Marion M. Mugisha holds a PhD in Sociology from South Dakota State University, USA. He specialized in Social Organization and Deviance. His PhD was in Urban Sociology (and Social entrepreneurship) focusing on Informal Transport. His dissertation is entitled "Commercial Motorcycle (Boda Boda) Riders and The Production Of Space in Kampala City, Uganda."  Mugisha currently works as a lecturer in the department of Sociology and Social Administration, Kyambogo University, Uganda. He chaired the department for three years. Currently he serves as the Chair of the Academic Staff Association of Kyambogo University. He teaches courses in Sociological Theory, Criminology and Deviance, Urban Sociology and Scholarship in Sociology. He is active in academic and applied research in Urban Sociology (Informal Transport), community development, social entrepreneurship, health policy, and deviance. His teaching involves design and delivery of the above courses. Mugisha has also developed several undergraduate and graduate programs in department, and supervised several undergraduate and graduate students. His applied research projects focus on livelihoods and practices of Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, and best practices in this sector. He is also working on an engaged scholarship project with Murora Community in Kisoro District, Western Uganda, which aims at understanding the success of neighborhood associations in this community and exploring possibilities and opportunities of learning and transferring this knowledge to other communities. The project aims to train at least 20 MA and 10 PhD students. Mugisha has published in peer reviewed journals and with reputable book publishers.  He has also provided consultancy services to several international and local firms and NGOs.