Research Faculty


Photo of Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson

Professor of Latin American Cultures and Literatures
markand@uga.edu
Photo of Nora Benedict reading

Nora Benedict

Associate Professor of Spanish and Digital Humanities
nbenedict@uga.edu
Photo of Sarah Blackwell

Sarah Blackwell

Professor Emerita of Spanish Linguistics
blackwel@uga.edu
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Dana Bultman

Professor of Spanish and Head, Department of Romance Languages
dbultman@uga.edu
706-542-1607
Photo of Professor Calatayud-Fernández at the Wilson Center Building

Priscila Calatayud-Fernández

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Iberian Studies
priscila@uga.edu
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Pilar Chamorro

Associate Professor
chamorro@uga.edu
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Luis Correa-Díaz

* Distinguished Research Professor, Latin American Literature , * Academia Chilena de la Lengua
correa@uga.edu
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Paola De Santo

Associate Professor of Italian
desanto@uga.edu
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Maureen DeNino

Assistant Professor of French
maureen.denino@uga.edu
Photo of Associate Professor Lesley Feracho

Lesley Feracho

Associate Professor of Spanish , Associate Director of the Institute for African American Studies
lferacho@uga.edu
706-542-9268
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Rachel Gabara

Nancy Gillespie Brinning Professor in French , Undergraduate Coordinator
rgabara@uga.edu
Photo of Madeline Gilbert at a park

Madeline Gilbert

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
madeline.gilbert@uga.edu
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Timothy Gupton

Professor of Spanish Linguistics , General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professor (2026-28)
gupton1@uga.edu
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Jonathan Haddad

Assistant Professor of French
jhaddad@uga.edu
(706) 542-0770
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Chad Howe

Professor , Director of LACSI
chowe@uga.edu
(706) 583-0792
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Betina Kaplan

Associate Professor of Spanish, Associate Head , Director, UGA en Buenos Aires (UGABA)
bkaplan@uga.edu
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Cris Lira

Supervisor, Portuguese , Academic Professional
clira@uga.edu
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Nicolás Lucero

Associate Professor , Director of Graduate Studies
nlucero@uga.edu
Photo of Sharina Maillo Pozo. Credited to : The Lightroom-ATH (Wendy Muñiz and Guillermo Zouain)

Sharina Maillo Pozo

Associate Professor of Latinx Studies/Spanish , Faculty Director, Director, Spanish Language Campus Residential Community – Mary Lyndon Hall
SHARINA.MAILLOPOZO@uga.edu
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Robert Moser

Associate Professor of Portuguese , Director, Portuguese Flagship Program
rmoser@uga.edu
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Lukas Ovrom

Assistant Professor of French
lovrom@uga.edu
Photo of Jan Pendergrass

Jan Pendergrass

Professor Emeritus of French
pender@uga.edu
706-542-5780
Photo of Cecília Paiva Ximenes Rodrigues

Cecília Rodrigues

Associate Professor of Portuguese , Curriculum Coordinator of the Portuguese Flagship Program
ceciliar@uga.edu
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Emily Sahakian

Associate Professor of French , Associate Professor of Theatre
sahakian@uga.edu
Photo of Alberto Villate-Isaza

Alberto Villate-Isaza

Associate Professor of Spanish
villate@uga.edu
706-542-0592
Photo of Elizabeth R. Wright, Distinguished Research Professor

Elizabeth Wright

Distinguished Research Professor Emerita, Spanish Literature , Editor, Bulletin of the Comediantes
wrighte@uga.edu