Dr. Marlon Mussington
2025 Practitioner in Residence
School of Public Affairs
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Bio
As an education administrator within the U.S. Department of Defense, Dr. Mussington has spent over 25 years supporting student and educational program success. In the summer of 1996, he volunteered as a high school football coach in Brooklyn, NY, and continued assisting the program through 2001. Following this success, he was hired by the YMCA of Greater Providence to serve as Teen Director for Youth in Providence. This experience led to a faculty appointment at the Paul Cuffee School, where he served for 21 years. To serve this population better, Dr. Mussington eagerly and consistently sought professional development that dealt directly with his responsibilities, including those that challenged him.
Always looking to increase his knowledge base, he attended Anti-Bullying Conferences at Harvard University. He was also deeply involved in Origins Responsive Classroom work, the basis for Paul Cuffee’s classroom management system. He encouraged faculty and staff to make healthy life choices, sponsoring the Biggest Loser weight loss challenge. While earning his doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh, he was instrumental in creating the Equity and Justice Spirit Award designed to support and celebrate students in the School of Education who plan to work as practitioners in education. In addition, during the 2021-22 school year, Dr. Mussington implemented a weekend backpack program to address the issue of food insecurity experienced by many of his students. In 2012, Dr Mussington received a teaching award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Adding to these accolades, in 2023, he received the Distinguished PreK-12 Educator Award (University of Pittsburgh School of Education). In 2024, he received the Civilian of the Quarter Award while serving in his current role as education administrator.
Dr. Mussington earned his BA from the University of Rhode Island, an MEd from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and an EdD from the University of Pittsburgh.