Bethany Bustamante Van Vleet
Teaching Professor,
The Sanford School
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Phone: 602-543-6809
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Wilson Hall 334C TEMPE, AZ 85287-3701
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Mail code: 7203Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Bethany Van Vleet is a teaching professor in the Sanford School at Arizona State University. A proud Sun Devil, she earned her bachelor’s in Psychology and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies) from ASU.
Bethany has been teaching in the Sanford School since 2007. Her teaching emphasizes statistics, research methods, parenting, and human development. She is dedicated to helping students not only master research and analytical skills but also apply knowledge to real-world contexts.
Her scholarly interests include parenting, positive psychology (such as hope and kindness), family processes, personal and family narratives, the measurement of race and ethnicity, ethnic self-identification, and the role of power in longitudinal data analysis.
Through her teaching and scholarship, Bethany advances the Sanford School’s mission of promoting strong families, healthy development, and resilient communities.
Education
- Ph.D., Educational Psychology - Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies, Arizona State University
- M.A., Educational Psychology - Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies (concentration in Human Development), Arizona State University
Publications
- Van Vleet, B. L. and Bodman, D. A. (2016). Authoritarian Parenting in the Encyclopedia of Family Studies. Hoboken: NJ: Wiley and Sons.
- Van Vleet, B. L. and Bodman, D. A. (2016). Divorce Statistics in the Encyclopedia of Family Studies. Hoboken: NJ: Wiley and Sons.
- Van Vleet, B. B. & Thompson, M. S. (2012). An empirical investigation of self-reported ethnicity measures. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment: Special Issue on Use of Self-reports in Educational and Psychological Assessment, 11, 90-110.
- Van Vleet, B. B., & Thompson, M. S. (April, 2012). An investigation of power analysis approaches for latent growth modeling. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Presentations
- Panel member at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Workshop Best Practices for Online Master's Programs (February 8, 2019).
- Bodman, D. A. & Van Vleet, B. L. (July 2019). Sand Dollars and Starfish: Making the Most Out of Canvas Discussion Boards. Presented at Instructurecon, Long Beach, California.
- Van Vleet, B. L. (May 2019). Hope2 Talk: Generations of Hope. Presented at Youth Development Master's Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Bodman, D. A. & Van Vleet, B. L. (February 2019). A Sense of “Wonder”: Kindness, Empathy, Hope, and Diversity. Presented at the Celebrate the Young Child Conference, Chandler, Arizona.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FAS 500 | Research Methods |
| SOC 500 | Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 588 | Capstone Experience |
| FAS 588 | Capstone Experience |
| FAS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| FAS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 588 | Capstone Culminatng Experience |
| SOC 588 | Capstone Culminatng Experience |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 500 | Research Methods |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| LIA 194 | Special Topics |
| FAS 390 | Supervised Research Experience |
| SOC 399 | Supervised Research Experience |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 361 | Applied Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Applied Research Methods |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 390 | Supervised Research Experience |
| FAS 301 | Introduction to Parenting |
| SOC 399 | Supervised Research Experience |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
| CDE 232 | Human Development |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 598 | Special Topics |
| SOC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 391 | Research Methods |
| FAS 361 | Research Methods |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| FAS 361 | Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Research Methods |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 361 | Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Research Methods |
| LIA 194 | Special Topics |
| SOC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| FAS 361 | Research Methods |
| SOC 391 | Research Methods |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
| CDE 501 | Social Statistics |
| FAS 587 | Capstone II |
| SOC 501 | Social Statistics |
| SOC 587 | Capstone II |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
| FAS 595 | Continuing Registration |
Service
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Non-Tenure Track Personnel Committee Co-Chair (2019 - 2020)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Director of Online Graduate Program in Family/Human Development (Spring 2018 to present)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Faculty Mentoring Committee (2018 to present)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Life After ASU Initiative Committee (2018 - 2019)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Better Together Challenge School Mentor (2018 - 2019)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Director of Online Graduate Studies (2013 - 2018)
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Online Teaching Working Group, Member (2015 - 2016)
- Social Impact Initiative (Domestic Violence), Committee Member (2013- 2014)
- Social Impact Initiative (Child Abuse), Committee Member (2012- 2013)
- Research Methods Learning Game Development, Team Member (2013 - 2014)
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - eLearning Demofest, Presenter (February 2013)
- School of Social and Family Dynamics, Webmaster and Online Management (2009 - 2012)