MENU
Tyler Stuart Spencer
DC, US

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Nonprofit Organizations
BA, International Health and Sustainable Development (2008)
MSc, Evidence-Based Social Intervention (2011)
DPhil, Public Health (2016)
non-profits
public health
emergent organizational leadership styles
youth development
Marianna B. Ofosu
NY, US

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Business
JD, Yale Law School 2012
M.Phil, Development Studies, Oxford, 2005
B.A. Classics, Howard, 2003
Corporate Governance
Strategy
business data and media
Eric R. Olson
CA, US

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Climate
BA, Chemistry and Russian, Macalester College
MPhil, Rusines & East European Studies, Oxford
Corporate Sustainability
Climate Change
Jordan I. Schreiber
CA, US

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Leadership
AB in Government, Harvard, 1995
DPhil in Politics, Oxford, 2000
JD, Harvard Law School, 2001
Leadership
Confidence
Goal-setting
Focus
Luke P. Norris
VA, US

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Economics
BA, Gettysburg College
MSc, Oxford University
JD, Yale Law School
Labor Law/Movement
Economic Inequality
Constitutional Law
Civil Justice
Bethany L. Ehlmann
CA, US

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Space Exploration
AB Wahingron University in St Louis 2004
MSc (x2) Univeristy of Oxford 2005 and 2007
MS Brown University 2008
PhD Brown Univeristy 2010
Space exploration (science and policy)
Remote sensing and observing Earth from space
Search for Life in the Universe
Careers in Science
Maryana Iskander
South Africa, US

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Economics
JD, Yale Law School (2003)
MSc, Oxford University (1999)
BA, Rice University (1997)
Inclusive economies in South Africa and Africa
Future of work and youth unemployment
Triple-sector leadership across public, private, social sectors
Women's leadership
Lois Quam
DC, US

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Gender Issues
B.A. Macalester College
M.A. (Oxon) Oxford University
Global health
Climate change
Women's empowerment and reproductive health care
Health care access
Mohammed K. Ali
GA, US

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Medicine
MD, University of Cape Town, 2003
MSc Cardiovascular Medicine, Univ of Oxford, 2006
MSc Global Health, Univ of Oxford, 2007
MBA, Emory University, 2012
Global Health
Chronic Diseases (Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease)
Primary Care
The global quality chasm
Clayton Page Aldern
WA, US

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Climate
ScB Neuroscience, Brown University, 2013
MSc Neuroscience, University of Oxford, 2014
MPP, University of Oxford, 2015
Climate change, environmental degradation, neuroscience, and mental health (i.e. how a rapidly changing environment changes our brains)
Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Anna V. Alekseyeva
NY, US

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Community Development
BA, University of Chicago, 2011
DPhil, Oxford, 2015
Economic & community development
Housing
Impact investing
John R. Alexander
NC,

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Leadership
BA, Princeton University
MA, Oxford University
Trends in Leadership
Leadership Development
Leadership and Sustainability
Executive coaching
Nicholas W. Allard
DC, US

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Leadership
A.B. Princeton Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
M.A. Oxford
J.D. Yale
The Future of Law, Education, Democracy
Privacy in a Digital World, Fighting the World's Fights Worth Fighting
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Managing in a time of constant change and uncertainty, lessons learned at the feet of giants
William C. Altman
TX, US

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Medicine
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1979
B.A./M.A., Politics & Economics, University of Oxford, 1982
M.B.A., Harvard Business School, 1984
Better than Artificial Hearts! - A Non-Blood Contacting Biventricular Cardiac Assist Device!
Gaining Acceptance for a New Paradigm of Cardiac Devices in the Face of Common Wisdom
Doing What They Said Couldn't Be Done - Develop a PMA Medical Device Outside of Boston & San Francisco
Leading & Financing a Medical Device Start-Up
Daniel Altschuler
NY, US

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Government
BA, Amherst College
MPhil, Oxford, Development Studies
DPhil, Oxford, Politics
US Politics
US immigration politics
Social movements
Nonprofit organizations
W. James Amoss
LA,

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Journalism
B.A. magna cum laude, Yale University
Transformation of news media
Journalistic excellence in the digital age
Aarthi Anand
NY, US

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Artificial Intelligence
NYU, Law
Oxford, Law
NALSAR, India, Law
Artificial Intelligence and Law
Blockchain, Crypto-currency and Law
IP laws
How Justices of Different Supreme Courts Think and Decide
Jordan Douglas Anderson
MA, US

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Medicine
BSc Biomedical Sciences, Auburn University
MPhil, Medical Anthropology, Oxford
MD, Harvard Medical School
Healthcare delivery
Healthcare reform
Healthcare management
Healthcare innovation
Lara B. Anderson
VA, US

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Physics
B.S. in Physics, Utah State University, 2003
B.S. in Mathematics, Utah State University, 2003
M.S. in Physics, Utah State University, 2004
PhD in Mathematical Physics, University of Oxford, 2008
Theoretical Physics
Mathematics/Geometry
Modern frontiers in science
Paul J. Angelo
OH, US

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International Affairs
BS Political Science, US Naval Academy (2006)
MPhil Latin American Studies, University of Oxford (2008)
PhD Politics, University College London (2019 projected)
Latin America
Central American migration
Military and police reform
US Navy
Simone Askew
VA, US

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Leadership
BA in International History, United States Military Academy, 2018
MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Oxford/Magdalen, 2019
Masters in Public Policy, Oxford/Magdalen, 2020
Leadership
Military/Civilian-Military Relations
Race Relations/Diversity and Inclusion
Sexual Assault and Harassment
Zohar Atkins
NY, US

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Religion
Brown University, A.B., Classics and Judaic Studies
Brown University, A.M., History
University of Oxford, DPhil, Theology
JTS Rabbinical School, Rabbinical Ordination
Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Belief
Poetry: How to understand, appreciate, and write
Judaism and Jewish Thought
Finding Your Purpose
James R. Atlas
NY, US

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Psychology
Harvard
Suicide
Jennifer Marie Babik
CA, US

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Medicine
AB, Princeton, 1995
D Phil, Oxford, 1999
MD, Stanford, 2003
Infectious Diseases
W. David Ball
CA, US

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Law
BA, UNC-Chapel Hill 1992
BA/MA, Oxon., 1994
JD, Stanford, 2006
Criminal Law
Mass Incarceration
Bail/Pretrial
Law and Econ
Ronald M. Bancroft
ME, US

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Education
MS ( Engineering) US Naval Academy 1965
MA (oxon) PPE1968
Education Policy
Maria Banda
DC, US

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International Affairs
International Relations, History, Economics (Hon. BA) - University of Toronto, 2004
International Relations (M.Phil.) - Oxford University, 2006
International Relations (D.Phil.) - Oxford University, 2011
Law (J.D.) - Harvard Law School, 2010
International Law Issues / Cross-Border Disputes
Climate Law & Policy (mitigation, adaptation, risk)
Business & Environmental & Human Rights Issues
James G. Basker
NY, US

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History
BA Harvard College 1974
BA/MA Cambridge University1976
DPhil Oxford University 1983
k-12 History and Civics Education
Slavery and Abolition in History and Literature
How Writers Changed History: Slavery in Global Context
In Defense of Liberal Arts Education
Cristina A. Bejan
CO, US

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History
Oxford University DPhil Modern History
Oxford University MSt Modern History
Northwestern University BA Philosophy
History - totalitarianism (Holocaust, fascism, communism)
Theatre & Spoken Word Poetry
Romanian-American identity and responsibility
Mental Health
Stephen J. Bergman
MA, US

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Medicine
Harvard College 1966
Oxford D.Phil. Physiology 1972
Harvard Medical School M.D. 1973
How to Stay Human in Medicine
Being a novelist--THE HOUSE OF GOD (a medical classic) 1978
The Danger of Isolation, the Healing Power of Good Connection
MAN'S 4TH BEST HOSPITAL (sequel to THE HOUSE OF GOD) 2019copmue
Randy J. Berholtz
CA, US

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Business
BA Cornell University
M.Litt.Oxford University
JD Yale University
MBA University of San Diego School of Business
Venture Capital/Entrepreneruial Matters
Life Sciences
Being a First Generation Professional
Politics
Drew Alan Birrenkott
CA, US

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Biotechnology
BS Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
DPhil Engineering Science, University of Oxford, 2019
MD, Stanford University, Exp. 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Engineering
Public Health
Tech and Medicine
Gordon C. Bjork
CA, US

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Economics
Dartmouth A.B.
Oxford B.A.
University of Washington PhD
The measurement and determinants of economic growth
Alexis R. Blane
NY, US

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Computer Science
AB, Duke 1998
MPhil in English, Oxford 2004
JD, NYU 2008
DPhil in English, Oxford 2014
Law & Politics
International Law
Value of Public Service
Daniel M. Bloomfield
NJ, US

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Leadership
BA Haverford College
M.Phil Oxford University
MD Harvard Medical School
The Career Journey: thinking through choices along the way
Leadership on many levels
John A. Board
NC,

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Computer Science
BSE, Electrial Engineering and French, Duke University 1982
MS, Electrical Engineering, Duke University 1982
DPhil, Theoretial Physics, Oxford 1987
Cybersecurity
Rebecca Boggs
DC, US

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Humanities
PhD (English), Yale U., 2007
Diploma in Jewish Studies, U of Oxford [Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies], 1998
MPhil (English Studies, 1880-Present Day), U of Oxford, 1997
BA (English & American Lit & Language), Harvard U, 1995
Careers outside academia (particularly re: humanities, or overall)
State of the humanities today and/or connections to areas outside the humanities (incl STEM and professional training)
Jewish community life/texts/traditions (incl also multifaith family bkgrnds, interfaith connections, lay-led/self-organizing communities, inclusion/disability in Jewish communities)
Parenting/family of children with special needs; disability/inclusion issues from that perspective [not as an expert in academic field--but would be happy to connect w others on these interests]
David V. Bonfili
NY, US

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International Affairs
B.S.F.S. Georgetown University
M.Phil International Relations Oxford University
Diplomacy/foreign policy
Work/life balance
Bruce A. Boucher
United Kingdom,

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Humanities
A.B., Harvard University, 1970
B.A. (1972), M.A. (1977), Univ. of Oxford
M.A., Courtauld Institute of Art, Univ. London (1974)
Ph.D., Courtauld Institute of Art, Univ. of London, 1987
Museums
John M. Bowers
NV, US

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Humanities
B.A. Duke University 1971
M.A. University of Virginia 1973
M.Phil. Oxford 1975
Ph.D. University of Virginia 1978
Tolkien at Merton College
Edward K. Boyda
CA, US

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Climate
AB Physics, Harvard Univ., 1997
BA English Language and Literature, Oxford Univ., 1999
PhD Physics, UC Berkeley, 2005
Communicating climate crisis - tech, data science, and new media
Satellite imagery for Earth journalism
Valerie MacMillan Brader
MI, US

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Government
AB in Government, magna cum laude, Harvard University
MSc in Environmental Change and Management, U of Oxford
MSt in Historical Studies, U of Oxford
J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University
Municipal Bankruptcies: Lessons from Detroit
Forging Bi-Partisan Consensus on Clean Energy in the US
Jennifer A. Bradley
DC, US

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Urban Affairs
University of Texas, BA
University of Oxford, M Phil
Georgetown University Law Center, JD
urban technology and policy
Molly K. Brennan
MI, US

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Medicine
BA, First Bachelor of Medicine - Oxford University 1985
BSc Medical Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland 1986
MD, Memorial University of Newfoundland 1988
Cardiac Disease in the Elderly
Cardiac Disease in Captive Great Ape
Todd R. Breyfogle
CO, US

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Humanities
Colorado College, BA, Classics-History-Politics, 1988
Oxford,BA, Ancient/Modern History (90), MSt, Theology, (91)
University of Chicago, MA, PhD, Committee on Social Thought, 2008
Humanities, Liberal Education, Public Humanities
Political Philosophy and Theology
Philosophy/Theology and Literature
History and Culture, The Future of Democracy
Tess (Theresa) A. Bridgeman
CA,

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International Affairs
DPhil, International Relations, Oxford University, 2011
JD, NYU Law School, 2010
MPhil, International Relations, Oxford University, 2006
BA, Stanford University, 2003
National security/foreign policy
International law
Jennifer M. Bright
NY, US

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Urban Affairs
Master of Public Policy 2014
DPhil in Social Policy 2019
Urban policy
Sara C. Bronin
CT, US

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Urban Affairs
JD, Yale Law School, 2006
M.Sc., Oxford, 2003
B.Arch., University of Texas, 2001
B.A. Plan II, University of Texas, 2001
Historic preservation
Urban development
Planning & zoning
Land use law
Kenneth C. Brown
FL, US

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Business
BS, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Cornell University
MA, Engineering Science & Economics, Oxford University
Private Equity Decision-making
US Corporations and International Business
The Mythology of the American West: Accidental Cowboys
Emma P. Brunskill
WA,

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Artificial Intelligence
Msc Oxford 2002
MIT PhD 2009
Uw 2000 bachelors
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Stephanie Bryson
CA, US

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Technology
BA, California State University Long Beach
MPhil, Oxford University
Technology Policy
Women's Safety and Empowerment
Privacy and Data Protection
Theodore E. Burk
NE, US

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Biology
Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas 1974
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford 1979
Conservation of Species and the Natural Environment
Animal Behavior
Entomology (Insect Biology & Importance)
Evolution
George Butte
CO, US

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Literature
BA, summa, University of Arizona, 1967
B.Phil., Oxford University, 1970
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1972
"The Riddles of Peter Pan" (re J.M. Barrie and the Peter Pan stories since)
Hitchcock's films; Hitchcock and the MacGuffin
"Raising Arizona":Postmodern Comedy
Narrative Theory and the postmodern self
Katharine T. Buzicky
MN, US

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Law
A.B., Princeton University, 2002
MPhil, University of Oxford, 2005
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2007
Federal Criminal Justice
Women in the Military
Crimes Against Children
Bruce E. Cain
CA, US

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Government
BA Bowdoin 1970
B Phil Oxford 1972
PhD Harvard 1976
Environmental Governance
Elections/Representation
Election Law (campaign finance, redistricting, VRA, etc.)
Sarah Crosby Campbell
MS, US

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Creative Writing
BS Journalism, Northwestern University
MS Journalism, Northwestern University
BA PPE, Oxford University
Writing from Nature
Mothering First: The Rhodes Less Travelled
Sean G. Campbell
NY, US

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Social Impact Investing
AB in History, University of Chicago, 2002
M.Phil in Economic & Social History, 2005
Socially Responsible Investing
Impact Investing
Socially Responsible Capital Markets
Edward W. Campion
MA, US

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Medicine
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Medical and Scientific Communication
Peer Review Journals and How They Are Changing
Michael R. Cannon
MO, US

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Education
AB (Economics) Washington University in St. Louis
B. Litt (Politics) Oxford
JD Yale Law School
The cluttered and fraught intersection of law and higher education
Peter A. Carfagna
OH, US

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Sport and Society
Harvard College 1975
Oxford/Jurisprudence 1977
Harvard Law School 1979
Sports Law and Marketing
Sports Investments
Teaching Same at Harvard Law School
Practicing Same, based on IMG General Counsel experiences
Joshua D. Carpenter
AL, US

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Community Development
B.S. in Business; University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.Sc. in Comparative Social Policy; St. Hilda's College; Oxford
D.Phil. in Politics; Oriel College; Oxford
Community and Economic Development
Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Economic Growth
State and local politics in America
Rebuilding American Cities
Maria S. Cecire
NY, US

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Humanities
BA English Language & Literature, University of Chicago 2006
MS English Medieval Studies, University of Oxford 2007
PhD English, University of Oxford 2011
digital and experimental humanities, the state of theliberal arts and humanities generally
childhood, youth, and justice
fantasy, enchantment, speculative fiction
leadership and decision-making as a young woman of color
Josh Chafetz
NY, US

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Law
B.A., Yale, 2001
M.Phil. in Politics, Oxford, 2003
D.Phil. in Politics, Oxford, 2004
J.D., Yale, 2007
the U.S. Constitution, constitutional history
the separation of powers
Congress
Michael Chen
CO, US

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Artificial Intelligence
B.S. in Chemistry, Stanford University, 2018
Neuroscience and AI
Disability and traumatic brain injury
Mental health, especially in young people
Alice Chen-Plotkin
PA, US

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Biotechnology
AB, English Literature, Harvard University, 1996
MSc, Biology, Oxford University, 1998
MD, Harvard Medical School, 2003
Translational neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Neurodegeneration
Pavan K. Cheruvu
NY, US

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Biotechnology
MD, Harvard Medical School 2009
MSc, Computer Science, Oxford 2003
BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke 2002
Biotech industry
Startup formation and financing
R&D productivity
Gene therapies
William Bradford Chism
MS, US

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Government
BA Millsaps College 1982
BA Oxford University 1984
USA Politics
Katharine Chubbuck
NJ, US

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Art
DPhil Oxford 2000
MPhil Oxford 1996
MSJ Northwestern 1994
BA Columbia 1993
Global contemporary art
Art business
Arts education
Sotheby
Clifton R. Cleaveland
TN,

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Medicine
Duke University, 1958
Oxford, MA 1961
John's Hopkins, MD, 1964
Biology, medicine, public health
Fred E. Cohen
CA, US

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Biotechnology
BS Yale 1978
DPhil Oxford 1980
MD Stanford 1984
Investing in the Biotechnology Industry
Diane L. Coutu
MA,

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Leadership
Yale University BA
Oxford University BA, MA
Rhodes as
Incredible privilege and responsibility -can beexhausting
Women as pioneer; incredible pros, the inevitable cons
Jason Crabtree
VA, US

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Artificial Intelligence
B.S. Civil Engineering with Honors, United States Military Academy
M.Sc.(R) Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Cybersecurity and Risk Management
Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Leadership as an Entrepreneur and former Infantry Officer
National Security Strategy and Defense Issues
Grant Crandall
VA,

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Career Choices
BA Grinnell
D.Phil. Oxford
JD UCLA
The Labor Movement
Inequality in America
Public Service Careers with the Labor Movement
James E. Crawford
IL, US

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Business
Princeton, BSEE Electrical Engineering 2068
B.Phil Economics, Balliol College, (not completed)
Venture capital and private equity
Richard R. Crocker
NH, US

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Religious Studies
A.B. and M.A., Brown University 1969
M.DIv, Vanderbilt University 1973
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 1988
Queen's, Oxford - no degree
American Religion and Politics
Religious Pluralism
Learning to have Civil Conversations
Steven A. Crown
WA, US

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Ethics
B.A and B.A., Univ of Washington, Seattle
B.A., M.A, Oxford
J.D., Yale Law School
Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principles in practice)
Freedom of Expression online
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics/Human Rights
Adam S. Cureton
TN, US

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Ethics
BPhil, Philosophy, Oxford
PhD, Philosophy, UNC Chapel Hill
Disability
Ethics
Mira C. Debs
CT, US

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Education
BA, University of Chicago, 1999
MPhil, Oxford University, 2001
PGCE, Oxford University, 2002
PhD, Yale University, 2016
US education, educational entrepreneurship
global education
Montessori & progressive education
social justice education
Alexander K. Dewar
DC, US

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Climate
Oxford, MSc Economic & Social History
Oxford, MSc Environmental Change & Management
Wheaton College (MA), BA Political Science
Climate change
Energy industry (power, utilities, renewables, gas, oil)
Energy & environmental policy
Energy diplomacy and trade
Amar Dhand
MA, US

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Medicine
AB, Dartmouth College, 2001
DPHIL, Oxford University, 2006
MD, Harvard Medical School, 2008
Social networks and medicine
Disruptive healthcare
Physical and virtual social infrastructure
Alexander Joel Diaz
CA, US

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Ethics
AB with Highest Honors, Psychology, Harvard College, 2014
Masters in Public Policy, University of Oxford, 2015
Masters in Financial Economics, University of Oxford, 2016
Crisis response and humanitarian aid
Corporate philanthropy
Tech policy
US/New Jersey Politics
Teresa Doering-Lewis
NY, US

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Literature
B.A. University of Notre Dame, 1986
M. Litt, New College, Oxford University 1989
Literary Translation
Christopher L. Douglas
MA, US

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Education
S. B. MIT 1999
M. Sc. Oxford 2001
Ph. D. MIT 2005
Mathematics
Education
Blockchain / decentralized finance
George A. Drake
IA, US

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Government
B.A. Grinnell College 1956
B.A. Oxford 1959/M.A. 1964
B.D. Chicago 1963/M.S. 1964/Ph.D. 1965
South Africa
U.S. Constitution
Oliver Cromwell
Jared Alexander Dunnmon
CA, US

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Artificial Intelligence
Duke University, BSE, 2011
MSc, Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Oxford, 2012
MBA, Oxford, 2013
PhD, Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science, Stanford 2017
Artificial Intelligence + Health
Technology and National Security
John C. Dupree
TX, US

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Business
Vanderbilt BA (History & German)
Oxford MA (Modern History
Fletcher School, Tufts University (Masters, Int'l Law and Diplomacy)
New Venture Development
Venture Capital Raising
Entrepreneurialism
Mallory A. Palisch
CA, US

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Education
Northwestern University 2009 - BA, Spanish, Economics, International Studies
University of Oxford 2012 - DPhil, Education
Harvard Business School 2015 - MBA
Charter schools / education reform
Teacher shortages / teacher training
Non-traditional paths for Rhodes Scholars post-Oxford
Social entrepreneurship
Jen M. Easterly
NY, US

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Leadership
West Point, Bachelors, International Studie, 1990
Oxford, Masters, PPE, 1992
Leadership
Cybersecurity
Counterterrorism
National Security Policy
Sasha-Mae Eccleston
RI, US

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Literature
Brown university A.B
Oxford M. Phil.
Berkeley Ph.D.
Race and the Academy
Classics
Contemporary Poetry
Tania Fabo
MA, US

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Medicine
BA in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Harvard College 2018
MSc in Medical Anthropology, Oxford 2019
Cancer biology
Health disparities
John W. Fanestil
CA, US

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Government
Ph.D., History, University of Southern California 2017
M. Div., Claremont School of Theology 1992
PPE, Oxford University 1985
BA, Dartmouth College 1983
Past, Present & Future of the U.S.-Mexico Border
Crisis on the Border - Inevitable or Manufactured?
Joelle Abra Faulkner
Canada, US

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Business
Engineering western
Business western
Law oxford
Masters in law stanford
Agriculture
Inclusive capital
Private equity
Francis Fincham
FL, US

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Ethics
BA.A (hons), Witwatersrand University
M.A. Witwatersrand University
M. Sc. Stony Brook University
D. Phil University of Oxford
Science of Forgiveness
Interpersonal conflict
Infidelity in Romantic Relationships
A Stranger in Oxford: From Blue Collar to D.Phil
Katherine Eban Finkelstein
NY, US

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Medicine
Brown University, BA, English Literature and Creative Writing
Oxford University, M Phil, 17th Century Poetry
University of East Anglia, MA, Creative Writing
The dark side of globalization
Pharmaceutical integrity
The quality of generic drugs and overseas manufacturing
Brian C. Finucane
DC, US

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International Affairs
B.A. Anthropology, Cornell University
DPhil Archaeology, Oxford University
J.D., Yale
Foreign Relations/National Security
Law
Human Rights
Dov Fox
CA,

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Medicine
BA Harvard
DPhil Oxford
JD Yale
LLM Georgetown
Reproductive Rights/Medicine/Technology
Bioethics and Law
Charles S. Abbot
United Kingdom,

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Artificial Intelligence
Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours), Queensland University of Technology, 2014
DPhil (Computer Science), University of Oxford, 2018
Machine learning in healthcare
Mathematical Modelling (particularly in biology)
Ethics of Machine learning/AI
M. Taylor Fravel
MA, US

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International Affairs
BA, History, Middlebury College
MA, PPE, University of Oxford
MSc, International Relations, London School of Economics
PhD, Political Science, Stanford University
China
China in East Asia
US-China relations
Stephanie Malia Fullerton
WA, US

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Ethics
AB, Occidental College, 1989
DPhil, University of Oxford, 1995
Ethical implications of genetics and genomics
Research ethics (biomedical)
Responsible conduct of research
Emerging genomic technologies and precision medicine
Michael Gaffney
VA, US

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Business
BS, US Naval Academy, 1987
BA, Oxford University, 1990
MA Oxford University, 1994
Private Equity and Finance
Innovation and Entreprenuership
US Healthcare system innovation
Shaan-Chirag C. Gandhi
MA, US

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Biotechnology
MD, Harvard Medical School, 2015
MBA, Harvard Business School, 2015
DPhil, University of Oxford, 2011
BS, Case Western Reserve University, 2007
Biomedical innovation
Venture capital
Entrepreneurship
Clinical medicine
John P. Gaventa
United Kingdom, US

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International Affairs
D Phil, Oxford, 1975
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1971
international/global development issues
citizen action, participation, social change, civil society
rural poverty, power and powerlessness, USA
engaged forms of research
Edgar C. Gentle
AL, US

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Law
Bachelor of Science, Auburn University 1975
Master of Science, The University of Miami, 1977
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Law, Oxford University 1979
Juris Doctorate, The University of Alabama Law School, 1981
The Development of the American Mass Tort Civil Legal System
Joel K. Goldstein
MO, US

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Government
A.B. Princeton 1975
B. Phil. (politics) Oxford 1977
D. Phil. (politics) Oxford 1978
J.D. Harvard, 1981
American vice presidency
Presidential succession and inability
American Constitutional Law
Supreme Court
Susan L. Goodkin
CA, US

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Education
Harvard A.B. 1980
Oxford B.A. 1983
Harvard Law School J.D. 1985
college admissions
law school admissions
Paul Gootenberg
NY, US

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History
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1985
M.Phil, Oxford, 1981
BS, University of Chicago, 1978
history of Illicit drugs
drug policies
Mark Gorenflo
CA,

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Military
BS, United States Naval Academy
MA, University of Oxford
MBA, University of California, Berkeley
Federal Government service (military and civilian)
Military Innovation
Jody Greene
CA, US

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Humanities
Yale University BA English 1989
Cornell University MA English 1994
Cornell University PhD English 1998
Higher Education Teaching and Learning
The Future of the Humanities
Blaine Greteman
IA, US

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Education
Ba, Oklahoma State, 1998
Mphil., Oxford, 2001
PhD, UC Berkeley, 2008
Education and access
Literature and Writing
Barbara A. Grewe
MD, US

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National Security
B.A. Wellesley College 1978
M.A. (Oxon) Oxford University 1980
J.D. University of Michigan 1985
Cyber risk management
National security issues
Supply chain/intellectual property
Preparing for major international events (i.e., Olympics)
Jennifer R. Gruber
TX, US

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Career Choices
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Boston University, 1999
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Boston University, 1999
D.Phil., Engineering Science, Oxford, 2002
Space Exploration
Career Development
Paul H. Haagen
NC, US

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Sport and Society
Haverford College BA 1972
Oxford Univ BA 1974, MA 1975. (?)
Princeton Univ MA 1974 PhD 1986
Yale Law School JD 1982
Regulation of Sport (Injury, Doping, Eligibility)
Antitrust and Sport
Social History of Law
Mark R. Hagerott-USN
ND, US

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Education
BS, US Naval Academy
MA, Oxford University
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Evolution of Higher Education
History/Future of Technology
Societal Adaptation in face of AI/Digital Networks
Perspectives on Learning
Neil Hanchard
TX, US

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Biology
MBBS (Hons); University of the West Indies
DPhil (Oxon); University of Oxford
FABP; Mayo Clinic
FACMG; Baylor College of Medicine
Human Genetics
Genetics and Ancestry
Alexander John Hartemink
NC, US

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Biology
PhD in EECS, MS in EECS: MIT
MPhil in Economics: Oxford
BS in Math, BS in Physics, AB in Economics: Duke
computational biology, genomics, etc.
machine learning, artificial intelligence, data, etc.
character, integrity, findingpurpose or direction, etc.
being in academia, work-life balance, etc.
Curtis A. Hessler
CA, US

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Law
BA, Social Studies, 1966, Harvard College
JD, Yale Law School, 1973
MA, Economics, U. California (Berkeley)
Information and competition law in digital economies
national and international economic policies
U.S. constitutional law
K-12 and higher education policy
Thomas E. Hill
NC,

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Ethics
A.B, Harvard 1959
B.Phil., Oxford, 1961
M.A., Harvard 1963
PhD, Harvard 1966
Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy
Autonomy -- diverse interpretations
Respect for people with disabilities
James A. Himes
CT, US

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National Security
BA, Harvard College
MPhil, Oxford University
National Security/Intelligence
US Politics
Steven H. Holtzman
MA, US

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Biotechnology
Michigan State University-BA, Philosophy
Oxford University-BPhil, Philosophy
Biotechnology
Entrepreneurship/Starting and Leading Life Science Companies
Bioethics
Anthony P House
United Kingdom,

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Technology
AB, Georgetown (2002)
MSt, Oxford (2004)
DPhil, Oxford (2006)
Technology and society
Tech policy
Value of the humanities
Brett E. House
Canada, US

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Economics
BAH Economics, Queen's University, Canada, 1994
MPhil Economics, Oxford, 1996
Macroeconomics
International finance
International trade
Debt
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
OR,

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Social Impact Investing
BSc (Hons) Engineering Queen's University Canada 1990
MA PPE Oxford 1992
PhD MIT 2000
Business and sustainability
Organizational change
Organizational culture
Brad Hoylman
NY, US

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Nonprofit Organizations
JD, Harvard Law School, 1996
M.Phil., Oxford University, 1992
BA, WVU, 1989
Public Service
Challenges of 21st c Democracy
State & Local Politics
NY & NYC Issues
Caroline J Huang
DC, US

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Medicine
SB in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, 2010
DPhil in Public Health, Oxford, 2017
Chronic pain and opioid use disorders
Women's health - research, drugs, and medical devices
Bioethics
John Isaacson
MA, US

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Leadership
Dartmouth 68
Oxford 70
Harvard Law 73
Leadership, especially academic leadership
Helen E. Jack
WA, US

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Medicine
Yale University, BA
Oxford, BA
Harvard Medical School, MD
Global mental health
Addiction medicine
Deborah S. Jacobs
MA, US

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Medicine
A.B.Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges
M.Sc. by research, Physiological Sciences, Oxford
M.D.Harvard Medical School
Vision Science
Ophthalmology
Life Balance
Unconventional medical careers
Mark W. Janis
CT, US

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International Affairs
AB Princeton 1969
BA Oxford 1972
MA Oxford 1975
JD Harvard Law School 1977
International law and relations
European human rights law
Religion and international law
The life of an Oxford don
Clay S. Jenkinson
ND, US

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History
University of Minnesota, BA, English, 1977
oxford University, BA, English, 1979
Oxford University, MA, 1983
Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Generation
The Lewis and Clark Exploration and the history of Exploration
Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic West
Henry David Thoreau's Walden
Joseph S. Jewell
IN, US

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Technology
BS Aeronautics and Medieval History, California Institute of Technology, 2004
MSE Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005
MSc (by Research) Engineering Science, University of Oxford, 2008
PhD Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2014
Aerospace engineering, including high-speed flight, wind tunnel testing, rockets, and space
Defense science and engineering--technical and policy
Higher education in science and engineering
Robbin S. Johnson
MN, US

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International Affairs
BA Yale
Global food issues
Agriculture and the environment
Brian C. Johnsrud
CA, US

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Education
PhD, Modern Thought and Literature, Stanford, 2016
MSt, Medieval Literature, 2008
MSt, Social and Cultural anthropology, Oxford, 2009
BA, English Literature, Montana State University, 2006
Education (k-12 and higher ed)
Educational technology
Supporting first-generation, low income, anddiverse students
Importance of the humanities and creativity
Maurice A. Jones
NY, US

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Community Development
BA, Political Science, Hampden-Sydney College, 1986
MPhil, International Relations, St. John
JD, University of Virginia, 1992
Community Development
Economic Development
Housing
Leadership
Jean Amanda Junior
MI, US

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Leadership
MPhil, Oxford Evidence Based Social Intervention, 2010
MD, Harvard Medical School, 2016
Fighting the worlds
Arani Kajenthira
AR, US

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Business
B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Engineering, University of Guelph
D.Phil in Engineering Science, Oxford University
Impact investing
Ye jin Kang
TX, US

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International Affairs
Biology ; Policy Studies Rice University
MSc Med Anthro; MPP - Oxford
MD - Harvard Medical School
Humanitarian Efforts in North Korea
Ruth Mazo Karras
IRELAND,

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History
BA, Yale 1979
MPhil, Oxford 1981
PhD, Yale 1985
Medieval Europe
History of Gender/Sexuality
Ronald S. Katz
CA, US

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Sport and Society
BA NYU 1967
MA Oxford 1969
JD Harvard Law School 1972
Sports Ethics
Sports Law
Kent M. Keith
HI, US

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Leadership
Harvard University, B.A. 1970
University of Oxford, B.A. 1972/M.A. 1977
University of Hawaii, J.D. 1977
University of Southern California, Ed.D. 1996
Servant Leadership
Paradoxical Commandments
Meaning, Motivation, and Productivity
Leslie Carolyn Kendrick
VA, US

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Gender Issues
B.A., Classics & English, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1998
M.Phil., English Literature, Oxford, 2000
D.Phil., English Literature, Oxford, 2004
J.D., University of VIrginia, 2006
Women's Leadership in Academia
Women's Leadership in Law
Freedom of Speech
Higher Education
Randall Kennedy
MA, US

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Law
Princeton University 1977
Yale Law School 1982
Race Relations Law
The American Judiciary
The Administration of Criminal Law
Contracts
M. Victoria Kiechel
DC,

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Urban Affairs
BA, Yale University, 1977
BA/MA, Oxford University, 1981
MPhil, Oxford University 1984
MArch, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1988
Social equity and the built environment
Architecture, urban design, and peace building
Green building and climate resiliency
Biophilic design
Mark R. Killingsworth
NJ, US

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Sport and Society
B. A., University of Michigan
M. Phil., University of Oxford
D. Phil., University of Oxford
the economics of college sports
the Metropolitan Opera
Stephen B. Kinnaird
MD, US

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Law
BA/MA Politics Philosophy and Economics
American constitutional law
American legal system
Rachel Kleinfeld
DC, US

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Career Choices
Yale, BA
Oxford M Phil
Oxford D Phil
Foreign policy careers
US politics and organizing
How to counter violence overseas and in the US
Bad governance, corruption, and other democratic ills at home and abroad and how to fight back
John A. Knubel
TN, US

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Economics
Naval Academy bachelor of science math
Oxford Universiity first class degree politics philosophy economics
America
The unique benefits of American foreign policy since WWII
Daryl Koehn
IL, US

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Ethics
BA University of Chicago 1977
MA Oxford/Brasenose College 1980
PhD University of Chicago 1991
MBA Finance Northwestern University 1986
corporate ethics
individual and corporate responsibility
nature of evil
trust in business
Rachel Renee Kolb
GA, US

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Disabilities
B.A. and M.A., English, Stanford University (2012 and 2013)
M.St., English literature (1900-present), University of Oxford, 2014
M.Sc., Higher Education, University of Oxford, 2015
Ph.D., English, Emory University, expected 2020
American literary/cultural/historical understandings of disability
Accessibility, inclusion, and universal design
Deafness, signed languages, and more flexible communication
Writing, storytelling, and narrative
Vivek H. Krishnamurthy
MA, US

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Technology
B.A. in Political Science and Economics, University of Toronto, 2002
J.D., Yale Law School, 2008
Technology and Human Rights
Online Privacy
Freedom of Speech
Business and Human Rights
Modupe G. Labode
IN, US

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History
B.S., Iowa State University, 1988
D Phil, Oxford, 1992
African American History
History Museums
Monuments & Public Art
Marc E. Lackritz
MD, US

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Government
A.B. cum laude, Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
M.P:hil, Economics, Oxford University
J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
The Senate Watergate Committee Hearings and Investigation
Causes of the Financial Crisis of 2008
Financial Services Regulation and Public Policy
K. Michael Lamb
NC, US

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Leadership
BA, Rhodes College (2004)
2nd BA, University of Oxford (2006)
MA, Princeton University (2011)
PhD, Princeton University (2014)
Leadership
Character
Ethics
Higher Education
Michael S. M. Lanham
MI, US

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Medicine
BS, Centre College, 2000
MD, University of Michigan 2007
Medical Informatics
Physician Burnout
Fertility preservation, infertility
Henriette Lazaridis
MA, US

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Creative Writing
B.A. Middlebury College, 1982
M. Phil. Oxford, 1984
Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania, 1988
the writing life
creativity
literature, the novel
Emma F. LeBlanc
ME, US

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Law
DPhil in Anthropology, Oxford, 2018
MPhil in Anthropology, Oxford 2016
MFA in Fiction, Southern New Hampshire University, 2014
BA in Sociology, Brown, 2012
criminal justice reform (especially bail reform)
the threat of capitalism to democracy, corporate capture (especially in New Brunswick, Canada)
the death of the American dream (especially among rural, white millenials)
women in filmmaking, women in war journalism,
Lindsay E. Lee
TN, US

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Disabilities
University of Oxford, Master of Public Policy, 2015-2016
University of Oxford, MSc Applied Statistics, 2014-2015
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, BS Mathematics, with additional major in Spanish and minor in Portuguese, 2010-2014
Disability
Public health
Inclusive health policy
Measurement and data analysis
Ronald J. Lee
MD, US

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International Affairs
A.B. Princeton University
M.Phil. (International Relations) Oxford University
J.D. Yale Law School
selected topics at intersection of law, policy, technology and geopolitics
cybersecurity
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Vivian S. Lee
NY, US

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Medicine
BA, Harvard College
DPhil, Oxford University
MD, Harvard Medical School
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business
Health care transformation
Health & Technology
Jonah R. Lehrer
CA, US

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Psychology
Neuroscience BA, Columbia University
20th Century Literature MsT, Oxford University
The Neuroscience of Art
The Psychology of Mystery
The Art of Failure
Renee Lettow Lerner
VA, US

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Law
A.B., Princeton University, 1990
M.Litt., Oxford University, 1993
J.D., Yale Law School, 1995
Juries in England and America
Legal history
The common law vs. civil law traditions
Criminal and civil justice systems
Adam M. Levine
OH, US

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Art
BA, Art History, Anthropology, Mathematics & Social Sciences, Dartmouth College
MSt and DPhil, History of Art, Oxford University
Politics of art museums (incl colonial legacies, fundraising challenges, etc)
Economic impact of the arts
Arts diplomacy
Non-traditional entrepreneurship
Peter Levine
MA, US

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Education
BA, Yale, 1989
DPhil, Oxford, 1992
citizen engagement in democracy (US or international)
civic education (for children, students, adults)
political theory
Julie Haya Levison
MA, US

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Medicine
BA Wellesley College
MPhil Oxford University
MD Harvard Medical School
MPH Harvard School of Public Health
health disparities research
HIV and clinical outcomes
community engaged research
stigma and infectious disease
Michael N. Lokale
AZ, US

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Medicine
M.Sc Physiological Sciences, Oxford University
Doctor of Osteopathy, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pursuing Career in medicine
Noelle R. Lopez
MA, US

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Education
D.Phil Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2014
B.Phil Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2011
B.A. Philosophy, Santa Clara University, 2009
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion in Higher Education
Moral Education and Formation
Plato for Popular Audiences
Social Justice and Spirituality
Joshua A. Lospinoso
VA, US

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Technology
BS in Economics, United States Military Academy 2009
BS in Operations Research, United States Military Academy 2009
DPhil in Statistics, University of Oxford 2012
Cybersecurity
Entrepreneurship
Data Science
Software Development
Timothy T. Lupfer
NY, US

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Leadership
Bachelor of Science.United States Military Academy 1972
MA Modern History.Oxford University 1979
MBA.Heriot-Watt University 2002
Leadership: why the small group matters the most
Leadership: why we DON'T want charisma
Organizations: why we (really) need hierarchy
The fragility of progress: why things can regress
Ankur Luthra
CA, US

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Social Impact Investing
Computer Science, Berkeley, 2003
Computer Science, Oxford, 2003
MBA, Harvard, 2006
Hedge fund investing
Technology companies
Social entrepreneurship / non profits
Nnenna Lynch
NY,

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Urban Affairs
BA, Villanova University
M Litt, Institute of Social Anthropology/Oxford
urban redevelopment
affordable housing
George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie
DC,

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Economics
B. A. Dalhousie
M. A. Oxon
M. Phil. Oxon
The economics and finances of retirement security
Tolstoy
Robert A. Madsen
CA, US

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International Affairs
BA, Harvard University, 1985
MPhil, Oxford University, 1987
JD, Stanford University, 1993
D.Phil, Oxford University, 1999
China, Japan and East Asia
Global Economics and Politics
Geopolitics and National Security
Corporate Governance
Frederic F. Manget
NC,

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National Security
AB University of Georgia 1973
BA/MA (Oxon.) Oxford 1975, 1981
JD Vanderbilt Law School 1979
Strategic Intelligence
Paul S. Markovich
CA, US

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Medicine
B.A. International Political Economy, Colorado College
Masters Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford University
U.S. Health Care
Barnaby Marsh
NY, US

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Philanthropy
Cornell University, AB 96
Oxford D.Phil 2000
Philanthropy
Risk taking
Making luck
Adam Mastroianni
OH, US

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Psychology
AB, Princeton University, 2014
MPhil, University of Oxford, 2016
PhD, Harvard University, 2021
The psychology of conversation
Ideological perspective-taking
Misperceptions of social change
Insights from improv comedy
Karen Y. Matsuoka
MD, US

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Medicine
1996/7 BA/MA Philosophy and Religious Studies, Stanford University
2002 MPhil Comparative Social Policy, University of Oxford
2006 Dphil Social Policy, University of Oxford
Health care and health care policy
Design Thinking/Human Centered Design as applied to health care reform
The human-animal bond and why the health of one is critical to the health of the other
oral history and the experience of Japanese Americans during WWII
John W . McArthur
DC, US

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International Affairs
DPhil in Economics, Oxford, 2009
MPhil in Economics, Oxford, 2000
MPP, Harvard, 1998
BA, University of British Columbia, 1996
The shifting contours of global living standards
Ending extreme poverty
Sustainable Development Goals
Dakota Elain McCoy
MA, US

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Biology
BS in Biology, Yale University
MPhil in Geography & the Environment, Oxford University
PhD in Evolutionary Biology anticipated 2020, Harvard University
Nature as inspiration for design & engineering (focus on antireflection for capturing solar energy)
Evolutionary medicine
Arms races in nature and medicine
Melissa Loreice McCoy
TX, US

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Social Impact Investing
BS Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2010
MSc Computer Science, Oxford, 2015
MBA, Oxford, 2016
Building Products for Emerging Market Users
Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
Pamela Dawn McElwee
NJ, US

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Climate
PhD, Yale, 2003
MSc Oxford 1994
Climate change
Biodiversity
Maureen N. McLane
NY, US

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Literature
Harvard College, BA, History and Literature, summa cum laude, 1989
Oxford University, Hertford College, BA inEnglish (first), 1991
University of Chicago, PhD, English and American LIterature, 1997
Poetry -- Anglophone
Literature-- British romantic, 20th-21st poetics
Emily M. Mediate
MD, US

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Medicine
MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy 2017
MPP 2018
University of Notre Dame BA 2015
Global health
Health policy
Sexual and reproductive health
Maxwell J. Mehlman
OH, US

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Medicine
BA, Reed College, 1970
BA, Oxford University, 1972
JD, Yale, 1975
Health Law
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics
The Changing Patient-Physician Relationship
Military Bioethics
Jessica L. Mellinger
MI, US

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Medicine
2000 BS Molecular Biology and English, University of Wyoming
2002 MPhil Medieval English Lit, Oxford
2003 MSt, History of Medicine, Oxford
2007 MD, Northwestern University
Healthcare delivery
Alcohol addiction treatment
Ann Jorns Melvin
WA,

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Medicine
B.S. Kansas State University 1980
M.A. Oxford University 1982
M.D. Tulane University School of Medicine 1986
M.P.H. Tulane Universiry School or Public Health an Tropical Medicine 1986
Pediatric HIV
Congenital CMV
Samuel P. Menefee
VA, US

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International Affairs
B.A. summa cum laude, with highest honors in anthropology and Scholar-of-the-House with distinction; Yale University; 1972
Dip. Soc. Anth.; Oxford University; 1973
B. Litt.; Oxford University; 1975
J.D.; Harvard Law School; 1981 (and three other degrees)
Maritime Piracy and Terrorism
International Affairs (especially anti-Christian violence)
Trying to Be a Renaissance Man (or Woman)
The Rhodes Scholarship and Conservatives
Joyce S. Meng
NY, US

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Business
MSc Economics for Development (2009)
MSc Financial Economics (2010)
Investing, Markets
Philanthropy
Paul L. Miles
NJ, US

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History
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1960
BA, Modern History, Oxford University, 1964
MA, History, Princeton University, 1979
PhD, History, Princeton University, 1999
US Policy and Strategy, World War II
US Policy and Strategy, World War I
President as Commander in Chief
Steven Mo
China, US

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Medicine
SB in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2010
DPhil in Biomedical Engineering, Oxford University, 2013
Digital Healthcare, Healthcare Big Data
Internet of Medical/Healthcare Things
Healthcare in China vs. U.S.
Genomics and Analytics
Manuel-Julian R. Montoya
NM, US

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International Affairs
BA University of New Mexico, 1999
MLitt Oxford University, 2001
PhD Emory University 2010
Global Culture
Value Based Economics
international Management and Global/Regional Trade
Planetary Identities
John L. Moore
CA,

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Medicine
Chemistry, B.S, USNA (2008)
Pharmacology, MSc, Oxford (2009)
Economic & Social History, MSc, Oxford (2010)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Harvard Medical School (HMS, 2014)
Medicine
Oncology
Scott M. Moore
PA, US

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Climate
DPhil Politics, Oxford University
MSc Environment, Oxford University
BA Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
China
Climate change
Environmental policy
Water scarcity
Stephen R. Morillo
IN,

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History
AB Harvard College 1980
DPhil Oxford University 1985
World History
Medieval Military History
Keith E. Mostov
CA, US

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Biotechnology
ABUniversity of Chicago 1976
PhD Rockefeller University 1983
MDWeil-Cornell Medical College 1984
Biotechnology
Medicine
Biomedical Science
J. Russell Muirhead
NH, US

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Government
PhD Harvard 1996
BA Balliol Oxford 1990
AB Harvard 1988
American politics -condition of constitutional democracy
American politics - conspiratorial thinking
American politics - partisanship
Audri T. Mukhopadhyay
DC, US

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International Affairs
BA Economics, Dalhousie University, 1995
MPhil Economics, Oxford, 1998
MBA, Oxford, 2002
Diplomacy
International business and strategy
South and Southeast Asia
Elizabeth J. Murphy
CA, US

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Medicine
BA Chemistry Wellesley College
DPhil Biochemistry Oxford
MD Harvard University
(wish or am willing?) Any combination of Obesity, Diabetes and Diabetes Prevention
Pharma influence on prescribing/drug use
Kelsey R. Murrell
MO, US

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Gender Issues
BA English, University of Kansas
MSC Refugee & Forced Migration Studies, Oxford
MSc Social Anthropology, Oxford
GDL & LPC, University of Law London
Sexual Harassment Law US or UK
Employment Law
Lissa Muscatine
MD, US

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Gender Issues
Harvard University, BA 1976
Political communication
Bookselling
Women in the political sphere
Journalism
John A. Nagl
PA, US

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International Affairs
B.S. U.S. Military Academy at West Point
M.Phil. International Relations Oxford
D.Phil. International Relations Oxford
MMAS Command and General Staff College
International Relations
Counterinsurgency
Organizational Adaptation and Change
National Security Policy
Barry J. Nalebuff
CT, US

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Business
S.B. Math, MIT 1980
S.B. Economics, MIT 1980
D. Phil. Economics, Oxford 1982
Negotiation
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Joshua D Nassiri
CA, US

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Military
US Naval Academy Chemistry 2001
Oxford History of Medicine 2003
Harvard Medical School MD 2007
Radiology Residency Completion Naval Medical Center San Diego 2015
Medicine
Military
Education
Steven Nelson
AZ, US

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Medicine
BA Brigham Young University 1976
MD University of Utah 1981
JD Stanford University School of Law 1989
Healthcare issues
Medicolegal issues especially disciplinary issues
George B. Newhouse, Jr.
CA,

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Law
Harvard AB 1976
Oxford MA 1983
Oxford MA 1983
Berkeley law school1982
White collar criminal law
Criminal justice
Lisette Nieves
NY,

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Education
B.A. Political Science and Philosophy 1992
PPE, Corpus Christi 1994
M.P.A. Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton 2001
E.d.D. Higher Education Management 2016
Workforce and Higher Education
Social Entrepreneurship and Scaling
Organizational Change and Development
Talent Development
Errol R. Norwitz
MA, US

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Medicine
MD - University of Cape Town 1986
DPhil - Oxford 1992
MBA - Boston University Questrom School of Business 2016
Basic science talk (preterm birth, transgenerational health)
Supporting the research mission at academic medical centers
Leadership in academic medicine
Nicole L. Novak
IA, US

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Medicine
BA, St. Olaf College, 2008
MSc Medical Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2009
MSc Global Health Science, University of Oxford 2010
PhD Epidemiology, University of Michigan 2016
Public health/health equity
Community engagement-for research, for mutual aid/advocacy
Rural community wellbeing (USA)
Timothy A. Nunan
Germany, US

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History
A.B., German, Princeton University, 2008
D.Phil., History, Oxford University, 2013
History of Russia and the Soviet Union
History of Iran and Afghanistan
The Cold War and Its Impact on the World Today
Joseph S. O'Shea
FL, US

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Education
DPhil in Education, Oxford, 2011
MSc in Comparative Social Policy, Oxford, 2009
BA in Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Florida State University, 2008
Equitable student success in higher education
Charlotte A. Opal
Switzerland,

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Business
BA, Economics Wake Forest University, 1997
M.Phil, Development Studies, Oxford, 1999
MBA, Oxford, 2000
Sustainable business
Deforestation and agriculture
Business and human rights
Fair Trade
Michael L. Oristaglio
CT, US

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Business
B.S., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University
M.S., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University
M.Sc., Geochemistry, Oxford University
D.Phil., Geophysics, Oxford University
World energy
The past, present, and future of oil and gas
Multidisciplinary academic programs
R. Bruce Partridge
PA, US

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History
BA Princeton University
D.Phil. Oxford
Precision Cosmology -- a HIstory of the Universe
From Hubble (the man) to Hubble (the mission) -- a History of Cosmology
Thomas M. Pellathy
PA, US

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Medicine
BA, Mathematics & Philosophy. University of Delaware. 2000.
MA, Linguistics (Cognitive Science). University of Delaware. 2000.
MSc, Forced Migration. Oxford. 2002.
Healthcare Economics and Policy
Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare
Innovation in Healthcare
Integration of Care Delivery and Financing
Peter N. Perinchief
Bermuda, US

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Medicine
B.Sc( McGill) 1967
BA(Oxford) 1970
MD.CM(Mc Gill) 1974
DABP;FAAP( Am. Acad.Pediatrics) ?1981
Human Evolutionary Biology;We are a gigantic mistake
Genetic Dangers of Cannabis
Foolish directives in Child care
Russell Alan Perkins
IL, US

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Art
BA, Wesleyan University, 2009
2nd BA, University of Oxford (PPE), BA 2012 / MA 2017
MFA, Hunter College, 2018
contemporary art
Todd E. Peterson
TN, US

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Medicine
BA, Gustavus Adolphus College, '91
BA, Oxford, '93
PhD, Indiana University, '00
Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine in Precision Medicine
John Misha Petkevich
MD, US

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Business
Harvard AB
Oxford DPhil
Investing in life sciences companies
Gregory A. Petsko
NY, US

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Medicine
AB, Chemistry, Princeton U. 1970
D.Phil. Molecular Biophysics, Oxford, 1973
Science and society
Alzheimer
Brain diseases
The aging of the population and its consequences
Joshua B. Pickar
NY, US

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Government
George Washington university 2014 BA
university of Chicago JD 2017
University of Oxford MSC 2018
American politics
Constitutional law
Robert B. Pirie
MD, US

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Government
U.S. Naval Academy, BS
Oxford, BA 1959
Oxford, MA 1979
Advice for new Presidential appointees.
Tracey Jones Poirier
VT, US

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Leadership
BA in English and Communications, Norwich Univerisy, 1996
Master of Studies in Social Anthropology, Oxford University 1997
Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Managament, Oxford University, 1998
Master of Strategic Studies, US Army War College, 2017
Leadership
Veteran's issues
Diversity
Michael A. Ponsor
MA, US

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Creative Writing
Harvard College BA 1969
Oxford BA 1971
Yale Law School J.D. 1975
Oxford MA 1978
Federal Criminal Justice and Sentencing
Writing Fiction
David S. Poritz
MA, US

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Environment
BA Brown University 2012
MSc Public Policy in Latin America, Oxford 2013
Energy and the environment
Financial inclusion
Startups, Fintech and tech-enabled lending
Kerry Francis Pound
MA,

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Gender Issues
BSc Bioethics, Georgetown
BA, Philosophy and Theology, Oxford
MD, McGill University
Pro-Life Feminism
Theology of the Body and Sexuality
Natural Family Planning
Walter F. Pratt
IN, US

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History
B.A. (History) Vanderbilt University
D. Phil. (Oxon)
J. D. (Yale)
Constitutional Convention of 1787
History of U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Constitutional History
Anthony Preus
NY, US

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Philosophy
BA Luther College 1958
Oxford BA 1962, MA 1966
The Johns Hopkins University 1968 PhD
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Medical Ethics
Kent D. Price
CA, US

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History
University of Montana BA
University of Montana MA
Oxford University BA MA
Harvard Business School AMP
History
International relations
Politics
Philosophy
Emelia Spencer Probasco
MD, US

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National Security
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 2002
MSc, Oxford, 2003
MSc, Oxford, 2003
National security and technology
Daniel Promislow
WA, US

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Biology
BA, University of Chicago, 1986
D.Phil, Oxford University, 1990
The Dog Aging Project (https://www.dogagingproject.org)
Evolutionary biology of aging
Chelsea E. Purvis
United Kingdom,

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International Affairs
BA Yale 2006
MPhil Oxford 2008
JD Yale Law School 2011
International humanitarian/human rights policy
Jenni Quilter
NY, US

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Gender Issues
BA Auckland University 2001
M.Phil Oxford University 2003
D.Phil Oxford University 2006
Leadership curricula development in higher education institutions
The New York School in poetry and painting
Choice and reproduction: the art of decision making for women
Brian M. Reed
WA, US

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Humanities
BA Harvard University 1992
BA Oxford University 1994
Ph.D. Stanford University 2000
poetry
humanities in higher education
Bruce Nelson Reed
DC, US

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Economics
A.B., Princeton University, 1982
M.Phil., Oxford University, 1984
U.S. Domestic and Economic Policy
The Future of Work
Technology Policy
American Politics
Stephanie Reents
MA, US

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Creative Writing
BA English - Amherst College
Second BA English - Oxford University
MFA Creative Writing - University of Arizona
Fiction Writing
Narrative Writing
Noah Remnick
NY, US

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Journalism
BA, History, Yale University, 2015
Mst, US History, University of Oxford 2019
DPhil, History, University of Oxford 2021 (Expected)
Criminal Justice
Reporting and Media
Lyle C. Rexer
NY, US

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Art
BA, Columbia College, Columbia University
MA, Columbia University
Contemporary Photography
Contemporary Art
History of Photography
John G. Rex-Waller
ME, US

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Business
Bsc Civ Eng University of Cape Town 1975
PPE Oxford University 1978
MBA University of Chicago 1981
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare - Services
Private Equity
Munro C. Richardson
NC, US

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Education
BA, East Asian Languages & Cultures, University of Kansas, 1993
MA, East Asian Studies, Harvard University, 1995
MPhil, International Relations, Oxford University, 1996
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Illinois, 2010
Early literacy (birth-3rd grade)
Research, data and evidence-based interventions
Systems change/improvement
Marilynn J. Richtarik
GA, US

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Literature
Harvard, bachelor's degree, 1988
Oxford, M.Phil., 1990
Oxford, D.Phil., requirements completed 1992
Northern Irish literature
The Field Day Theatre Company
Stewart Parker
literature and the peace process in Northern Ireland
Jeffrey A. Rideout
CA, US

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Medicine
Stanford University, BS with Hon Bio with distinction, 1983
Harvard Medical School, MD, 1989
Oxford University, MA PPE, 1987
Healthcare innovation
Healthcare management
Health and healthcare policy
Joseph Riley
TN, US

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International Affairs
MPhil International Relations (Oxford) 2015
DPhil International Relations (Oxford) 2016
U.S. - China Relations
Military issues
Real Estate
Entrepreneurship
James Adams Rindfleisch
WI, US

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Medicine
BA, College of Idaho, 1993
MPhil, University of Oxford, 1996
MD, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
Integrative Health and Complementary Medicine
Curriculum Design (esp in health care)
Teaching and Presenting Skills
Care for the Caregiver
Olivia S. Rissland
CO, US

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Biology
Sc.B., Brown University
D. Phil., University of Oxford
Molecular biology
Emerging therapeutics (CRISPR, RNA-based drugs, etc)
David G. Robinson
NY, US

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Technology
Princeton University 2004 BA Philosophy
Balliol 2006 BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Yale Law School, JD 2012
Technology and Civil Rights
Technology and Mindfulness
Matthew Rogers
AL, US

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National Security
Software Engineering - Auburn University
DPhil in Cyber Security - University of Oxford (in progress)
Securing Mobile Infrastructure (Trains, Planes, Tanks)
Cyber Security Education
John A. Roome
MD, US

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Climate
B.Sc. University of Cape Town, 1982
M.Sc. Oxford University, 1984
M. Phil. Oxford University, 1986
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Economic Development and Poverty alleviation
Robert I. Rotberg
MA, US

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International Affairs
D Phil. Oxon
MPAPrinceton
ABOberlin College
African politics and African futures
African conflict and peace making
Corruption and Anti-Corruption globally
Transformative Political Leadershipglobally
Robin M Rotman
MO, US

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Climate
University of the South, BS, Geology, 2004
Oxford University, MSc Water Science, Policy and Management, 2005
Oxford University, MLitt, Geography, 2006
Yale Law School, JD, 2009
Water
Energy
Environment
Indigenous peoples
Andrew Rowan
MD, US

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Medicine
BSc University of Cape Town 1968
MA (oxon) Oxford 1971
DPhil Oxford 1975
Animal Protection (broadly but also history)
Animal Research
One Health (Animals & Public Health)
Ryan M. Rowberry
GA, US

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Climate
B.A. in Honors English, Brigham Young University
M.Sc. in Comparative Education, Oxford University
M.St. in Medieval British History, Oxford University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
Medieval British Legal History (History of the Common Law)
Origins of Judicial Tenure
Introduction to the US Legal System
Richard E. Rubenstein
DC,

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Religious Studies
B.A. Harvard 1959
M.A. Oxford 1961
J.D. Harvard Law School 1963
Litt. D. (Honoris Causa) University of Malta 2016
Conflict and Religion: Sources of Religious Violence
Are the Sixties in Our Future?The Once and Future Movement
Conflict Resolution in the Age of Trump
How Empires End: Neither a Bang Nor a Whimper
Bruce K. Rubin
VA, US

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Medicine
BS Tulane University 1975
MEngr Tulane University 1977
MD Tulane University 1979
MBA Wake Forest University 2004
Medicine, technology. entrapreneurship
Carlisle F. Runge
MN, US

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Climate
BA University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 1974 (American Studies)
BA/MA New College Oxford University 1977 (Politics and Economics)
MS University of Wisconsin 1980 (Agricultural Economics)
PhD University of Wisconsin 1981 (Agricultural Economics)
Agriculture and Environment
International Trade
Economic Choices over Time
Steven D. Runholt
NC, US

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Religious Studies
BA in Psychology, University of South Dakota, 1984
BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of Oxford, 1987
Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2000
Doctor of Ministry, Duke Divinity School, 2014
Intersection of faith and public policy
Science and religion
Progressive faith as a means of social change
The church and gay rights
Diana M. Sabot
MA, US

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Gender Issues
Dartmouth College, BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, 1995
Oxford University, MA in English Language and Literature, 1997
poetry and feminism
feminist activism
memoir and truth-telling
Christian C. Sahner
NJ,

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Religious Studies
AB, Princeton University
MPhil, University of Oxford
PhD, Princeton University
Middle East
Islam
Religion and Politics, Religion and Conflict
Discipline of History, Study of the Humanities
Faith C. Salie
NY, US

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Leadership
Harvard College AB 1993
Oxford University MPhil 1995
The Transformative Art of (Really) Listening
What We Can All Learn From Scientists (even if we're not one)
Lee W. Saperstein
MA, US

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Education
BS Mining Engineering, 1964, Montana School of Mines
D.Phil. Engineering Science, 1967, Oxford University
Academic Assessment and Accreditation
Aven P. Satre-Meloy
MT, US

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Climate
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Master of Philosophy in Environmental Change & Management, University of Oxford
Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Environmental Studies, Santa Clara University
Energy efficiency/flexibility
Energy and climate change
Behavioral science and sustainability/climate
David A. Satter
DC, US

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International Affairs
University of Chicago, B.A.
Oxford University, M.Litt.
Russia
Andrew W. Savitz
MA, US

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Climate
The Johns Hopkins University- BA, 1975
Georgetown University Law Center J. D. 1981
Oxford. BA PPE. 198
Sustainability
Corporate Resonsiblity
Relationship of Business and Society
Environment
Bror V. H. Saxberg
CA, US

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Education
BS Math, BS Electrical Engineering, University of Washingtion, 1980
MA, Maths, Oxford, 1982
PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, 1989
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1990
Applications of learning science to education and training
Use of technology for education and training
Learning engineering
Guido Schmidt-Traub
Netherlands,

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Climate
M.Sc. Physical Chemistry, Free University Berlin, 1998
M.Phil. Economics, Oxford University, 2000
PhD. Economics. Wageningen University, 2018
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
International Development Cooperation
Adam L. Schulman
MD, US

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Physics
BA Chemistry University of Chicago 1980
BA Physics and Philosophy Oxford University 1982
MA History of Science Harvard University 1985
PhD History of Science Harvard University 1989. dissertation: "Quantum and Aristotelian Physics"
The Discovery of Entropy and its Significance
What is Natural Philosophy? The Perspective of Modern Science
Self-Knowledge and Moral Seriousness in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
The Anger of Achilles: A Reading of Book I of Homer's Iliad
Paul Schulz
CA, US

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Career Choices
BA Oriel 1987, PPE
BA Claremont McKenna College 1985, economics
Transitioning from a for profit to a non profit career
Barth D. Schwartz
MD, US

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Journalism
B.A. Harvard College
J.D. Yale Law School
20th century Italian culture
Advanced reporting;magazine writing
Micah J. Schwartzman
VA, US

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Law
BA, University of Virginia
DPhil, University of Oxford
JD, University of Virginia
Religious Freedom
First Amendment
Constitutional Law
Carolyn Connor Seepersad
TX, US

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Technology
BS (Mech Engineering), West Virginia University, 1996
BA/MA (PPE), Oxford University, 1998
MS (Mech Engineering), Ga Tech, 2001
PhD (Mech Engineering), Ga Tech, 2004
3D printing / Additive Manufacturing and its impact on modern product development
Clyde Seepersad
TX, US

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Technology
BSc Accounting, Univ. of the West Indies, 1996
MBA, Oxford University, 1997
MScDevelopment Economics, Oxford University, 1999
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers - beyond Cryptocurrency
The (potential) 5G Revolution
Micro-credentials: the future of education
Abigail P. Seldin
DC, US

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Philanthropy
University of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MS)
Oxford University (ABD DPhil)
Philanthropy
EdTech
Start-ups & Entrepreneurship
Mortimer Newlin Stead Sellers
MD, US

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Law
A.B. Harvard 1980
D.Phil. Oxford 1986
J.D. Harvard 1988
B.C.L. Oxford 1988
International Law
The United States Constitution
Justice
Liberty
Aakash Kaushik Shah
NJ, US

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Medicine
MD, Harvard Medical School
MBA, Oxford University
MSc, Oxford University
BA and BS, Ursinus College
Opioid crisis
Health reform
Criminal justice reform
Deep J. Shah
GA, US

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Medicine
UGA BA Biology
UGA AB Internal Affairs
Oxford MSc Comparative Social Policy
Harvard MD
Health policy
Health finance
Primary care
Public health
Trina R. Shanks
MI, US

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Economics
BSBA, Washington University, 1992
MPhil, University of Oxford, 1996
MSW, Washington University, 2000
PhD, Washington University, 2003
Economic inequality
Child Savings Accounts
Asset building programs and policy
Beth A. Shapiro
CA,

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Biology
BS, University of Georgia, 1999
MS, University of Georgia, 1999
D Phil, Oxford, 2003
genomics
conservation
de-extinction
Jason D. Shell
VA, US

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Military
M.Phil International Relations, Oxford University, 2007
B.S. History (Honors), U.S. Naval Academy, 2005
War and warfare
Weapons of mass destruction
Defense and foreign policy
Leadership
Burton D. Sheppard
WA, US

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Business
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University
J.D. Boston College Law School
D. Phil. (Social Studies), Oxford University
The $23 Trillion Dollar Wink: How Mutual Fund Governance Betrays Its Shareholders
Fiduciaries: Next Up In the Breakdown of Trust in American Institutions
As I Lay Dying (Or So I Was Told) -- 9 Months Living With an ALS Diagnosis (That, Happily, Was Wrong!)
Mutual Funds and/or ETF's? Investing for the Future As If You Cared About Your Returns!
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
CA, US

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National Security
Harvard University, B.A. 1981
Oxford University, D.Phil 1986
National Security
International Relations
Energy Security and Climate Change
Women and Leadership
Jeffrey Shesol
DC, US

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History
Brown University, BA in History, 1991
Oxford University, MPhil. in British History, 1993
US presidential history
US politics
speechwriting and communications
Steven Paul Shorkey
MA, US

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Medicine
MSc, Neuroscience, 2012 (Oxford)
MSc, Global Health Sciences, 2013 (Oxford)
BS, Business Administration, 2011 (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Second Major, Psychology, 2011 (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare startups
Healthcare strategy
Pharmaceutical strategy
Henry Shue
United Kingdom, US

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Climate
Ph.D. in Political Philosophy, Princeton University
Climate Change
Robert D. Sider
Canada,

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Religious Studies
B.A. University of Saskatchewan; Univ of Oxford
M.A. U of Sask; Univ of Oxford
D Phil U of Oxford
biblical scholarship
Brijraj Singh
NY, US

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Education
BA English Language and Literature, 1964
Tutorial system
English studies, esp. toward an undergraduate degree
College life
Varun S. Sivaram
CA, US

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Climate
B.S., Engineering Physics, Stanford University, 2011
B.A., International Relations, Stanford University, 2011
Ph.D., Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University, 2013
Energy
Climate Change
Technology and Innovation
India
Ralph H. Smith
AL, US

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Career Choices
BA Washington & Lee
MA Oxford
JD Yale Law School
Law as a Career
Higher Education Administration
Collaborations Among Education, Business and Government to Promote Economic Development
Evan J. Soltas
MA, US

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Economics
AB, Economics; Princeton University
MPhil, Economics; University of Oxford
PhD, Economics (in progress); Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Economics
Public Policy
Regulation
Michael Spence
CA,

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Economics
BA/MA Mathematics
Global Economy
Growth
Developing Countries
Informational Characteristics of Markets
Harold W. Stanley
TX, US

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Education
Ph.D., Yale, 1981, Political Science
M.Phil, Oxford, 1975, Politics
B.A., Yale, 1972, Political Science
strategic planning with higher education (national research universities)
Leonard P. Stark
DE, US

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Law
University of Delaware BS, BA, MA
University of Oxford, D Phil
Yale Law School, JD
US judicial system
Shayna L. Strom
DC, US

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Philanthropy
B.A., Yale College, 2002
M.Sc. University of Oxford, 2004
J.D., Yale Law School, 2009
American political institutions
Philanthropy
Advocacy/social movements/social change
gig economy/labor
Meghan E. Sullivan
IN, US

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Philosophy
BA (Highest Distinction), University of Virginia 2005
BPhil Philosophy, Oxford 2007
PhD Philosophy, Rutgers 2011
Philosophy and the Good Life
Philosophy of Time
Surachai Supattapone
NH, US

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Medicine
B.A. Chemistry Johns Hopkins University 1984
D.Phil. Physiology Oxford University 1991
M.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine1992
Ph.D. Neuroscience Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 1988
Prion diseases
Cullen Mitsuo Taniguchi
TX, US

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Medicine
A.B., Occidental College
M.Phil., Oxford University
MD, Harvard Medical School
PhD, Harvard Medical School
Advances in Oncology
Pancreatic Cancer
Nuclear Countermeasures
Radiation Biology
Jessica A. Teich
CA, US

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Gender Issues
B.A. in English and Theatre Studies, summa cum laude, Yale University (1981)
M.Phil in Renaissance English Drama, University of Oxford (1983)
I've written a book about my journey as a survivor of sexual abuse, and would welcome a chance to talk about my personal reaction to, and involvement with,the #MeToo movement
I've spent a lot of time working with girls on issues of empowerment and self-determination
I'm currently writing a musical, and spent a decade working with writers and directors to commission and develop plays
I've served on Rhodes selection committees for several decades, and have thoughts about the way the process disadvantages women and minorities
Michael S. Teitelbaum
CT, US

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Immigration Issues
BA, Reed College
D.Phil, Oxford
immigration
low fertility
shortages of STEM workers
Jonathan Tepper
Spain, US

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Economics
BA in history and economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Economics
Investing
Antitrust
Competition
Ryan R. Thoreson
NY, US

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Gender Issues
AB, Harvard University, 2007
MPhil, University of Oxford, 2009
DPhil, University of Oxford, 2012
JD, Yale Law School, 2014
Human Rights
LGBT Rights
Gender and Sexuality
Miriam I. Ticktin
NY, US

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Immigration Issues
AB, Anthropology, Princeton University
M.Phil, English, Oxford
M.A. Anthropology, Stanford University
PhD, Anthro, Stanford University and EHESS in Paris (in co-tutelle)
humanitarianism
immigration in Europe/US
border walls
gender (and migration, feminist theory, etc)
Ramin Toloui
CA, US

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Economics
M.Phil. in International Relations, Balliol College, Oxford, 1998
A.B. summa cum laude in Economics, Harvard University, 1996
International economics and finance
Financial markets
Foreign economic policy and diplomacy
Intersection of artificial intelligence & economics
Sara L. Toomey
MA, US

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Medicine
MPhil in Social Anthropology, Oxford
MSc in Comparative Social Research, Oxford
MD, Harvard Medical School
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
pediatric quality measurement in healthcare
patient experience in healthcare
patient and family engagement in healthcare
Richard H. Trainor
Scotland, US

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Brexit
BA & MA Brown University 1970 & 1972
BA (later MA) Oxford University 1973 (1982)
MA Princeton University 1975
DPhil Oxford University 1982
Higher Education Policy & Management
Brexit:its origins and implications
Scottish Independence & the unity of the United Kingdom
Social integration & disintegration, past & present
Beth Truesdale
MA, US

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Economics
BA, St. Olaf College
BA, Oxford University
M.St., Oxford University
Ph.D, Harvard University
High and rising income inequality
Inequalities in work and aging
Retirement security
Lik Hang Tsui
MA, US

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International Affairs
BA, Peking Univeristy
DPhil, University of Oxford
China
Chinese history
Digital humanities
Asian studies
Brian R. Tulloch
TX, US

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Medicine
BSc Biochemistry ( hons) Natal SAfrica 1959
MSc Biochemistry Natal SAfrica 1961
BM BCh (Oxon) 1966
FRCP (London) 1968
Diabetes
Blood Lipids
Heart disease. Prevention
First steps in Fertility
Deacon Turner
CO, US

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Native American Issues
Harvard AB 1991
Oxford, MST Prehistoric Archaeology 1993
Capital Markets
Unusual Career Trajectory
Native American Issues
Daniel I. Twomey
VA,

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Government
B.S. Math USAF Academy 1967
M.Phil. Oxford University 1970
Category Management to Improve Government Acquisition
Federal Budgeting_ Why Can't Congress do it better
Charles Samuel Tyson
MA, US

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Journalism
BA Political & Social Thought, Univ of Virginia
MSt English, Oxford
MSc History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Oxford
PhD English, Harvard (in progress)
Literature / humanities
Higher education
Journalism / writing
Roopa Unnikrishnan
NY, US

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Career Choices
MBA, Oxford 1998
MPhil, Oxford 1997
MA, Madras University 1995
Innovation (my book is about innovation and career change)
Career Transformation (my book is about innovation and career change)
Autonomous cars
Smart cities
Nathaniel N. Urban
PA, US

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Artificial Intelligence
University of Pittsburgh BS Neuroscience and Maths and Philosophy
Oxford University BA, Maths and Philosophy
University of Pittsburgh PhD, Neuroscience
The Future of Higher Education
Brain Science
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Hubertus J. Van Der Vaart
VA, US

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Social Impact Investing
BA in Asian History and German, 1977, UNC
BA in PPE, 1979, Oxford
M.Phil in Economics, 1980, Oxford
J.D., 1983, Yale Law School
Impact Investment in Emerging Markets
Development Economics
Julie Veroff
CA,

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Immigration Issues
B.A. International Relations, Stanford University, 2007
MPhil, Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2009
J.D., Yale Law School, 2015
Immigrants' rights litigation
Public interest impact litigation
Clerking in the federal judiciary
John C. Vlahoplus
NY, US

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Law
BA Economics, Washington & Lee University, 1983
JD, Harvard Law School, 1989
D.Phil., Oxford, 1990
Emoluments constitutional law and litigation
Natural born citizenship and presidential eligibility
Jasmine Marie Waddell
MA, US

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Gender Issues
A.B. Political Science from Brown University
M. Phil. from University of Oxford
D. Phil. from University of Oxford
LGBTQ scholars (history and experience)
Black scholars (history and experience)
women scholars (history and experience)
first generation academic (e.g. PhD, professor, administrator)
Meredith Wadman
VA, US

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Medicine
Stanford University, B.A. Human Biology
Oxford University BM BCh
Columbia University MSc
Vaccine hestitancy/resistance
Amazing, stranger-than-fiction 20th-century vaccine history
Rachael A. Wagner
NY, US

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Gender Issues
AB in Economics & Social Anthropology, Harvard University, 2004
MSc in Comparative Social Policy, Oxford, 2005
MBA, Oxford, 2006
Women in finance / private equity / alternative investments
Amber Michelle Walker
VA,

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Gender Issues
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, United States Military Academy, 2004
MSc(R) Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK, 2006
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2013
Women in STEM
Engineering
Military service
Innovation
Dayne A. Walling
MI, US

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Urban Affairs
BA in Social Relations, James Madison College, Michigan State University
BA in Modern History, St. Peter's College, Oxford University
MA in Contemporary Urban Affairs, Goldsmith's College, University of London
Doctoral Candidate, Geography, University of Minnesota (ABD 2006, re-enrolled 2019 to complete by approximately 2021)
Public Service and Leadership (Managing Division, Risk, Failure)
Urban Development in the 21st Century (Social Capital, Political Fragmentation, Economic Revitalization)
Infrastructure & Planning (including Flint/Water Crises)
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
Heather A. Warren
VA,

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Religious Issues
Cornell, BA, Religious and Literary Studies, 1981
Oxford, BA, Theology, 1984
Emory University, M.Div., 1985
The Johns Hopkins University, MA, 1989, Ph.D., History, 1992
Religion and American Politics
Historyof Religion and American Life--Culture, Politics
Religion and Hiking the Applachian Trail
Ute Wartenberg Kagan
NY, US

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Art
M.A. Status, Oxford, 1988
D.Phil., Oxford, 1990
History of money and numismatics
Cultural property and repatriation issues
Issues surrounding museum and public education
US and international coin design
Michael D. Waters
AL, US

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Law
Duke University, BA, 1972
Oxford, MA, PPE, 1975
University of Alabama School of Law, JD, 1977
Law, law practice, particularly business and securities
Eric Otto Wear
Bangkok,

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Art
BFA, Univ of Arkansas, 1985
PG Dip History of Art, Oxford Univ, 1986
MA (studio art), Goldsmiths College, Univ of London, 1988
PhD, Univ of Hong Kong, 2000
Design, life choices and ethics
Personal and social circumstances of art
Chinese art, past and recent
Anna K. Weiss
PA, US

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Medicine
AB, Harvard University, 2003
MSc, Oxford, 2004
MD, University of Pennsylvania, 2010
MSEd, University of Pennsylvania, 2018
Medical Education
Wellness/Burnout in Medicine
Gun/Firearm Injury and Safety in the United States
Leana S. Wen
MD, US

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Gender Issues
MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Health care reform
Public health and health policy
Women's health
Women in leadership
Ursula Werner
DC, US

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Creative Writing
BA Duke Univ. 1985
M.Litt. Oxford Univ. 1987
JD Yale Univ. 1991
Creative Writing and publishing
Addiction and Recovery
Megan Suzann Kenna
VA, US

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Gender Issues
PhD Catholic University of America, 2015
DPhil Oxford University, 2005
AB Dartmouth College 2002
Science education/training
Interdisciplinarity in the sciences
Science & Tech
Women in science
William Frank White
MA, US

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Artificial Intelligence
AB, Harvard College 1966
MPhil, Oxford University 1969 (earned that year)
The Overview Effect
The Cosma Hypothesis
Artificial Intelligence
Space Exploration
Lindsay M. Whorton
TX, US

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Education
BSE Education, Drake University 2009
BA English, Drake University 2009
MPhil Comparative Social Policy, University of Oxford 2011
DPhil Social Policy, University of Oxford 2013
US education
International comparative education
Education leadership
Non-profit leadership
Virgil Wiebe
MN,

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Immigration Issues
B.A. Kansas State University 1986
M.Phil. Oxford University 1989
J.D. New York University 1994
L.L.M. Georgetown University Law Center 2001
US Immigration Law and Policy
Katharine K. Wilkinson
GA, US

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Climate
B.A. in Religion, Sewanee
D.Phil. in Geography & Environment, Oxford
Climate Solutions & Climate Justice
Gender & Climate
Leadership for a Regenerative Future
Climate Communication & Engagement
Anthony Wilder L. Wohns
WA, US

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Biology
BA in Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, 2016
MPhil in Biological Anthropology, Cambridge, 2017
Genetics
Ancient DNA
Human Genetic Origins
Genetic Genealogy
E. Wrenn Wooten
TX, US

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Medicine
BS University of the South 1986
DPhil University of Oxford 1989
MD Vanderbilt University 1997
Healthcare
Radiology
MRI
MRI Safety
Victor Wei Ke Yang
KY, US

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Gender Issues
Harvard University, BA in History and Science
Oxford, Master of Public Policy
Oxford, DPhil in Politics
community organizing; grassroots activism
pedagogy & teaching
LGBTQ/queer issues
Asian American identity & race
Andrew J. Zawacki
GA, US

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Literature
Ph.D., University of Chicago
M.Phil., University of St. Andrews
M.Litt., University of Oxford
B.A., College of William and Mary
Literary translation
Franco-American poetry
Poetry and photography
Paris graffiti
Jason R. Zimba
NY, US

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Education
BA mathematics and astrophysics, Williams College
M.Sc. by Research, University of Oxford
MA physics, University of California at Berkeley
Ph.D., physics, University of California at Berkeley
Education
Mathematics education