Loredana Filip is a literary and cultural scholar whose work examines the intersections of affect, environmental thought, science, and narrative. She received her PhD in American Studies from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich in 2023, where she was also a fellow at the Collaborative Research Centre “Cultures of Vigilance.”

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Her postdoctoral research explores how literature shapes and reflects evolving notions of human–nonhuman relations, sensory experience, and ecological feeling, with a particular focus on everyday aesthetics and ordinary material interactions.

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Her publications include articles in peer-reviewed journals such as COPAS and Medical Humanities, chapters in edited collections, and contributions to public venues including the research blog Vigilanzkulturen. Her work has been supported by fellowships and awards from the DAAD, FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg, and through travel grants from international conferences. She has taught courses in English and American literature as well as tutorial classes for international M.A. students.

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Under the pen name Laurel Dunn, she also writes across genres—from reflective essays to literary fiction, children’s literature, and nonfiction.