Associate Professor in the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus, and a Visiting Investigator in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ponce Health Sciences University and completed postdoctoral training in population health research at the University of Rochester Medical Center and in psycho-oncology at MSK. As Chief Fellow at MSK (2024–2026), she supported the mentoring and training of junior fellows and received the 2026 Cornelia Perry Memorial Award. Her research focuses on tobacco use and treatment among Hispanic/Latino cancer patients and survivors, with the goal of reducing tobacco-related cancer disparities in under-resourced communities. Her work includes culturally adapting tobacco treatment training for oncology providers in Latin America and the Caribbean, developing community navigation approaches to increase engagement in cessation programs, preventing vaping among Black and Latino adolescents, and validating Spanish-language assessment instruments. She has also studied the impact of natural disasters on access to care and psychosocial outcomes among cancer survivors in Puerto Rico. Dr. Hernández-Torres uses qualitative, quantitative, community-based participatory, and implementation science methods.