Biography and education
Carrie Crisp earned her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Texas State University and her Doctorate Degree in Jurisprudence at St. Mary’s University School of Law. Prior to joining the Philosophy Department at Texas State, Carrie was a criminal defense attorney for five years and spent a year as a bill analyst for the Texas Legislative Council. Before that Carrie was a server, a bartender, a leasing agent, and a writer. In her spare time, Carrie is working on two nonfiction books, a novel, and a screenplay. Carrie is an animal lover. A cat and dog mom, Carrie also serves as a neighborhood cat parent, providing food, water, shelter, warmth, beds, care, and love for a group of stray cats in her neighborhood.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Service Award, College of Liberal Arts. August 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Service Award, College of Liberal Arts. August 2019

Featured service activities
- Member
Suspension Appeals Committee
- Chair
Suspension Appeals Committee
- Other
International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition
- Member
Pro bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Other
Cookin’ for the Cure – a benefit of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Speaker
Leadership San Marcos Law Enforcement Panel