Skip to content

Teaching

Celia at a classroom chalkboard discussing epistemic injustice

I teach social and political philosophy, feminist philosophy, introductory philosophy, and applied ethics. My courses connect philosophical arguments to questions about technology, social life, and responsibility.

I pair philosophical arguments with everyday questions and contemporary cases. Discussion and collaborative case studies give students room to try out ideas, disagree thoughtfully, and connect philosophy to the world around them.

Courses I’ve taught

Business and Professional Ethics

PHIL 331 · UBC

Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 101 · UBC

Critical Thinking

PHIL 1101 · Douglas College

Introduction to Philosophy II

PHIL 102 · UBC

Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL 330 · UBC

Topics in Feminist Theory

PHIL 442 · McGill University

Student comments

Student comment · Critical Thinking, Douglas College, 2024

As someone who is extremely anxious and seldom raises their hand to answer posed questions, Celia’s control of the class and openness has made me confident in pushing past those barriers.

Student comment · Introduction to Philosophy II, UBC, 2024

Dr. Edell is a great lecturer and the incorporation of memes in her slides made the course content more interesting :)

Student comment · Introduction to Philosophy II, UBC, Summer 2026

The strengths of this course is that it taught me to think about the ordinary everyday occurrences in life differently, and made me think about how society works and how humans think.

Student comment · Business and Professional Ethics, UBC, Fall 2025

I think the case studies in the class taught me how to apply the topics in class, while making it still engaging for us, these were super helpful.

View my teaching experience in my CV