Mary Lutze Ph.D.

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Prior to joining the English department faculty at the University of North Texas, Dr. Lutze held the positions of Inaugural Writing Center Director at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (2020 - 2025) and Writing Center Associate Director at Loyola University Chicago (2019 - 2020). As a new Texan, Dr. Lutze is excited to discover all that North Texas has to offer! She earned her Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago in May 2020, 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 mystery novels, taking walks with her French Water Dog (the UNT Writing Center Dog, Nori) and her husband (Alex), streaming horror movies, playing trivia, undertaking adventurous DIY projects, tending her various (and hilariously named) house plants, and drinking coffee. Odds are, you will find her in her office listening to either music, podcasts, or audiobooks while brainstorming how best to assist UNT students in achieving academic success. 

Research: Dr. Lutze's academic interests include Early Modern Literature, Disability Studies, Deaf Theatre, and Writing Center Theory and Practice. Currently, Dr. Lutze's research projects include a researched monograph under review at a university press (Reforming Sensory Disability in Early Modern England) and a contracted co-written monograph on Deaf Theatre through Bloomsbury Academic Press.

Recent Publications:

Monographs

[Under Contract] 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 2026.

[Under Contract] Lutze, Mary, and Brian A. Cheslik. Advancing Accessibility with Deaf Theatre. Methuen Drama Agitations, Eds. William C. Boles and Anja Hartl. Bloomsbury Academic Press. Forthcoming 2026.

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.