Ursula Tracy Doyle

Professor Ursula Tracy Doyle is a faculty member at Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, focusing on international law, human rights, and UN institutional capacities. Her work bridges legal scholarship with historical and social justice analysis.

• Joined Chase faculty in 2011
• Previously taught at Howard University School of Law and other institutions

Research interests include:

• Application of international law in U.S. courts
• Corporate accountability for human rights violations
• Restorative justice frameworks
• UN's role in racial justice
• Legacy of Patricia Roberts Harris

Article trends show interdisciplinary work connecting international human rights law with historical injustices, corporate liability, and territorial jurisdiction issues. Subfields emphasize Alien Tort Statute litigation, Jus Cogens norms, and transnational justice.

Scientific awards:

• NKU Chase College of Law Professor of the Year (2019)
• NKU Excellence in International Education Award Nominee (Spring 2018)

Professor Doyle's work has been presented at international conferences including the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Drexel University Transitional Justice Conference, and International Law Association British Branch. She clerked for Judge Theodore A. McKee and holds degrees from Indiana University, Columbia University, and Cornell University.