Faculty

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

Lecturers

Emeriti Faculty