Carla Canullo teaches Philosophy of Religion at the University of Macerata (Italy), where she also holds the Chair of Intercultural Hermeneutics. Her research focuses mainly on contemporary French philosophy. In 2019, she received the Innovation Award from the Canadian Embassy in Italy. From February 2023 to June 2023, she worked at the Vulnerabilities University Chair as a Fellow of the Collegium de Lyon.

She is an International Collaborator of the Michel Henry Reading and Discussion Group linked to the Phenomenology and Culture Working Group - PRAXIS Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Culture at the University of Beira Interior (UBI).