International Relations Faculty
Core Faculty
Robert Givens (program advisor), Department of History, 213 College Hall, (319) 895-4314
Aparna Thomas, Department of Politics, 305 South Hall, (319) 895-4590
David Yamanishi, Department of Politics, 304 South Hall, (319) 895-4300
Affiliated Faculty
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Devan Baty, French |
Joseph Molleur, Religion |
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Robert Givens, Professor of History, currently serves as the advisor of the international relations program. He specializes in European history, with particular interests in imperial and soviet Russia, modern Europe, and international relations. His courses in international relations include Modern Europe and Its Critics, Warfare and Society in Modern Times, Diplomacy of War and Revolution, and the off-campus course Russia Today. Givens earned a Fulbright award for 2008-09 and will spend September-January teaching at the School of International Relations at St. Petersburg State University, Russia, where he also taught as a Fulbright Scholar in 1999-2000. He will also use this time to research changing interpretations of the Stalinist period. Ph.D., M.A., and B.A., University of California, Berkeley |
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| Aparna Thomas, Assistant Professor of Politics and Women's Studies, teaches the international relations courses Gender in Developing Countries, Political Economy of Developing Countries, Women and Politics: A Cross-National Perspective, and Strategies to Alleviate Poverty. Professor Thomas is an expert on the politics of South Asia and global feminism. She currently chairs the Women's Studies Program and serves as Cornell's faculty advisor to the India Studies Program sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Ph.D. and M.A., Western Michigan University; B.A., Hope College |  |
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| David Yamanishi, Assistant Professor of Politics, teaches courses in international relations include International Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, and International Political Economics. He also teaches courses in comparative politics that deal with the themes of democratization, development, and human rights both globally and with special emphasis on Latin American and Europe. Ph.D., C.Phil, and M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Michigan State University |  |
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| Devan Baty, Assistant Professor of French, teaches the international relations course Cultures of France and the Francophone World. Read more about Professor Baty on the French faculty page. |  |
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| A'amer Farooqi, Professor of Economics and Business, teaches the international relations courses Economic Development, International Economics, and Global Environmental Economics. Read more about Professor Farooqi on the economics and business faculty page. |
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| Lynne Ikach, Professor of Russian, teaches the international relations course Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization. Read more about Professor Ikach on the Russian faculty page. |  |
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| Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour, Associate Professor of Spanish, teaches the international relations courses Peninsular Culture and Civilization, and Latin American Culture and Civilization. Read more about Professor Ochoa-Shivapour on the Spanish faculty page. |
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| Joseph Molleur, Associate Professor of Religion, teaches the international relations course Religions of the World. Read more about Professor Molleur on the religion faculty page. |  |
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