Elizabeth (Beth) Hawthorne

(she/her/hers)

Director of Cybersecurity - Arlington, Professor of the Practice

Elizabeth Hawthorne
  • PhD in Computer Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University
  • MS in Management Systems Analysis, Kean University
  • BS in Decision Science and Computer and Management Science, Rider University

Elizabeth “Beth” Hawthorne is a professor and a cybersecurity graduate program director in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Arlington.

Hawthorne joined Khoury College in 2024 to collaborate with top-notch computer science and cybersecurity colleagues in the Align network and to impact the career trajectories of students. She teaches graduate courses in cybersecurity and digital forensics, and is particularly passionate about the exciting, dynamic field of cybersecurity education.

Previously, Hawthorne was an online lecturer at Rider University, where she served as founding director and curriculum developer for the university’s cybersecurity graduate program. As director, she taught online cybersecurity courses, advised students, supervised graduate assistants, and hired faculty. Hawthorne strives to broaden participation in computing and is a former chair of the ACM Education Board, which promotes computing education at all collegiate levels.

For more information about Hawthorne, check out her People of ACM profile.