Department of Spanish and Portuguese People

Faculty

Charlie Hankin

  • Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Affiliated Faculty, Designated Emphasis (DE) in African American and African Studies
605 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Wednesday 3-4pm, Friday 1-2pm
Zoom option and alternate times are possible--please email me!

Robert Irwin

  • Professor of Spanish
  • Undergraduate Advisor (Primary)
603 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Tuesday 2:00-3:00, Thursday 12:00-1:00
in person (or Zoom by appointment only)

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

  • Department Chair of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Professor of Luso-Brazilian Studies
  • Undergraduate Portuguese Advisor
  • Affiliated faculty, Comparative Literature and Critical Theory
  • Director, UC Iberian Studies Consortium
610 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Friday 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Or by request, particularly for graduate students, faculty, and staff.

Ana Peluffo

  • Professor of Latin American Literatures and Cultures
  • 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

Lecturers

Affiliated Faculty

Emeriti Faculty

Graduate Student Representatives

Emily Nelsen

  • Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights, PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisors: Michael Lazzara and Marian Schlotterbeck
110 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Tuesday & Thursday 10:30-11:30am

Graduate Students

Leigh Marlene Houck

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Environmental Humanities
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Leopoldo Bernucci
111 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Monday and Wednesday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Jonathan Mulki

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

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

Chandler R Thompson

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Robert M. Irwin
624 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 pm

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 25: Monday 2:10pm - 3:10pm, Miércoles 2:50 - 3:50pm
In person and by Zoom
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/8082574174?pwd=UHJGOHBYS01NT0ZTSzdPdDhHUkZpQT09
ID de reunión: 808 257 4174
Código de acceso: 551361

Haley Williams

  • Graduate student in Spanish, Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research
  • PhD Candidate
  • Faculty Advisor: Diana Aramburu
724 Sproul hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Please email for office hours

Advisors