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Faculty Member

Mandy Luszeck

Biography

Dr. Luszeck completed her BA at Brigham Young University in English Teaching and then spent five years in the secondary classroom. One year in Spanish Fork, UT teaching 7th grade and four years in Mesa, AZ teaching 10-12 English, Speech and Debate, and We the People. She completed a Master's in Education from Northern Arizona University in 2015, then completed a PhD at Arizona State University in English Education in 2019. Dr. Luszeck's area of research has focused primarily on teacher retention and Young Adult Literature.

Teaching

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing, Fall 2025

ENGL 2800

Introduction to the English Major, Fall 2025

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Student Teaching Secondary, Fall 2025

ENGL 4220

Teaching Reading and Literature, Fall 2025

ENGL 4240

Grammar and Unit Design in the English Classroom, Summer 2025

ENGL 4245

Grammar and Unit Design Practicum, Summer 2025

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Summer 2025

ENGL 4250

Young Adult Literature, Summer 2025

ENGL 4250

Adolescent Literature, Spring 2025

ENGL 2800

Introduction to the English Major, Spring 2025

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Student Teaching Secondary, Spring 2025

EDSC 4850

Student Teaching Secondary, Spring 2025

ENGL 4220

Teaching Reading and Literature, Spring 2025

Presentations

Luszeck, Mandy (Moderator), Nelson, Liz (Co-Presenter), For the Love of Reading 2025, "How to Host an Author at your School", UVU Forum on Engaged Reading, Provo, UT. (September, 2025)
Luszeck, Mandy , National Council of Teachers of English 2024 Annual Conference, "Changing the World through Confronting Biases with Ghost Boys", National Council of Teachers of English, Boston. (November, 2024)
Luszeck, Mandy (Co-Presenter), ByBee, Kristina (Co-Presenter), National Council of Teachers of English 2024 Annual Conference, "Defying Expectations and Following our Hearts in Anatomy_ A Love Story", National Council of Teachers of English , Boston. (November, 2024)
Luszeck, Mandy (Co-Presenter), Nelson, Liz (Co-Presenter), Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Literature, "Centering Social Justice Pedagogy with Nonfiction Young Adult Literature", Oklahoma State University, Online. (March, 2024)
Luszeck, Mandy (Co-Presenter), Nelson, Liz (Co-Presenter), Utah Council of Teachers of English 2024 Annual Conference , "Nothing Textbook about This Nonfiction_ Finding and Using Engaging Nonfiction Texts", Utah Council of Teachers of English , Sandy, Utah. (February, 2024)
Luszeck, Mandy (Co-Presenter), Bybee, Kristina (Co-Presenter), National Council of Teachers of English 2023 Annual Conference, "Conexiones in Teaching Young Adult Literature_ For love of place_ In the Wild Light", National Council of Teachers of English, Columbus, OH. (November, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Luszeck, Mandy , ByBee, Kristina , "Divergent Characters_ Examining Identity in Young Adult Literature through a Thematic Novel Unit" (Issue: 3, vol. 52). United States: The ALAN Review. https://alan-ya.org/publications/the-alan-review-tar/
Luszeck, Mandy , (2025) "Turning Pages, Turning Hearts" (Issue: 1, vol. 53). Provo: The Utah Council of Teachers of English. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/uej/vol53/iss1/36/
Luszeck, Mandy , (2024) " Identity and Acceptance in Jeff Zentner's In the Wild Light" . Dr. Steve Bickmore. http://www.drbickmoresyawednesday.com/weekly-posts/identity-and-acceptance-in-jeff-zentners-in-the-wild-light-by-mandy-luszeck
Luszeck, Mandy , (2024) "Dreams, Empathy, and Stories" (vol. 52). Provo, UT: Utah Council of Teachers of English. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/uej/vol52/iss1/27/
Luszeck, Mandy , (2023) "Using Academic Literature Circles to Foster Discussion in the College Classroom" . Utah Valley University. https://www.uvu.edu/chss/teachingblog/academicliteraturecircle.html
Luszeck, Mandy , (2023) "The Multiplicities of Multimodal Texts_ Exploring YA Graphic Novels for Secondary Readers" (vol. 1). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/increasing-visual-literacy-and-critical-thinking-skills-through-graphic-novels-9781475868104/

Awards

Journal of Excellence Award 2025

The National Council of Teachers of English - October, 2025

The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding affiliate journals and their editors and to encourage excellence in these publications. Journals selected represent models for affiliate journals to emulate.

The NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates noted_
"This journal offers a nice balance of pedagogical and scholarly articles from a variety of contributors. The pieces are timely and relevant to the field."

Faculty Senate Distinguished Employee Award for Teaching

Utah Valley University Faculty Senate - April, 2025

The purpose of the Distinguished University Employee Faculty SenateAward is to recognize full-time and adjunct faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Through this award, UVU intends_
To publicly acknowledge the achievements of its faculty members in creating an academically engaged environment at UVU.To demonstrate to the community the exemplary standards of academic professionalism to which the faculty members of UVU are dedicated;To encourage faculty within UVU to pursue the highest levels of excellence in every aspect of their work (consistent with the best of academic traditions).

Journal of Excellence Award 2024

The National Council of Teachers of English - September 13, 2024

The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding affiliate journals and their editors and to encourage excellence in these publications. Journals selected represent models for affiliate journals to emulate.

The NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates noted_
"Layout of journal is organized and guides the reader's eye with consistent
formatting. Love that you include student artwork in the journal! Topics for articles
were relevant and of high interest.”