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Management
Dr.
Marvin Dunn
Resident Scholar
Camillus House
As Resident Scholar of the Institute of Homeless Studies at Camillus House, Dr. Dunn is responsible for Institute’s curriculum development and cultural diversity. Dr. Dunn began his career as a naval officer, serving from 1961 to 1967. He served as an officer aboard the aircraft carriers U.S.S Kitty Hawk and the U.S.S. Saratoga, and was the commander of the 14th Battalion, U.S. Naval Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Dr. Dunn is a retired assistant professor of psychology and former chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Florida International University. In that position he was a seminal influence on students working for positive social change. He began such innovative programs as the Cultural and Human Interaction Center, which addressed racially motivated violence in the Dade County schools of the early 1970’s.
During that same period he shaped and guided The Institute on Sexism and Racism at Florida International University. In 1981, he founded the Academy for Community Education, an innovative program, which addressed the needs of youth at risk of becoming school dropouts. A book he co-authored, The Miami Riots of 1980, Crossing the Bounds, a study of the McDuffie riots in Dade County, is the definitive work on this historic event.
Throughout his career Dr. Dunn has worked tirelessly for positive social change and social justice. In 1989, he was named Educator of the Year by the Florida Civil Rights Commission. Dr. Dunn’s writing and research interests also encompass history. His book, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century, was published in 1997. Dr. Dunn’s latest book, “The Storm is Passing Over” The History of Blacks in Florida (1513-2000), will be published soon.
Dr. Dunn has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Morehouse College in Atlanta; a Masters Degree in Education, Administration and Supervision from the Roosevelt University in Chicago; and a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
