Rachel Reville

Rachel is a Doctoral Researcher in Modern History at University College Oxford. Her thesis explores the impact of President Franklin Roosevelt on Britain, and she is interested more widely in the nature and origins of the UK-US 'Special Relationship', as well as modern political, cultural and economic developments in both countries. She teaches an undergraduate course to PPE students entitled 'British Politics and Government since 1900' and is a member of HOTCUS (Historians of the Twentieth Century United States) and Oxford's RAI (Rothermere American Institute).

Prior to her DPhil, Rachel completed a BA in History and Politics at the University of York followed by an MSc in Global Politics at the London School of Economics. At LSE she focused on the role of Diplomacy in various periods of international crisis and also attended an LSE Summer School hosted by PKU in Beijing exploring China in an era of 'Great Power Rivalry'.

In between studies she has worked in both the Education Sector and in Politics. Rachel has taught in the UK and Italy and led American Studies student trips to Capitol Hill, the White House and the Pentagon. Before coming to Oxford, she worked for six years in Westminster as a Parliamentary Researcher, building up particular policy expertise in Education, Foreign Affairs and Work & Pensions.