Prior to joining Point Park, Girman was a faculty member in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology. In addition to creative nonfiction writing, including sports writing and travel writing, Girman specializes in masculinity studies, Latin American/Latino literature, LGBTQIA studies, and American Realism of the 19th Century. Girman has also worked as a history and bilingual specialist for B.L. Garza Middle School in Edinburg, Texas, and as a pro bono attorney for the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project in Harlingen, Texas, providing legal support for undocumented children detained at the U.S./Mexico border. For nearly a decade, Girman bartended at TGI Fridays, and he continues to Uber drive, both of which supply an endless amount of material for his writing.