio, H., Mogila, F., Torres, L., & Subong, K. (2026). Normative data for the sensory organization test protocol in a regional sample of healthy female and male adults. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00183

Gardin, F. A., & Alexander, M. G., & Torres, L. (2025). Athletic training student reflections regarding a computer-based online non-orthopedic patient simulation experience. Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, 11(2), 1-9. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=jsmahs

St. Germain, M., Mogila, F., Torres, L., & Subong, K. (2025) Assessment of the construct and criterion validity between fall risk screening measures (M-CTSIB vs TUG test). Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-10. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00154

Keenan, L., Winkelmann, Z. K., Torres, L., Ingram, Y., Daltry, R. (2025). Assessing the validity of the mental health-related survey in collegiate student-athletes. Journal of Athletic Training, 60(11), 791-797. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0063.25 

Torres, L., Gardin, F. A., Davis, S. E., & Shotwell, C. A (2025). Correlation between post-injury mental health symptoms and rehabilitation adherence in collegiate athletes. The Sport Journal, 1-12. https://thesportjournal.org/article/correlation-between-post-injury-mental-health-symptoms-and-rehabilitation-adherence-in-collegiate-athletes/

Torres, L., Baldari, J. L., Price, A. M., & Gardin F. A. (2025). Barriers to the implementation of the Amsterdam 2022 Statement in the secondary school setting.  Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, 10(3), 1-8. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/jsmahs/vol10/iss3/6/

Torres, L., & Paletta, S. (2024). Effect of virtual reality mood state videos on balance performance. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 

Caciula, M. C., Torres, L., & Tomoiaga, S. (2024). A comparative study of mental health, body composition, and physical activity in American vs. Romanian college students post-COVID-19 lockdown.  Journal of Exercise & Nutrition, 7(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.53520/jen2024.103171

Powers, K., Torres, L., & Gardin, F. A. (2024). Perception of disordered eating among different NCAA divisions of collegiate athletes. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 22(3), 1-8. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ijahsp/vol22/iss3/16/

Torres, L., Davis, S. E., Shotwell, C. A., & Gardin, F. A. (2024). Disagreement of rehabilitation adherence perceptions among athletic trainers and injured collegiate athletes. International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2023-0043

Torres, L., Caciula, M. C., Tomoiaga, A. S., & Gugu-Gramatopol, C. (2023). Correlations between mental health, physical activity, and body composition in American college students after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 7045. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227045

Torres, L., Davis, S. E., Shotwell, C. A., & Gardin, F. A. (2023). Effect of depression and anxiety on rehabilitation adherence and injury recovery in collegiate athletes. Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, 9(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.25035/jsmahs.09.02.05