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Beyond the individualized support students receive from faculty in their seminars, Oxford Academia stands apart for the community we cultivate and the support every student receives during their experience. Our Residential Life team is much more robust than other summer programs because we recognize the importance of a supervised and structured learning and social environment. Deans, Student Deans, Junior Deans, and Health & Activity Coordinators reside in the dorms with students and focus solely on student life. They prioritize the well-being of each student from the moment they arrive, working proactively to ensure students are happy, comfortable, and safe while forming new friendships and making the most of their time on the program.

Ailbhe Ní Chroidheáin

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Activity Coordinator

Trinity College Dublin, B.B.S., Business Studies and German (in progress)

As a student at Trinity College Dublin, Ailbhe focuses on honing leadership and organizational skills through active participation in the Trinity Entrepreneurial Society (TES), engaging with leader-innovators such as Des Traynor, and cultivating a dynamic approach to problem-solving. With a passion for mentorship and education, for several years she has also been a music teacher and a football coach for young children. While in secondary school, Ailbhe was selected as prefect and was also an active member of the student council. She continues to work as a music teacher, helping students develop their extracurricular skills. Ailbhe is fluent in English and proficient in German.

Amélie Marescaux

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Program Assistant

Oxford University, B.A., Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Currently studying as an undergraduate at Brasenose College in the heart of Oxford, Amélie is focusing on international relations and economics, with a special interest in European politics and international security. She is part of her college’s competitive rowing team, and while at Oxford has gotten involved in published economics discussion papers as a research assistant. In 2019, Amélie attended the Harvard Model Congress for Europe taking place in Madrid, debating current policy issues and gaining an understanding of the inner workings of the American congress. She is now balancing her degree, her athletic commitments, and her part-time job as an assistant librarian for Brasenose College. Besides books, rowing and international politics, Amélie loves trekking in the high mountains, a passion she gained from her years as a Girl Scout. Born and raised in Paris, Amélie is a native French speaker, as well as proficient in Spanish. This fall, she will be starting the final year of her degree at Oxford University, and preparing to continue on with a politics Masters in the U.S.

Beatriz Ramirez Betances

Oxford Academia at Yale
Student Dean

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, /M.A./ABD, Comparative Literature
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, B.A. Comparative Literature and English

While pursuing her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Beatriz started her teaching career as a Spanish as a Second Language instructor, and as a teaching assistant in English writing and composition and American Studies classes. Later, Beatriz relocated to Puerto Rico, where she taught Spanish language and literature classes at the University of Puerto Rico. Then, she transitioned to high school, where she has 17 years of experience teaching English language arts and literature. She is also a freelance editor, translator, and writer, and she has 20 years of experience working freelance for peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and publishing companies. She has published in academic journals, such as Sargasso, newspapers such as Dialogo Digital and Claridad, and digital magazines such as Revista Cruce. She was the vice president of the Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico board from 2018 through 2022.

Camille Jones

Oxford Academia at Paris
Co-Director

New York University, M.A., French Studies
University of Rhode Island, B.A., Mathematics, French, Secondary Education

While at New York University, Camille focused on studying French sociology and history through the lens of women and class structures. She went to Paris to study the gentrification of the city and examined history through the lens of underrepresented populations. Camille studied mathematics and French in her undergraduate degree. After finishing her master’s, she moved to Brooklyn and began teaching math and French at various prep schools in New York City. Camille now works at the Nightingale Bamford School in Manhattan and teaches mathematics. Born in a French-speaking family, Camille has lived and traveled in France since she was a child. This fall, she will continue to teach mathematics at Nightingale Bamford.

Catherine Milligan

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Student Dean

Wake Forest, M.A., English
Davidson College, B.A., English, International Concentration in Latin American Studies

At Davidson College, Catherine studied English literature, Spanish, and Latin American culture while also playing Division I volleyball. Her undergraduate experiences in England and Mexico made her eager to travel further abroad, so she moved to Japan, where she worked for two years with the Tokachi Board of Education, teaching English in several schools in the Hokkaido prefecture. Returning to North Carolina, Catherine attended Wake Forest University as Graduate Fellow for the English M.A. program. She then moved to New York City with her husband and began a long career of teaching English and Art History courses for grades 7-12. She has served in various advisory and educational consulting roles in Manhattan, and edited five books for young adults and children. In 2022, Catherine completed an action research study for the International Boys School Coalition, followed by a series of presentations about the value of video feedback for middle school students. Her current research focuses on relational learning, extrinsic and intrinsic motivators, and the concept of play in pedagogy, literature, and art. She has continued to travel extensively, as a leader of international study tours, for professional conferences, and to carry on her studies in other cultures. Catherine has two children, ages 21 and 16, and she enjoys her ongoing connections to countless students she has known through teaching, tutoring, service work, and summer programs. She has previously served as Student Dean for Oxford Academia.

Dale Graham

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Junior Dean

Idaho State University, Ph.D., Counseling and Supervision Bridgewater State
University, M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of the West Indies (Cavehill), B.Sc., Psychology and Political Science

Upon completing his bachelor’s degree in Barbados, Dale returned to his home country of Belize and worked in the school system. There was an evident need for a focus on the mental, social, and emotional wellbeing of students and this prompted him to pursue graduate degrees in counseling and psychology. During this time he conducted research on international students’ experiences, multiculturalism in counseling, and culturally responsive counseling techniques. He is now a program director for a graduate counseling program in New York City, a clinical professor, and a licensed mental health clinician working with underserved populations specializing in trauma. He enjoys traveling, exploring nature, and most recently weight lifting and outdoor running. This fall he will return to his university to continue to develop educational programs and expand his reach through community-based workshops on trauma and healing.

Eva Tadie

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Program Assistant

Lycée Janson de Sailly, Lettres supérieures (first year in humanities)

At Janson de Sailly, Eva focuses on literature, philosophy, history, and languages. She has lived in Rome and in Jerusalem and it has given her the desire to know various cultures and to work in international contexts. She loves traveling and getting to know people from different backgrounds. Eva is fluent in French, Italian and English, plays the piano, and practices kung-fu every week. This fall, Eva will be going back to Janson de Sailly to complete her course in humanities.

Fitzroy “Pablo” Wickham

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Budget Coordinator

University of Oxford, Ph.D., Clinical Neuroscience (in progress)
Wesleyan University, B.A., Neuroscience and Theater

While at Wesleyan, Pablo focused on completing a neuroscience and theater double major with a chemistry minor. He was actively involved in student theater and starred in a faculty production of The Laramie Project. During his undergraduate studies, he competed in mock trial for Wesleyan’s A team and became an All-American competitor in 2020. In 2021, Pablo was selected as the student speaker for TEDx Wesleyan where he spoke on the topic “Seeking Solace and Success in Solitude.” Pablo was awarded the Jamaican Rhodes Scholarship in 2021 to continue his studies at the University of Oxford. He is currently completing a PhD in clinical neuroscience, studying the role of the white matter in human decision-making. Pablo continues to be involved in theater and he recently made his triumphant return to the stage playing George Wilson in the Great Gatsby at the Oxford Playhouse, for which he received rave reviews.

Gabrielle Levy

Oxford Academia at Paris
Activity Coordinator

Università Bocconi, M.Sc., Economics;
London School of Economics-Sciences PO, M.Sc., Political Economy;
Université Paris Dauphine, B.A., Applied Economics

After finishing her undergraduate studies at the Université Paris Dauphine, Gabrielle did an internship in a microfinance institute in Burkina Faso, where she helped isolated populations access the banking system, notably by generalizing the use of mobile phones in the credit-lending process to save significant travel time to rural loaners. While at the London School of Economics, she worked for an NGO dedicated to raising children’s awareness of climate change. She ran workshops in various cities in France, explaining to young pupils the energy transition and the actions they can take at their level. Gabrielle has lived in France, Italy, Australia, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, and has traveled across Asia, North America, and Europe. Fluent in English and French, Gabrielle is also learning Italian and Spanish. Passionate about cinema and gastronomy, she was part of the “Culture” section of her university’s newspapers. This is her second year with Paris Academia. After a traineeship at the Chief Economist Team at the European Commission, she will work as a research assistant before applying to a Ph.D. in economics.

Iris Tadie

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Activity Coordinator

University of Cambridge, B.A., Linguistics (in progress)
Lycée Louis Le Grand Paris, B.A., Humanities

While at the University of Cambridge, Iris studied a B.A. in Linguistics. She is captain of her college’s Boat Club and participates in student theater, both acting and in stage production. She previously studied an undergraduate Humanities course at the Lycée Louis-Le-Grand in Paris, which involved world literatures, history, philosophy, and classics. She has lived in Oxford, Paris, and now Cambridge, while also traveling throughout Europe. Iris is fluent in English and French and proficient in German and Ancient Greek.

Jeremy Bass

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Student Dean

Warren Wilson College, M.F.A., Program for Writers
Mannes College of Music, M.M.
Northwestern University, B.M.

Jeremy is a poet, musician, and private tutor based in Brooklyn and Woodstock, NY. Jeremy studied creative writing and guitar performance at Northwestern University, later pursuing advanced classical and flamenco guitar studies in Italy and Spain, where he also taught English as a Foreign Language. After a brief detour as a sommelier in NYC, Jeremy earned a Master of Music in Classical Guitar at the Mannes College of Music (The New School) and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the M.F.A. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. At the same time he established a private tutoring practice in New York City, where he’s been helping students manage their schoolwork while becoming independent and enthusiastic learners for the past 15 years. His poems and criticism have been published in the Nation, New England Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other literary and mainstream publications. He has been a visiting scholar at both the Bread Loaf and Sewanee Writers’ Conferences, and was awarded the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg prize for his poems, as well as the John Lennon Songwriting Award and the UK Songwriting Award/Mozart Prize for his songwriting. He is currently at work on his fifth solo album, as well as an album of instrumental acoustic music, and his first full-length collection of poetry. This is his second year with Oxford Academia. He still maintains an active travel life: this year marked his third trip to Mexico City and his first to Costa Rica, a paradise he hopes will be a regular destination for years to come.

Jess Rush

Oxford Academia at Paris
Program Assistant

Connecticut College, B.A., French, English Literature (poetry concentration), and Gender, Sexuality & Intersectionality Studies

While at Connecticut College, Jess focused on the construction of the body in language and art—namely, poetry, digital photography, and fashion—and the resulting negotiation of identity. With the hope of eventually immigrating to the EU permanently, Jess spent more than 15 months of her undergraduate career studying at the University of Edinburgh and with Middlebury College at the Sorbonne Nouvelle III, attaining the highest level of fluency accorded to non-native French speakers. Jess was awarded a post-graduate teaching fellowship with TAPIF, a government-funded educational program inspiring cultural curiosity and amitié between France and the United States. Through TAPIF, Jess has spent this past year teaching ESL to middle schoolers in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a small city to the west of Paris. She works simultaneously as an essay mentor for college applicants and as an English tutor for American and French students. Jess aims to return to the classroom herself in 2025 to earn an MFA in poetry and an MA in linguistic anthropology or translation studies. An internationally-published writer, she spends her free time editing for a NYC-based literary journal and dabbling in flânerie. A professional portrait photographer, Jess has photographed Paris Fashion Week twice and New York Fashion Week once. This will be Jess’ second year with the Paris Academia program.

Josh Harkins

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Program Assistant

Middlebury College, B.A., International Politics and Economics (in progress)

A rising senior at Middlebury College, Josh is majoring in International Politics and Economics with a minor in French. He spent spring 2024 studying abroad in Paris. At Middlebury, Josh plays on the Quadball (formerly Quidditch) team, performs with an improv troupe, and writes crosswords for the student newspaper (who bestowed upon him the title of Puzzle Master). He aspires to publish his puzzles in The New York Times. Josh is a two-time Putney alumni student, and has worked on the Paris Academia program. In the summer of 2022, Josh worked with members of parliament, justices, and representatives of NGOs from former Soviet republics as an intern for the Congressional Office for International Leadership. Josh is fluent in French.

Julian Sandoval

Oxford Academia at Paris
Co-Director

University of Kent (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts), M.A., Classical Theater Performance
California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A., Theater Performance

While at California Institute of the Arts, Julian focused on experimental theater performance where he worked and collaborated with many international directors and performers from France, Mexico, China, and Poland. During his tenure at CalArts he devised an original piece with his professor which toured internationally and performed at the 8th Theater Olympics in India, workshopped at the Grotowski Institute in Poland, and performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. In addition to performing, he has been able to lead workshops at the University of Hyderabad, and Summerhall in Edinburgh. Julian has lived in London, Paris, and Mexico and has been a keen student of everything international cities have to teach. Currently, he is a school administrator and a French bilingual substitute teacher at the Lycée International de Los Angeles. This fall, Julian will be teaching several acting courses to freshman undergraduate students and high school students. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and proficient in Italian.

Lauren Foster

Oxford Academia at Paris
Student Dean

University of Pennsylvania, M.S., Education
Bates College, B.A., Psychology; Women and Gender Studies; Math

While at Bates, Lauren focused on Psychology in addition to Women and Gender Studies and Math. She also studied and lived in Perugia, Italy for three months during her time at Bates, where she studied to become proficient in Italian in addition to continued coursework in Psychology. After graduating, she completed a teaching fellowship program at St. Paul’s School through the University of Pennsylvania while completing her graduate degree in education. At St. Paul’s, she taught math, coached field hockey and softball, and worked and lived in the dorms. Lauren now works as a high school Learning Specialist, working with students on study strategies and executive function skills. This fall, Lauren will be continuing her work as a Learning Specialist and field hockey coach.

Meredith Rathburn

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Junior Dean

University of Vermont, B.S., Medical Anthropology, Pre-Medical Track

While at school, Meredith focused on studying the healthcare systems and healing traditions of different cultures around the world, and broke down and analyzed the American healthcare system. Through studying, Meredith has found herself extremely interested in pursuing a career in naturopathic medicine or alternative medicine. At University, she worked in the Emergency Department as a chief research associate where she helped execute several clinical research studies and oversaw other clinical research associates. Meredith also enjoys the performing arts and has acted in several plays and musicals throughout her education. She also likes to express herself with visual art as well, as she paints and draws frequently. Meredith’s interests and passions have brought her all around the world. As the daughter of diplomats, Meredith began her childhood in Brazil. She lived there for two years where her hunger for international experiences was born. At University, Meredith took an intensive Spanish course in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Along with Spanish, she explored Latin American history, film, and gender history. Meredith now works as an English teacher in the south of Spain as she continues her international lifestyle. This fall, Meredith will be returning to Spain to continue the bilingual education of both herself and the delightful children of Spain.

Miriam Yampuler

Oxford Academia at Yale
Program Assistant

The University of Texas at Austin, B.S., Public Health, B.A. Economics of Globalization

At the University of Texas at Austin, Miriam pursues interdisciplinary studies, combining her passions for public health and economics. As part of these studies, she has traveled to Panama, Costa Rica, Israel, and Jordan. During the summer, Miriam has facilitated programs in Costa Rica, gaining insights into community healthcare needs and the importance of governmental differences in healthcare delivery. She has also worked as a Legislative Policy Analyst, leveraging her experiences at the Texas House of Representatives. Miriam is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew. This fall, she will continue her academic journey, pursuing further studies in global health policy, with a focus on addressing healthcare disparities and promoting equitable access to healthcare worldwide.

Morgan Hogue

Oxford Academia at Yale
Junior Dean

Universidad de Alcalá, M.A., Bilingual Education
Boston University, B.A., Health Sciences

Upon earning a B.S. in Health Sciences at Boston University, Morgan became interested in gaining experience in the education field, and completed a teaching internship as a Science Teaching Assistant, in San Francisco for the Aim High program. Afterward, having studied Spanish for 10 years, she furthered her teaching experience in Madrid, Spain, teaching English in a bilingual high school, which then encouraged her to complete a master’s program at Universidad de Alcalá, in Bilingual Education. She has been living in Madrid for the past eight years working as an educator in bilingual high schools. Apart from education, speaking Spanish, and her life in Madrid, she is also passionate about literature and writing, and is in two book clubs. She has previously worked for Putney’s Pre-College Barcelona program.

Naheem Watson

Oxford Academia at Yale
Program Assistant

Yale University, B.A., Cognitive Science

While at Yale, Naheem focused on human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence, while also working as a student hospitality manager. He has spent two summers as an assistant program manager, helping students apply to high schools and colleges, as well as matching them with internships in their creative areas. In addition to his cognitive science studies, Naheem studied international policy and the Korean language, leading him to spend two summers in South Korea. During these summers, he researched language learning technology and learned more about the Korean language and culture. Naheem recently completed his bachelor’s degree and plans to apply for a PhD in human-computer interaction in the near future. He is proficient in Korean and Spanish. Besides travel and education, he loves creative nonfiction writing and hopes to write a lot more after graduation.

Rawletta Barrow

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Junior Dean

University of Oxford, DPhil Law (candidate)
University of Oxford, B.C.L.
University of the West Indies (Cave Hill), LL.B.

Rianna Cranberg

Oxford Academia at Yale
Director

American University, B.A., Political Science

While at American University, Rianna concentrated in comparative politics, with an interest in postcolonialism and migration. In her junior year, she studied cultural integration and migration in Denmark for a semester. In the last several years, Rianna has worked to increase vaccine access in communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID, and researched policy on community violence intervention programs. She is passionate about the intersection of art, storytelling, and social justice, and loves to write and paint. Rianna now works in the D.C. community and is exploring what makes the city its own, as well as the systems that have built it. For the past several summers she has worked with Putney Student Travel’s academic programs.

Rispah Odanga

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Junior Dean

Kenyatta University School of Law, LLB

While studying for the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Kenyatta University, Rispah served as the student representative for her cohort and engaged in various educational extra-curricular activities. She participated in the 19th edition of the John H Jackson Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organisation Law and her team finished as runners up in the African Round and top ten in the Global Rounds. Rispah also took part in the Tradelab International Economic Law Clinic, in which her team was tasked with analyzing the role of the advocates in foreign direct investment. She went on to graduate top of class with First-Class Honours in her LLB. She was also selected for an international Student Exchange Programme at Humboldt University Faculty of Law in Berlin and awarded a student grant, which afforded her the opportunity to engage with brilliant minds from all corners of the world. While there, she was privileged to give a seminar presentation titled “An Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Family and Succession Law: A case of Kenya,” and co-authored a research article titled “Examining Gender and Racial Biases in the Tax Regime: A case of Kenya.” Currently, Rispah is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is currently pursuing the BCL (postgraduate degree in Law) at the University of Oxford. She is fluent in English, Swahili, and German.

Shanah Khan

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Assistant Student Dean

Leiden University, M.A., International Relations
University of Strathclyde, B.A., Politics, International Relations & Economics

With an M.A. in International Relations from Leiden University and a B.A. from the University of Strathclyde, Shanah explores the intersection of gender and race in U.S. immigration policy. Transitioning from academia to practice, she moved to Madrid, Spain, in 2019, where she leads a grassroots nonprofit, Intersect Madrid. Shanah leads training programs in schools and higher institutions to incorporate social justice anti-racist teaching into their practice through workshops and curriculum design. She has facilitated over 45 training workshops empowering teachers to champion diversity and inclusion within educational settings. Her efforts have contributed to nurturing more equitable learning environments for students from diverse backgrounds. Through her substack blog, Maneuvering, Shanah discusses anti-racism, feminism, and her experiences as a South-Asian woman. Beyond her professional endeavors, she enjoys feminist literature, rollerblading, and community engagement in Madrid.

Susannah Poland

Oxford Academia at Paris
Co-Director & Co-Student Dean

Stanford University, B.A., Anthropology

While at Stanford University, Susannah studied social and cultural anthropology with a focus on visual arts and conducted fieldwork among the Chagga people of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. After graduating, Susannah was a curatorial researcher at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art for exhibitions on African feminisms and contemporary female artists. She then shifted to the Himalaya to conduct fieldwork for Umea University School of Business and Economics, studying decision-making in extreme environments while documenting mountaineers’ ascents to Mount Everest’s summit. She was a program director for Putney Student Travel for four years, overseeing programs in France, Nepal, and Bhutan, and leading programs in Thailand, Italy, and Greece. For the past three years she has been working as an education researcher in Bhutan, helping to build a new holistic education system for the Kingdom based in Bhutanese values and Buddhist philosophy.

Tom Kane

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Director

American Conservatory Theater, M.F.A., Acting
Northwestern University, B.S., Performance Studies

Tom is the head of the arts division at Middlesex School, a boarding school in Concord, Massachusetts, where he teaches theater. A graduate of Northwestern University and the American Conservatory Theater, Tom enjoys working with high school students and using theater as a lens to examine the bigger world. When not creating imaginative worlds, Tom enjoys traveling in the actual world. He has led and directed trips with high school students in Oxford, London, Paris, Florence, and Vermont, and has previously directed Oxford Academia.

Vittoria Baglieri

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Administrative Coordinator

University of Oxford, M.Phil., Comparative Social Policy
Bocconi University (Milan), B.Sc., International Politics and Government

Throughout her academic and professional experiences in the EU, Asia, and the UK, Vittoria has been driven by a keen interest in comparative housing policy. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Bocconi University, she spent one semester at Yale-NUS in Singapore, collecting data for her thesis—a comparative study of the public housing systems of Italy and Singapore. Subsequently, Vittoria moved to Oxford to pursue her M.Phil. degree in Comparative Social Policy, researching the topic of financialization of social housing in Europe, and contributing to multiple research projects within the university. She also became an expert on Oxford’s dancing scene and a connoisseur of the town’s best dining spots. Back in Milan, she worked at SDA Bocconi on research projects exploring the links between management strategies of public housing associations and tenants’ lived experiences. After the summer, Vittoria will start a Ph.D. in Social Policy at the University of Oxford. She is fluent in Portuguese and a native speaker of Italian and Spanish. This will be her third summer with Oxford Academia.

Will Jennings

Oxford Academia at Oxford
Faculty Dean

Columbia University, M.A., Education
University of the South, B.A., English and Education

While at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, Will studied English and education, reading any and all contemporary fiction and classic literature he could find. After student teaching and graduating, he taught English and Latin in Nashville, and his home city of Little Rock, Arkansas, at all levels, seeing as much live music as he could and living and studying throughout Italy in the summer. He was voted Faculty of the Year in 2006 and received the same award this year at a different school. In 2011, Will was hired as a consultant and teacher through the nationwide KIPP school network which serves the most economically challenged areas in the country. Following that, he received his master’s in education at Columbia University, researched at the United Nations International School, and later served as Dean of Studies at Sacred Heart. That same summer, he helped lead his first summer program in England and has loved it ever since. Will now works at The Winston School in Dallas, serving on its Leadership team as Director of Student Affairs and College Admissions. Will is fluent in Latin and Greek (which might come in handy deciphering interesting grave markers and early writings). Will has returned to The Winston School to continue his 25+ year career in education.

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