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Sara Poot-Herrera
Professor / Spanish and Portuguese / Mexican and Spanish American Literature
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Élide Valarini Oliver
Director of Center for Portuguese Studies | Professor / Spanish and Portuguese
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Laura Marqués-Pascual
Researcher Affiliate / Spanish and Portuguese / Second language acquisition
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Juan Pablo Lupi
Associate Professor / Spanish and Portuguese / Comparative Literature | Hispanic Caribbean