Department of Spanish and Portuguese People

Faculty

Michael Lazzara

  • Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs and Partnerships in Global Affairs
606 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: By Appointment

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
  • Co-director, UC Davis European Studies Initiative
610 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm
Zoom (936 0998 2574)

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
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lecturers

Charles Oriel

  • Senior Continuing Lecturer of Spanish
708 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Monday 11:00-11:50am, Wednesday 11:00-11:50am, Friday, 11:00-11:50am, and by appt.

Emeriti Faculty

Graduate Student Representatives

Chandler R Thompson

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Robert M. Irwin
624 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesday and Friday from 11:00am-12:00pm

Graduate Students

Leigh Marlene Houck

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Environmental Humanities
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Leopoldo Bernucci
Sproul 111
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:30

Hyunmin Kim

  • Graduate Student in Spanish Linguistics
Sproul Hall 111
Office Hours
Fall 24: Monday 11:00am-12:30, Wednesday 11:00am-12:30

Jonathan Mulki

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

Emily Nelsen

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • Faculty Advisor: Michael Lazzara
Sproul 110
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesday and Thursday (10:30-11:30am)
In-person or by appointment

Ana Ortega Pérez

  • Graduate Student in Spanish Linguistics, Emphasis in Second Language Acquisition
  • PhD candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Claudia Sanchez-Gutierrez
615 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Mondays and Wednesdays 09:30-10:30
Hybrid or by appointment

Ana Ruiz Alonso-Bartol

  • Graduate Student in Spanish Linguistics, Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric and Composition Studies
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Claudia Sanchez-Gutierrez
615 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Monday 12:00-1:00pm, Wednesday 9:45-10:45am
Choice of in-person (Sproul 615) or remote

Lucas Ruppel

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Robert M. Irwin
707 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-1pm.

Jannet Torres Espinoza

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Associate Instructor
  • Faculty Advisor: Ana Peluffo
707 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-4:00pm
Sproul 707 in person
or remote by Zoom if it's requested

Grayson G. Ward

  • Graduate Student in Spanish
  • Emphasis in Native American Studies
Sproul 107
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesday and Wednesday 11:00-12:00 or by appointment

Peer Advisors

Ashley Borunda Ayala

  • Peer Advisor
Tuesdays Sproul 622; Wednesdays Sproul 612B
Office Hours
Tuesdays 2-3pm
Wednesdays 3-4pm

Staff