Laurie Ann Paul (born 1966) is a professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Yale University.

"[3][4] Born November 10, 1966, Paul graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1990 with a BA in chemistry.

Before going to graduate school, Paul corresponded with a number of philosophers about their work, including Nancy Cartwright and Lynne Rudder Baker.

[5] In 1999, Paul graduated from Princeton University with a PhD in philosophy, where she wrote a dissertation titled Essays on Causation under the supervision of David Lewis.

Her work in ontology and mereology develops a distinctive view of objects as fusions of property instances.