HCIAS · Organization

Francisco Moreno-Fernández holds an Alexander von Humboldt professorship for Ibero-American Linguistic, Cultural, and Social Studies at the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies. He is currently leading the development of a transversal research program in the field of Ibero-American Studies, which is concentrated on the guiding theme of "Spaces and Dynamics" within three focus areas. His research at the HCIAS focuses primarily on Focus 3 of sociolinguistic dynamics and geographically based linguistic developments of the Spanish language in Europe and the Americas.

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Óscar Loureda holds a professorship in Language and Translation Studies of the Spanish language at the Heidelberg University Institute for Translation and Interpreting and he also holds a joint professorship at the HCIAS. His research focuses on the linguistics of the Spanish language with emphases on text-level investigations and experimental pragmatics. At the HCIAS, he contributes to Focus 3 with his expertise in the migratory and native language aspects of the Spanish language. 

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Robert Folger holds a professorship of Romance Literature with the Department of Romance Studies. His research focuses primarily on the medieval and early modern literature and culture of Spain and Latin America, as well as the literature and cultures of Latin America from the 19th century until the present day. As a HCIAS joint professor, he builds a bridge to Ibero-American Literature and Cultural Studies, especially in the Focus 2.

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Sybille Große holds the professorship for Romance Linguistics with the Department of Romance Studies at Heidelberg University and is a joint professor at the HCIAS. She is an expert in the field of language history focusing on the discourse traditions and the standardization and evolution of romance languages. Her specialization in the Portuguese language's contact with other languages especially benefits Focus 3 of the HCIAS.

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Nikolas Jaspert holds the professorship for medieval history with the Heidelberg University Department of History. His research primarily focuses on the Mediterranean, transcultural relationships, and medieval language and literature of the Iberian Peninsula. As a HCIAS joint professor, he lends Focus 2 an invaluable historical and cultural perspective on Ibero-America. 

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Katrin Berty is an academically trained translator and received her PhD in Translation Studies from Heidelberg University's Faculty of Modern Languages. From 2005 until 2019, she was employed as an academic faculty member with the Institute for Translation and Interpreting. Her research and education interests include interlanguage communication and language and cultural mediation. Since 2011, she has worked to develop a regional focus on Ibero-America at Heidelberg University, having previously held the position of executive project manager for the earlier Ibero-America Center (IAZ).

Martha Rudka studied translation at Heidelberg University with a focus on German, Spanish, and English. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in the fields of information structure and experimental pragmatics at the Faculty of Modern Languages. She is a member of DPKog, a research group focusing on discourse particles and cognition, as well as the Heidelberg Language and Cognition Lab (HULC Lab).