Cristina Rhodes is an associate professor of English at Shippensburg University and a scholar of Latinx children's and young adult literature and media. 

Her book, Facing Uncertain Futures: The Transformative Possibilities of Latinx Youth Literatures, is forthcoming June 2026 from the University of Mississippi Press. She is also the co-author with Cristina Herrera of Latinx Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture: An Introduction, forthcoming Routledge, March 2026. 

Additionally, she currently serves as the Vice President/President-Elect of the Children's Literature Association. Cris is also the Book Review co-editor for the open access journal Research on Diversity in Youth Literature.