Gabriela Torres

M. Gabriela Torres is Professor of Anthropology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts, USA. With over 35 peer-reviewed publications, she specializes in gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and equity policies in higher education. As co-editor-in-chief of Feminist Anthropology, she champions methodological innovation through ethnographic narratives and decolonial frameworks.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Social Anthropology (York University, 2004)
  • M.A. in Applied Anthropology (FLACSO-Ecuador, 1995)
  • B.A. in International Relations (University of British Columbia, 1993)

Her research develops novel conceptualizations of intimacy-related sexual violence through cross-cultural analysis spanning India, Ghana, Micronesia, Vietnam, and Puerto Rico. Policy implications address health disparities, criminal justice reform, and institutional DEIB strategies.

Key awards include:

• American Council on Education Fellow (2023)
• Gender Equity Award from American Anthropological Association

As expert witness since 2011, she provides country conditions expertise on gender-based violence in Guatemalan asylum cases for U.S. and Canadian courts. She served as inaugural Ombudsperson for sexual harassment at the American Anthropological Association (2018-2021) and advises National Academies of Sciences' Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment.