Dr. Lauren Cullen

Emeritus Professor

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Biography

Lauren Cullen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. She has a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where she was a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow. Her academic journey includes an M.A. and a B.A. from Queen's University in Canada. Her research areas include Environmental Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, and Romantic and Victorian Nineteenth-Century Literatures. She actively engages with topics such as animal-human entanglements and interspecies grief and companionship in her scholarly work. Cullen's recent publications include critical essays on Margaret Marshall Saunders's 'Beautiful Joe,' and she has contributed reviews to several notable journals in the field. She holds affiliations with the Centre for European Studies and the Centre for Climate Justice, further broadening her interdisciplinary research.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.