Christiana Ochoa

Christiana Ochoa is the 17th Dean and Herman B Wells Endowed Professor at Indiana University Bloomington's Maurer School of Law. She teaches courses in Contracts, International Law, Human Rights, and Business Transactions.

• Current Roles: Dean, Professor of Law, Academic Director of IU Mexico Gateway
• Education: B.A. from University of Michigan (1993), J.D. from Harvard University (1998)

Research Interests

Her work focuses on the intersection of Business and Human Rights, Law and Development, and International Finance, with fieldwork experience in Latin America. She integrates comparative and international law to analyze how economic activities impact human rights and ecological systems.

Articles Trends: Recent publications address renewable energy conflicts, seabed mining, and corporate accountability, reflecting her commitment to environmental justice, human rights, and legal frameworks for transnational issues.

Scientific Awards

• Indiana University Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor (2018)
• Harvard Human Rights Fellowship
• Mellon Foundation Funding
• U.S. Department of Education Grants
• Sawyer Seminar Co-PI (2015)

Advising & Grants: She has advised law students and led research teams, securing competitive funding for projects on documentary media and human rights compliance. Her administrative roles include Executive Associate Dean and leadership in the IU Center for Documentary Research & Practice.

Labs & Teams: Co-founder of the IU Center for Documentary Research & Practice, she bridges legal scholarship with documentary media to explore human rights and historical narratives.