Clare McCausland works at La Trobe University where she manages the Graduate Research School. She completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne in moral philosophy in 2013 and publishes research on animal activism among other animal ethics topics. She has worked in various policy and management positions in the higher education sector and worked at The Age between 1995 and 2002 supporting advertising supplements.
Experience
2014–present
Senior Manager, Graduate Research School, La Trobe University
2013–2014
Manager, Academic Governance and Planning, Faculty of Business, Economics & Law, La Trobe University
2011–2013
Policy and Programs Manager, Arts Research Graduate School, Monash University
2013–2013
Research Integrity Project Officer, Office for Research Ethics and Integrity, University of Melbourne
2011–2011
Research and Graduate Studies Manager, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne
2007–2010
Senior Research Higher Degrees Officer, Melbourne School of Graduate Research, University of Melbourne
Education
2013
University of Melbourne, PhD
2003
University of Melbourne, Postgraduate Certificate (Professional Ethics)
2002
Monash University, Master of Arts (Philosophy)
1999
Monash University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Publications
2018
The Ethics and Politics of Drones in Animal Activism, Animal Studies Journal (7: 1) pp 80-103
2017
Animal Activists, Civil Disobedience and Global Responses to Transnational Injustice, Res Publica (23: 3) pp 261-280
2014
The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare are Rights, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (27: 4) pp 649-662
2013
Trespass, Animals and Democratic Engagement, Res Publica (19: 3) pp 205-221
2012
Book chapter: A Utilitarian Argument Against Animal Exploitation, In Leah Burns and Mandy Paterson (eds). Engaging with Animals: Interpretations of a Shared Existence (Sydney: Sydney University Press) pp 130-142
Research Areas
Bioethics (Human And Animal) (220101)
Political Theory And Political Philosophy (160609)
Professional Ethics (Incl. Police And Research Ethics) (220107)