One is a national implementation evaluation of grantees in the federal Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative. The second study examines Fatherhood Programs targeting Hispanic fathers to assess the cultural uniqueness of these programs. Torres is also principal investigator in a NIDA-funded study examining consequences of drug use in aging Mexican-American men. His work is helping understand the cultural, contextual, and familial determinants of drug use and health, and exploring how Hispanic families can be enriched through effective, culturally appropriate family-strengthening programs. Reach him at 713-743-8512 or lrtorres@uh.edu