Mary Lutze Ph.D.

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Prior to joining the English department faculty at the University of North Texas, Dr. Lutze was promoted to Associate Professor of English at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and served as their inaugural Writing Center Director. She earned her Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago, her Master's in English from Missouri State University, and her Bachelor of Arts in English from Evangel University. In her downtime, she enjoys reading whodunnits and suspense novels, spending time with her service dog (Nori) and her husband (Alex), streaming horror movies, playing trivia, undertaking adventurous DIY projects, and tending her numerous houseplants.

Research: Dr. Lutze's academic interests include Early Modern Literature, Disability Studies, Deaf Theatre, and Writing Center Theory and Practice.

Recent Publications:

Monographs

[Forthcoming April 2027] Lutze, Mary. Reforming Sensory Disability in Early Modern England. Edinburgh Critical Studies in Early Modern Literature and Disability, Ed. Sonya Freeman Loftis. Edinburgh University Press.

[Forthcoming Summer 2027] Lutze, Mary, and Brian A. Cheslik. Advancing Accessibility with Deaf Theatre. Methuen Drama Agitations, Eds. William C. Boles and Anja Hartl. Bloomsbury Academic Press.

Articles

“Achieving Community Amid COVID-19.” WPA: Writing Program Administration, Special Issue: “Writing Program Administration in the Time of COVID,” vol. 46, no. 3, Fall 2023.

“Mask Wearing, Social Distancing, and Frequent Sanitization: Launching a University Writing Center During COVID-19.” Arkansas English Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring/Summer 2022.

“Advancing Accessibility: The ‘Radical Deaf Theatre’ of Aaron Sawyer’s The Vineyard.” Text & Presentation, 14, 2017, pp. 19-29.