She teaches Spanish and Portuguese language as well as Caribbean and Latin American film and literature. In her research Dr. Farrell focuses on the changing national film industries in twenty-first century Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil. She also researches the independent filmmakers who work beyond the state structures in these three countries. She is a recipient of the American Association of University Women Short-Term Publication Grant and a Summer Scholar-in-Residence at the NYU Faculty Research Network. Dr. Farrell is also a recipient of the American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Field Research Grant.