Cristyn L. Elder is associate professor of rhetoric and writing and cofounder of the Stretch and Studio Composition program at the University of New Mexico, for which she was cowinner of the 2016 Award for Innovation from the Council on Basic Writing. She received the 2015–2016 award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year and the 2015 Golden Louie Award for Outstanding Faculty Student Service Provider, both at the University of New Mexico.