Bethany Lutovsky

Bethany Lutovsky
Assistant Professor
Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Education
                                                                                    Ph.D.,  Communication, The University of Arizona, 2022
                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                Computational Social Science Certificate,  The University of Arizona, 2019
                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                M.A.,  Speech Communication, North Dakota State University, 2016
                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                College Teaching Certificate - North Dakota State University,  2016
                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                B.S.,  Management Communication, North Dakota State University, 2012
                                                                                                        
Biography
Dr. Bethany Lutovsky is an assistant professor of communication studies. She has taught a wide-range of courses in communication, including public speaking, relational communication in close relationships, communication research methods, and interpersonal communication. Lutovsky has a passion for working with neurodivergent students, as she spent two and a half years working at the SALT (Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques) Center at the University of Arizona.
Contact
                                                    Office Location: Beadle Hall
                                                                            Phone: (605) 256-5270
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As a first-generation scholar, Dr. Lutovsky is interested in supporting students who are the first in their family to attend and ultimately graduate from a four-year institution. She also has a passion for mentoring students who identify as neurodivergent.
- Interpersonal relationships
 - Parasocial relationships
 - Media
 - Identity and stigmatized status
 - Social support
 - Social network analysis