Edna Udobong

Edna Udobong is an Adjunct Professor at Liberty University's Helms School of Government, teaching international law, immigration law, adoption law, and international human rights since joining the faculty in 2010. She received the Liberty University President's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014 and serves as advisor for Fulbright and Gilman Scholarship Programs.

Her educational credentials include:

• LL.M. from Harvard Law School
• LL.M. from the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
• B.L. from Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Nigeria (with honors)
• LL.B. from the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria (with honors)

Professor Udobong specializes in international legal frameworks with emphasis on human rights protections, cross-border immigration policies, and adoption law systems. Her multilingual expertise enables comparative analysis across African, European, and American legal traditions, particularly regarding vulnerable populations and transnational justice mechanisms.

Her distinguished honors include:

• Liberty University President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2014)
• Fulbright Scholarship (2008-2009)
• Fulbright Specialist Scholarship (2013)
• Harvard Law School Reginald Lewis Human Rights award (1995)
• Unsung Hero Award (2006-2007)

As Fulbright and Gilman Scholarship advisor, she mentors students in international academic exchanges while leveraging her ABA leadership experience. She chaired the ABA International Law Section's Africa, Asia, and Eurasia Division (2008-2010), led judicial exchange missions to Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, and contributed to the Africa Law Initiative (2009-2011), focusing on post-conflict legal system rebuilding.