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Dr. Mari Garza

  • Assistant Professor - Political Science
Portrait of Dr. Mari Garza

Biography and education

Juris Doctorate, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, 2013

Master of Arts, Legal Studies, Texas State University, 2007

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Spanish, Texas State University, 2006

Advanced Family Mediation Training, Central Texas Dispute Resolution Center, 2015

State Bar of Texas Guardianship ad Litem Attorney Certification, 2015

Texas Mediation Certificate – 40 Hour Basic Training, 2007
  • Garza, M. (2026). "Talkin’ ‘bout my g-g-g-generation”: Leveraging Multigenerational Dynamics of Paralegals. Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice, 1. Retrieved from https://ojs.aafpe.org/ojs/index.php/jpep/issue/view/5/19
  • Garza, A. M., & Giraud, A. G. (n.d.). The Post-Adoption Contact Agreement Legislation at the State Level: Evaluating Individual State Legislation. Annual Review of Law and Policy in Health and Social Work.
  • Garza, A. M. (n.d.). Exploitation and Ethics: Power, Gender, and Attorney-Client Sexual Relationships. The International Journal of Law, Ethics, and Technology.
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. January 2020 - May 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors for 2025, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. November 7, 2025 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas Bar College, State Bar of Texas. March 2015 - Present
  1. University Mentor

    Legal Studies ALRW Mentor to Laura Smith

  2. Member

    American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE) Speakers Bureau

  3. Editor

    American Association for Paralegal Education Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice

  4. Member

    Legal Studies Advanced Legal Research and Writing (ALRW) Course Update Committee

  5. Participant

    Write Watchers

  6. Other

    Letters of Recommendation/Reference Letters

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