Teaching & Mentorship
Developing the Next Generation of Scholar-Practitioners
Teaching and mentorship are not separate from the mission -- they are the mission. Advancing the science and practice of resilience requires investing in the people who will carry this work forward. I am selective about who I work with because the work demands it. If you are serious about growth, performance, and leaving something behind that matters, we should talk.
Teaching Experience
Teaching & Academic Engagement
Developing resilient, purpose-driven leaders at the intersection of science and practice.
Mark Garland is a Lecturer of Business Administration at Arizona Christian University and a Doctoral Candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Grand Canyon University. His research on grit, resilience, and workforce agility is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Edward R. Maguire at the Public Safety Innovation Lab at Arizona State University.
He designed and received curriculum committee approval for an original Servant Leadership course -- the first of its kind at a leading Christian university in Arizona -- and brings active AI industry experience as Co-Founder and CRO of a merit-based professional verification platform.
Teaching & Workshop Areas
- Servant Leadership
- Resilience and Performance
- Leadership Development
- Grit and Workforce Agility
- Organizational Behavior
- AI and Professional Credentialing
Mentorship
Who GritDoc Mentors
Selective. High-impact. Results-driven.
GritDoc works with a limited number of mentees at any time. Engagements are designed for professionals serious about performance, growth, and measurable outcomes.
Current focus areas:
- Veterans transitioning to academia or professional practice -- navigating the gap between military service and civilian career demands
- Doctoral candidates and graduate students in I-O Psychology -- dissertation coaching, research design, and career positioning
- Organizational leaders and executives -- building resilience and performance systems for themselves and their teams
- Professionals pursuing SHRM-SCP or advanced HR credentials -- exam preparation grounded in real-world application
Mentoring engagements are by application only. Limited availability.
Mentorship Philosophy:
I open doors. I make calls. I make introductions. Advice without access is just conversation.
I will tell you the truth about your work, your habits, and your potential. High expectations are a form of respect.
Every framework, every insight, every strategy gets stress-tested against the real world. Theory without practice is just theory.
I believe your calling and your career are the same thing. The discipline that started in the 82nd Airborne and the mission that started with losing Branden both point in the same direction. So does this work.