Kristi D. Osorio holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University and a BA in English - Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida. She was the winner of the 2023 Indiana Review Creative Nonfiction Prize selected by Camonghne Felix and the 2023 Sonora Review "Mercy" Contest in Nonfiction selected by Maggie Nelson. Her work has appeared in New Delta Review, Blue Mesa Review, The Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. Her areas of interest include memoir, the personal essay, trauma studies, hybrid nonfiction, rhetoric and composition, true crime criticism, archival studies, and the criminal justice system. Prior to joining Texas Tech, she taught at the California State University, Monterey Bay, where she also served as an Assessment Coordinator and an Inclusive Teaching Ambassador. Her writing and teaching have been supported by fellowships from Columbia University, Wesleyan University, and the Kenyon Review. Her first book is forthcoming from the University of Georgia Press.

Assistant Professor of Practice
Literature, Creative Writing, First-Year Writing

Email: kristi.d.osorio@ttu.edu