Faculty Profile for Dr. Christopher Philip Guzelian
Dr. Christopher Philip Guzelian
Associate Professor — Finance & Economics
MCOY 504
phone: (512) 245-3910
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Christopher Guzelian has worked as a business, constitutional, and criminal law professor, deputy district attorney, military intelligence analyst (civilian), general counsel of a veteran-owned business, U.S. bankruptcy court staff attorney, and Dean of an Orthodox Christian university. He externed as a water resources economist.Teaching Interests
Business law, Law & Economics, Business Associations and Government Regulation, Texas law.Research Interests
American money law, economics, and ethics; money laws of antiquity, constitutional law, debtor-creditor law, evidence law, national security law, legal risk management, First Amendment freedoms.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Guzelian, C. P. (2024). Money Law, Economics, and Ethics. Dubuque, Iowa, USA: Kendall Hunt.
- Guzelian, C. P. (2023). Dollars That Devalue are Unconstitutional. St. Mary’s Law Journal, 54(1), 85–152.
- Guzelian, C. P. (2020, July). Can the Penalties for Treason Co-Exist with the Concept of Private Property? A Book Review of Charles Yorke’s “Some Considerations on the Law of Forfeiture, for High Treason.” Texas A&M Journal of Property Law. Fort Worth, TX: Texas A&M Law School.
- Guzelian, C. P. (2019). The Dollar’s Deadly Laws That Cause Poverty and Destroy the Environment. Nebraska Law Review, 98(1), 56–108.
- Guzelian, C. P. (2008). Scientific Speech. Iowa Law Review, 93, 881–928.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Huber-Hurst Fellow, University of Florida School of Business. November 6, 2019 - January 19, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Professor of the Month (January), Texas State University Interfraternity Council. January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award, Department of Finance and Economics, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University. April 25, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Professor of the Year (3L), Thomas Jefferson School of Law. 2016 - 2017
- Award / Honor Nominee: Rhodes Scholarship finalist, Rhodes Committee (State of Colorado). February 1, 2000
Selected Service Activities
Co-Chair
Beta Gamma Sigma Faculty Advisor
March 4, 2022-Present
Volunteer
Pro Bono legal representation of Central Texas residents
December 18, 2019-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Market Processes (Procesos de Mercado)
2015-Present
Undergraduate Advisor
Investment Banking Society
November 10, 2022-August 4, 2023
Member
Business Law Division Faculty Hiring Committee
September 1, 2021-December 31, 2021