Following her degree in Economics at Ancona University (Italy), she completed a Master at IAMM-CIHEAM, Montpellier (France). Subsequently, she completed a DEA (Diploma of Specialised Studies) in Sociology and a PhD in Sociology at Paris1-Pantheon-Sorbonne. Prior to her appointment at UNB, Dr. Torri was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Montreal, Centre for International Studies and a research fellow at the Human Rights Research Centre, University of Ottawa. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in international development, and health studies at the University of Toronto, University of Montreal, and Laurentian University. She has also worked extensively in Asia and Latin America on a number of research projects concerning gender entrepreneurship and development, traditional health, intercultural health practices and indigenous communities.