Theodore Byrne

Dr. Theodore Byrne serves as a Full Professor in the Department of Public Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills' College of Business & Public Policy. Hired as a full-time Assistant Professor in 2005, he advanced to Associate Professor in 2014 and Full Professor in 2019, while chairing key university committees including the University Budget Committee and University Leaves and Honors Committee.

His academic credentials include dual cum laude Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and Foreign Languages from Seattle University, followed by an MBA and Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University, an LL.M. in Taxation from Loyola Law School, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University.

Dr. Byrne's interdisciplinary research integrates public administration with legal and fiscal frameworks, emphasizing administrative law, criminal justice systems, taxation policy, and military law applications. His work reflects practical experience across government, military, and private sectors.

Professional distinctions include service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps where he served as Executive Director of the Armed Forces Tax Council at the Pentagon and deployed to the Middle East for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He holds active licenses as an attorney in California, Washington, and Nevada; a Certified Public Accountant; and a California Real Estate Broker.

At CSUDH, he teaches Criminal Justice and the Community (CJA 340), Administrative Law (CJA 423), Policing and Administration of Justice (CJA 445), and Foundations of Public Administration (PUB 300). He also serves as Vice-Chairman of Skyone Federal Credit Union's Board of Directors and previously served over a decade as a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem.