Professional Profile
Cynthia Torres is an environmental health scientist and industrial hygienist in ToxStrategies’ Exposure Sciences Practice. She recently earned a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences, with a concentration in Industrial Hygiene, from the University of California, Berkeley. Her thesis work focused on occupational exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during agricultural prescribed burns. Her professional experience includes research roles and internships in both the academic, state, and private sectors. She has field experience in various IH and EHS investigations, including indoor air sampling (particulate matter [PM], peracetic acid [PAA], polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], personal exposure sampling, noise dosimetry, and ergonomic evaluations. Her skill set includes the use of R Package software (modeling, ggplot), geographic information system (GIS) software, data visualization, and various laboratory and assay development techniques.