Education
Cullum was educated at the University of Liverpool where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology in 1984 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1990. She became a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1985.
Cullum was educated at the University of Liverpool where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology in 1984 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1990. She became a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1985.
Research and Cullum completed postdoctoral research at the University of Surrey and the University of Liverpool. Between 1994 and 2011 she worked at the University of New York Cullum"s research is primarily on wound care.
Cullum was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to nursing research and wound care in the 2013 Birthday Honours. She was an Inaugural National Institute for Health Research (National Institute for Health Research) Senior Investigator (2008–2012, renewed 2013) and was made a Fellow (FMedSci) of both the Academy of Medical Sciences and the American Academy of Nursing in 2012.