Originally from Spain, Lucía arrived in Columbus in the Fall of 2017 to pursue a doctoral program in Iberian Studies. Previoius to that, she obtained a Master's Degree in Spanish from the University of Louisville in 2015. Upon graduation, she taught in the Basic Spanish program at the same university as an Adjunct Professor.

She has also worked as a professional interpreter and translator in the medical and legal settings. Her working languages are English and Spanish.

Her previous research has focused on the intersections between textual criticism, the establishing of the original wording of a text, and translation.