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MARIE E. PALLADINI, J.D.California State University, Dominguez Hills
Department of Public Administration and Public Policy
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
SBS D-306
Phone: (310) 243-2677
Fax: (310) 217-6942
Email: mpalladini@csudh.edu
EDUCATION
1980 – 1984 Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Juris Doctorate
1971 – 1974 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology, December 1974
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007–Present Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Teaching and research fields of specialization: Criminal Law and Procedure, Foundations of the Legal System, Writing Intensive Course in Criminal Justice Administration, Administrative Law, Criminal Justice Internships, Environmental Crimes
1991– 2007 Criminal Investigator/Special Agent, Field Training Officer, Instructor and
Agent in Charge
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Law Enforcement, Torrance, CA and Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, Glynco, GA
1989- 1991 Attorney - Associate
Nordstrom, Jefferson, Steele and Nicolette
770 The City Drive South
Orange, CA
1976-1989 Criminal Investigator, Undercover Special Agent and Instructor
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Law Enforcement, Torrance, CA, and Washington, D.C.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Publications and Conference Presentations
Publication: Endangered Species Act Crimes v. the Fourth Branch of Government (with Ed Newcomer) American Bar Association, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee Newsletter, Vol. 10, No.1 (January 2009)
Presentation: International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning Conference; Las Vegas, NV. October 23, 2008. Presentation Title: “Implementing a Writing Intensive Course in Harmony with Cooperative Learning.”
Presentation: California Federation of Interpreters; Anaheim, CA. October 10, 2008. Presentation Title: “Case Studies: The Enforcement of Federal Wildlife Laws.”
Non Conference Presentations:
September, 2007 Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Panel Member, Environmental Law Society – Careers in Environmental Law
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2007 – Present Faculty Representative for Department of Public Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, CSU Dominguez Hills, Day at Dominguez, November 2007, April 2008, and November 2008
2007 – 2008 Member, Nonprofit Management Faculty Search Committee
2007 – Present Member, Faculty Appeals Panel, 2 year appointment
2007 – 2008 Faculty Representative/Participant, Criminal Justice Administration, CSU Dominguez Hills, Law and Order Day, February, 2008
2008 – Present Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, CSU Dominguez Hills Chapter, Department of Public Administration/Criminal Justice Administration, newly chartered, September, 2008
2007 – Present Faculty Sponsor, Criminal Justice Administration Internships
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2007 – Present Volunteer, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, environmental/natural resource outreach programs to elementary and middle schools
2007 – Present Member, St. Anne’s Women’s Guild
2000 – Present Member, National Charity League, Southcoast Chapter
1994 – Present Volunteer, American Youth Soccer Association, Region 159, Los Alamitos, CA
HONORS AND AWARDS
August 2007 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Office, Certificate of Appreciation
August 2007 Office of the United States Attorney, Environmental Crimes Unit, Los Angeles, Certificate of Appreciation
August 2007 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Training Division, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA, Training Award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
California Bar Association
Federal Wildlife Officers Association
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
American Society of Public Administration
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society
Los Angeles Federal Executive Board
Western Society of Criminology