Dr. Maude Ouellette Dubé

Biography

Maude Ouellette-Dubé is a senior researcher in Environmental Sciences Humanities at the University of Fribourg. She serves as the scientific coordinator for a continuing education program on 'Ethical Decision-Making for Professionals' starting in January 2025. She teaches applied ethics, including topics such as animal ethics, environmental ethics, sustainability ethics, and veterinary ethics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of animal ethics, care ethics, and moral psychology, particularly focusing on the ethical aspects of human-animal relationships. Maude completed her MA thesis on animal ethics at the University of Geneva and obtained her doctorate in moral philosophy from the University of Fribourg in 2022. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in ethics didactics at Haute école pédagogique Vaud. Currently, her research delves into critical issues within animal ethics, such as equine ethics and euthanasia decision-making, examining relational dynamics between humans and animals. In June 2025, she will co-author a presentation with Friederike Zenker, for which they will receive the Karen Dalke Early Career Prize for Excellence in Equine Research at the Equine Cultures Transition Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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