Latin American Studies Faculty

Program Advisor

David Yamanishi, Associate Professor of Politics | 308 South Hall | (319) 895-4300 | dyamanishi@cornellcollege.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Marty Condon, Biology
Sally Farrington-Clute, Spanish
Doug Hanson, Studio Art

Carol Lacy-Salazar, Spanish
Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour, Spanish
Judith Siebert, Anthropology


David Yamanishi, Associate Professor of Politics, specializes in the politics of Latin America and teaches the Latin American Studies courses U.S. Foreign Policy and Political Economy of Developing Countries. Find more about Professor Yamanishi on the Politics site.

Marty Condon, Professor of Biology, has studied rainforest plant/insect interrelationships for more than 20 years. She leads students to Latin American countries such as Ecuador and Costa Rica for the field research course Biological Problems. Find more about Professor Condon on the biology site.

Sally Farrington-Clute, Professor of Spanish, teaches Spanish language courses as well as the Latin American Studies course Latin American Poetry. Find more about Professor Farrington-Clute on the Spanish site.

Doug Hanson, Professor of Art, teaches a two-block drawing and ceramics sequence in Mexico. As a founding member of Potters For Peace he has traveled to Central America numerous times and has coordinated exhibitions of pottery from Nicaragua and other countries. Find more about Professor Hanson on the art site.

Carol Lacy-Salazar, Professor of Spanish, teaches Spanish language courses as well as the Latin American Studies course Latin American Short Story and Novel. Find more about Professor Lacy-Salazar on the Spanish site.

Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour, Associate Professor of Spanish, serves as the program advisor for Latin American Studies. She teaches the Latin American Studies courses Latin America through Film, Latin American Culture and Civilization, and Latinos in the U.S. Find more about Professor Ochoa-Shivapour on the Spanish site.

Judith Siebert, Visiting Professor of Anthropology, teaches the Latin American Studies courses Introduction to Latin American Studies and The Maya. Find more about Professor Siebert on the Sociology/Anthropology site.