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Bethany Lutovsky

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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: Karl E Mundt Library
Phone: (605) 256-5270
Email

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