Robert Torrence, Phd Email & Phone Number

I earned my Ph.D. in Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, from Colorado State University in 2018. I obtained my M.S. from Northern Michigan University in 2015 and a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2013. I received additional research training as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Wayne State University. I joined the Psychology Department at SXU in 2019 as an assistant professor. In 2022, I started a new career at ThinkAlike Laboratories as a research scientist doing neuromarket research using EEG. My research focuses on how recreational cannabis use effects emotional processing (e.g. attentional bias and awareness of emotional facial expressions and images). I have a background in using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and functional MRI (fMRI). I also have an interest in studying emotional processing and executive function in anxiety (including PTSD) and depression related disorders.