Elaine Doyle

Professor Elaine Doyle is a faculty member in the Department of Accounting & Finance at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. She holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield and has been recognized with multiple national and international teaching and research awards. Her work bridges tax compliance, ethics, and innovation in higher education.

• PhD, University of Sheffield
• M.A., University College Dublin
• B.A., University of Limerick

Elaine Doyle’s research focuses on ethics in tax practice, voice/silence dynamics in professional settings, tax policy-making, and pedagogical innovation. She explores how taxation can drive behavioral change and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education.

Recent publications highlight AI’s transformative impact on tax professions, employee voice mechanisms in Big 4 firms, and tax history. Her work spans journals like Journal of Business Ethics, Computers and Education, and Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation.

• UL Excellence Award for large group teaching (2010, 2015)
• National Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching (2013)
• Wharton/QS Stars Bronze award for Europe (2015)
• UK Academy for Information Systems teaching innovation award (2021)
• Best Paper Awards (American Accounting Association Ethics Conference, 2010; 2016)

She has held leadership roles including interim Head of Department (2021-2022), AACSB accreditation Director (2014/15), and Chair of the KBS Research Ethics Committee (2009-2013). Her international collaborations include visiting professorships in Chile and Argentina.