Department of Spanish and Portuguese People

Faculty

Leopoldo Bernucci

  • Distinguished Professor of Spanish
  • The Russell F. and Jean H. Fiddyment Chair in Latin American Studies
712A Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Spring 25: Tuesdays: 11:00-12:00
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00 pm

Michael Lazzara

  • Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs and Partnerships in Global Affairs
606 Sproul Hall

Robert Patrick Newcomb

  • Professor of Luso-Brazilian Studies
  • Chair, Graduate Program in Spanish and Portuguese
  • Undergraduate Portuguese Advisor
  • Affiliated faculty, Comparative Literature and Critical Theory
  • Director, UC Iberian Studies Consortium
610 Sproul Hall

Ana Peluffo

  • Department Chair of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Professor of Latin American Literatures and Cultures
  • Co-Chair Nineteenth-Century Studies Section (LASA)-2017-2019
  • President of the Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana (IILI) 2024-
  • Affiliated Faculty of Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
703 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Spring 25: Mondays and Wednesdays 09:00 -10:00 am
In-person & Zoom

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lecturers

Emeriti Faculty

Graduate Student Representatives

Graduate Students

Jonathan Mulki

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Environmental Humanities
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Emily Vazquez Enriquez
611 Sproul Hall

Jannet Torres Espinoza

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Associate Instructor
  • Faculty Advisor: Ana Peluffo
707 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Spring 25: Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm | Sproul 707 /// Thursday 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Zoom ID 808 257 4174

Haley Williams

  • Graduate student in Spanish
  • Faculty Advisor: Diana Aramburu
724 Sproul hall
Office Hours
Spring 25: Tuesday 9:00-10:00am, Wednesday 10:00-11:00am
Tuesday remote, Wednesday in Sproul 724
(or by appointment)

Advisor

Staff