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The Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) brings together scholars, lecturers, administrative staff, and scientific and academic support personnel representing a broad spectrum of disciplines and trajectories. From early-career researchers to senior faculty, and from assistants to coordinators and institutional managers, we aim at creating a dynamic collaborative environment that advances interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, and academic dialogue within and beyond the field of Ibero-American studies.

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Pedro Alba Rodríguez, B.A.
Research Associate

 

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Karla Alvarado Romero, M.A.
LGF Doctoral Fellow

 

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Dr. Paula M. Arana Barbier
Research Associate

 

Dr. Katrin Berty
Dr. Katrin Berty
HCIAS Managing Director

 

Christian Blanco
Christian Blanco, M.A.
Doctoral Researcher at the WISO and HCIAS

 

Charlotte Blattner
Dr. Charlotte Blattner
Postdoc at the OSE

 

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Dr. Adriana Cruz Rubio
Research Associate, International Academic Programs

 

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Blas de la Jara Plaza, M.A. 
Doctoral Fellow of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

 

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ecker
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ecker
HCIAS Junior Professor of “Politics and Communication in Ibero-America”

 

Prof. Dr. Robert Folger
Prof. Dr. Robert Folger
HCIAS Joint Professor
Cooperation: Faculty of Modern Languages, Department of Romance Studies

 

Prof. Dr. Sybille Große
Prof. Dr. Sybille Große
HCIAS Joint Professor
Cooperation: Faculty of Modern Languages, Department of Romance Studies

 

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yaatsil Guevara González
HCIAS Junior Professor of “Migration and the Americas”

 

Miguel Guisantes-Alonso
Miguel Guisantes-Alonso, M.A.
Research Associate, Center for Galician Studies

 

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Rafael Hernández Westpfahl, M.A.
LGF Doctoral Fellow

 

Alejandra Irigoyen
Alejandra B. Irigoyen Rios, M.Sc.
Doctoral Researcher

 

Gustavo Adolfo Islas Cadena
Gustavo A. Islas Cadena, M.A.
SECIHTI Doctoral Fellow

 

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Prof. Dr. Nikolas Jaspert
HCIAS Joint Professor
Cooperation: Faculty of Philosophy, Department of History

 

Bianca Johnson
Bianca Johnson 
HCIAS Office

 

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann
HCIAS Junior Professor of “Innovation and Sustainability in Ibero-America”

 

Prof. Dr. Loureda
Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda
HCIAS Professor of “Ibero-American Linguistics, Communication and Translation Studies”, Director of the OSE

 

Marcial Marin
Marcial Marín, M.A.
DAAD-ANID Doctoral Fellow

 

Anthony Meluso
Anthony Meluso, M.A.
Doctoral Researcher, GKAT

 

Valentina Mendez
Valentina Méndez-Höcherl, M.A.
Doctoral Researcher, Member of Research Project 'Lost Paths in No Woman's Land', funded by Gerda Henkel Foundation

 

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Natalia Messer Molina, M.A.
LGF Doctoral Fellow

 

Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández
Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández
Alexander von Humboldt-Professor,
HCIAS Professor of “Ibero-American Linguistic, Cultural and Social Studies”, HCIAS Deputy Director

 

Renata Motta
Prof. Dr. Renata Motta
HCIAS Professor of “Society, Culture, and Communication in Ibero-America”, HCIAS Director

 

Elena Marina Müller
Elena Marina Müller, M.A.
Doctoral Researcher, CRC 1671 B05

 

Judith Mueller
Dr. Judith Müller
Postdoctoral Researcher

 

Maria Angel Orjuela
Marian Orjuela, M.Sc.
LGF Doctoral Fellow

 

Luis Rodrigo Pesce Villagómez
Luis Rodrigo Pesce Villagómez, M.A.
CONAHCYT Doctoral Fellow

 

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Dr. Marília Pinheiro Pereira
Fellow, Programa Leitorado Para Instituição Universitária Estrangeira

 

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo Porten-Cheé
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo Porten-Cheé
HCIAS Junior Professor of “Communication Studies and Information Society in Ibero-America”

 

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Karla Ramos Rivas, M.A.
DAAD Doctoral Fellow

 

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Dr. Vanesa Rodríguez Tembrás
Research Associate, International Academic Programs / Center for Galician Studies

 

Martha Rudka
Dr. Martha Rudka 
HCIAS Academic Program Coordination

 

Fynn Schmidt
Fynn Schmidt, M.Sc.
Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

 

Maren Stolzmann
Maren Stolzmann
HCIAS Office

 

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Mathis Teucher, M.A.
Research Associate, International Academic Programs

 

Eduardo Tinajero
Eduardo Tinajero, M.A.
Doctoral Researcher

 

Pilar Valero
Dr. Pilar Valero
Research Associate, OSE

 

Zhenwei Wang
Dr. Zhenwei Wang
Research Associate, Margarete von Wrangell-Juniorprofessorinnen-Programm

 

Jana Weckesser
Jana Weckesser, M.Ed.
Doctoral Fellow of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

 

Anne Cathrin Ziegler
Anne Cathrin Ziegler, M.A. 
Doctoral Researcher, CRC 1671 B07

 

HCIAS Student Research Assistants

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Juliane Bartek, B.A.
  • Projects in Progress Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yaatsil Guevara González
Sofía Mía Escobedo Calvo, B.A.
  • CRC Sub-Project B07
Alisa Lara Kegel, B.Sc.
  • Projects in Progress Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann 
Julie A. Kernerová
  • HCIAS Communication & Marketing
Chiara Klormann, B.A.
  • CRC Sub-Project B05
Daria Klymenko, B.A.
  • Observatory of Spanish in Europe
Paula Madest, B.A.
  • TRN Gender and Queer Studies
Rhea Molkenthin, B.A.
  • Projects in Progress Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yaatsil Guevara González
Louisa Pötschke, B.A.
  • HCIAS Communication & Marketing
Maren Schulz, B.A.
  • SOLACE Project
Maike Schüler, B.A.
  • HCIAS Communication & Marketing
Gaurish Shyam, B.A.
  • Projects in Progress Prof. Dr. Renata Motta
Manuela Stevenson, B.A.
  • Projects in Progress Dr. Paula Arana Barbier
Camila Luiza Schreiner Alves, B.A.
  • CRC Sub-Project B07

Visiting Scholars

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Pérez Peña, David
Doctoral researcher at the University of Cádiz, scholarship holder from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (MICIU). Hosted by Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Jovanovska, Sultana
Doctoral researcher at the University of Ljubljana, MOE scholarship holder of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt. Hosted by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann.

HCIAS Collaborating Researchers

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Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant
Institute of Political Science
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gänger
Department of History
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Gerhard
Institute of Geography, Heidelberg Center for American Studies
Dr. Michael Handke
Institute of Geography
Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel
Ecumenical Institute
Prof. Dr. Markus Pohlmann
Max Weber Institute of Sociology
Dr. Peter Thiery
Institute of Political Science
Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun
Institute of Political Science

Associated Members

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Álvarez Mella, Héctor Dr.
Observatorio Global del Español, Instituto Cervantes. Spain
Observatory of Spanish in Europe OSE
Rodrigues Trombini, Maria Eugenia Dr.
Instituto Igarapé. Brazil
CRC 1671 Subproject B07

Former HCIAS Professors, Research Associates, and Visiting Scholars

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Abusamra, Valeria Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Buenos Aires & CONICET, Argentina; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Álvarez Mella, Héctor Dr.
Research Associate OSE, HCIAS Publications.
Alvarez Velasco, Soledad Dr.
Former HCIAS Junior Professor of Migration and the Americas, 2021-2022
Anschau, Andréia M.A.
Former Visiting Doctoral Researcher. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2025. Host: Prof. Dr. Renata Motta.
Calderón-Cerrato, Beatriz
Visiting Researcher, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 2026. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Calero Hernández, Estela Dr.
HCIAS Research Associate, Project CORPEEU, 2022-2023.
Carrera, Miguel Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Salamanca; ERASMUS +, Spain, 2022, 2023, 2025. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Cinotto, Simone Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo; Erasmus+, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Renata Motta.
Criado Torres, Lucía M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
dos Santos Rodrigues Nogueira Souto, Ana Sofía M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Engra Minaya, Sara M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, 2021. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Ferreiro Castiñeira, Rosa M.A.
Former HCIAS Research Associate. Center for Galician Studies, 2023-2025.
Gelormini, Carlos Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2024. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Gómez-Pavón Durán, Ana M.A.
Former Doctoral Researcher and LGF Doctoral Fellow, 2021-2026. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Hernández Pérez, Celia M.A.
Former Doctoral Researcher and LGF Doctoral Fellow, 2022-2026. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Imre, Michael M.A.
Former HCIAS Research Associate, DFG funded project “Intra-Party Politics and Multiparty Governments” (PI Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ecker), 2022-2024.
Ivanova, Olga Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 2021-2022; 2022; 2023-2024. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Lynch, Andrew Dr.
Visiting Researcher, University of Miami, USA; ExU Internationality, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Martínez Soto, Aner Dr.
Universidad de la Frontera, Chile; Research Fellow Humboldt Foundation, 2023-2025 Co-host: Jun-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann.
Mascarello, Júlia M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, CAPES scholarship, 2022-2023. Host: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann.
Montoro del Arco, Esteban T. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Granada, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Morales Rodríguez, Elvira M. M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2025. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Navarro, Federico Dr.
Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile; Research Fellow Humboldt Foundation, 2024-2025. Host: Óscar Loureda.
Nina, Fernando PD Dr.
HCIAS Substitute Professor of “Society, Culture, and Communication in Ibero-America”, WS 2025/26.
Pamplona de Castro, Pablo M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Panzuto, Nicolás M.A
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain; Erasmus+, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Pardo, Neyla Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia, 2022. Host: Óscar Loureda.
Peuker, Birgit Dr.
Research Associate, BMBF-funded project Food for Justice (PI Prof. Dr. Renata Motta), 2023-2025.
Pérez, Jorge Lucas M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Málaga, Spain, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Ramirez Bustamante, Mariana V. Dr.
Research Associate, ExU funded project JuTSy (PIs Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ecker, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo Porten-Cheé), 2024-2026.
Reese, Ashanté Dr.
Visiting Scholar, University of Texas at Austin; ExU Internationality, 2025. Host: Prof. Dr. Renata Motta.
Regueiro Barreiro, Iván
Teaching Associate, Centro de Estudos Galegos CEG, 2019-2022.
Sánchez Rodas, Fernando M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Málaga, Spain, 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Job Schmitt, Claudia Dr.
Visiting Scholar, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; BMBF-funded research project ”Food for Justice” (PI Prof. Dr. Renata Motta), 2023. Host: Prof. Dr. Renata Motta.
Segura Lores, Alba Dr.
Postdoctoral Fellow heiDOCS.
Silva Galindo, Eryka M.A.
Research Associate BMBF-funded research project ”Food for Justice” (PI Prof. Dr. Renata Motta), 2023-2025.
Siqueira Ribeiro Cavalcante, Laís M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil; CAPES scholarship, 2023-2024. Host: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ecker.
Svetozarovova, Radka M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2021. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Tatoj, Cecylia Dr.
Visiting Researcher, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, research stay funded by University of Silesia in Katowice, 2024; Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Tebé, Carles Prof. Dr.
Visiting Researcher, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, 2023, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Host: Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda.
Teixeira, Marco Antonio Dr.
Research Associate BMBF-funded research project ”Food for Justice” (PI Prof. Dr. Renata Motta), 2023-2025.
Téllez Pérez, Clara M.A.
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, 2021. Host: Prof. Dr. Francisco Moreno-Fernández.
Trombini, Maria Dr.
Research Associate & Project Coordinator, 2023-2024.
Zentgraf, Lea M.A.
Research Associate BMBF-funded research project ”Food for Justice” (PI Prof. Dr. Renata Motta), 2023-2025.

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