Dr. Nayda I. Torres

 

Professor and Chair,  Dept. of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Program Leader-Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences
3001 McCarty Hall D
PO BOX 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
(352) 392-1778 ext.221
 nitorres@ufl.edu
 http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu

Nayda I. Torres is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences and Program Leader-Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida.  She has been with the University of Florida for 21 years.  Her specialty is Family and Consumer Economics.

She received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University; her M.S. from Purdue University; and her B.A. in Home Economics Education from the University of Puerto Rico.  Before coming to Florida, she worked at the University of Puerto Rico and at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Torres has received over $20,000,000 in grant dollars.  She is the recipient of numerous awards and she is a member of numerous national and state organizations.

Academic Distinctions

Ph.D. Family Resource Management and Family Economics, The Ohio State University, 1977.

M.S. Home Management and Family Economics, Purdue University, 1971.

B.A. Home Economics Education, University of Puerto Rico, 1969.

Professional and Honor Societies

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (1971 – present)

American Council of Consumer Interests (1984 – present)

College Educators in Household Equipment (1979 – present)

Council of Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (1995 – present)

Epsilon Sigma Phi, Cooperative Extension Service (1990 – present)

Florida Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (1985 – present)

Gamma Sigma Delta, Agriculture (1985 – present)

Kappa Omicron Nu, Home Economics Honorary Society, (1970 – present)

National Coalition for Consumer Education (1995 – present)

Phi Upsilon Omicron, Home Economic Honorary Society (1976 – present)

Selected Publications

Bolton, E. and Torres, N. "Global Awareness:  Process for Change," Chapter III  Empowering         Women, Families in Transition. Upper Marlboro, MD: Mattie Graphics Corporation, 1992, pp.103-108.

Schuchardt, J., Glade, C., Torres, N. and Walt, P.  "Credit Education for the Disadvantaged Consumer,"American Council for Consumer Interests, The Proceedings ISSN 0275-1356, April 1992,  pp. 38‑40.

Mullen, S., Torres, N.  Building Caring Communities through Collaborative Efforts.  “Children, Youth and Families at Risk Reporter.” Cooperative Extension System, USDA. Washington, D.C. 1994.  1 p.

FDRM Strategic Planning Team.  “Our Families...Our Future A strategic Plan for Family Development and  Resource Management.”  United States Department of Agriculture.  Cooperative Extension System. 1994.  20 pp.

ES-USDA Spanish Language Committee.  “Para Una Vida Mejor - Learning For Better Living.”  Cooperative Extension System.  United States Department of Agriculture. 1994,  106 pp.

Torres, N.  How Poor Government Policy Hurts the Poor by Erich Schansberg The Journal of Consumer Affairs. Volume 31, Number 2, Winter 1997. (Invited)