García Muñoz has a distinguished record of research, education, and advocacy on the rights of women, LGBTQ people, Afro descendent and indigenous communities, as well as extensive human rights experience in the European, Inter-American and United Nations systems. In 2017, she was elected as the first ever Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (REDESCA), a position she held for six years. During those years, she was also part of the Working Group of the Protocol of San Salvador of the Organization of American States, which she chaired between 2021 and 2023.

In the spring semester, García Muñoz will teach a course on economic, social, cultural and environmental rights with a special focus on the climate emergency and the role of business, participate in Human Rights Institute programming, and serve as a mentor to students. Garcia Munoz will deliver the annual Drinan Lecture on Human Rights on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.