Contact Information

Summer 2026 Schedule

ISPLAS has three departmental administrative offices, which are open to the university community from Monday to Friday in the following schedule:

Office Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM. (September-June)
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM. (July and August)

Our staff are available to support to members of our community remotely, in-person, through email or teleconferencing, during regular hours of operation. Should you need to reach us, book an appointment through our Bookings Calendar or email one of the staff below.

Our administrative offices are located:

Main Administrative Office

Victoria College
91 Charles St. West, suite 208

SMC Office

Carr Hall
100 St. Joseph Street, room 204

JHB Office

Jackman Humanities Building
170 St. George Street, suite 535

 

Please note: due to renovations on the second floor lobby of Victoria College, our Main Administrative Office will be closed to faculty, staff, students, and visitors from Monday, July 27 to Friday, September 4, 2026. During this time, we ask that you arrange for in-person meetings in advance as staff will be working at other sites.

 


To reach us, please email us at one of the addresses below, or book virtual office appointments here.

Interim Chair of the Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies

Prof. Luca Somigli (until June 30, 2026)
Prof. Ana Teresa Perez-leroux (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027)
isplas.chair@utoronto.ca

Associate Chair, Graduate Studies

Prof. Anabela Rato
isplas.graduate@utoronto.ca

Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies

Prof. Bob Davidson
isplas.undergraduate@utoronto.ca

Program Director, Italian Studies

Prof. Manuela Scarci (until June 30, 2026)
Prof. Luca Zamparini (beginning July 1, 2026)
italian.undergrad@utoronto.ca

Program Director, Spanish Studies

Prof. Jeannette Sanchez-Naranjo
spa.program@utoronto.ca

Program Director, Latin American Studies

Prof. Paula Karger
las.program@utoronto.ca

Program Director, Portuguese Studies

Prof. Anabela Rato (until June 30, 2026)
Prof. Carolina Sa Carvalho (beginnin July 1, 2026)
prt.program@utoronto.ca

Graduate Administrator

Jenny Fan
gradadmin.isplas@utoronto.ca

Undergraduate Administrator

Berenice Villagomez
undergradadmin.isplas@utoronto.ca

Departamental Manager

Sueli de Almeida
sueli.dealmeida@utoronto.ca

Executive Assistant to the Chair, Communication and Events

Malina Radu (On leave)
Adriano Macedo
chairassistant.isplas@utoronto.ca

Financial Assistant

Nazma Shahria
financialassistant.isplas@utoronto.ca

Financial Assistant

Cecilia Martins Gomes
financialassistant.isplas@utoronto.ca

 

General Inquiries

Email: isplas@utoronto.ca  

Our main administrative office is open:
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM. (September to June)
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM (July and August)

Mailing Address 

Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of Toronto
Victoria College
91 Charles Street West, Room 208.
Toronto, ON M5S 1K7
CANADA