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
Winter 25: Tuesday 2:00 pm-3:00, Wednesday 2:00 pm-3:00 or by appointment

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
  • Co-director, UC Davis European Studies Initiative
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
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lecturers

Emeriti Faculty

Graduate Student Representatives

Graduate Students

Leigh Marlene Houck

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Environmental Humanities
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Leopoldo Bernucci
Sproul 111
Office Hours
Winter 25: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:30

Jonathan Mulki

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

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
Winter 25: Mondays: 10:30-11:30, Wednesdays: 8:00-09:00

Jannet Torres Espinoza

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Associate Instructor
  • Faculty Advisor: Ana Peluffo
707 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Winter 24: Tuesday 3:30pm - 4:30pm | 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
Winter 24: Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00-11:00am
Remote on Tuesday and In-Person on Wednesday
Email for Zoom link

Peer Advisors

Staff