Aimee Clesi

Aimee Clesi is pursuing a DPhil in Criminology, focusing on judicial and legislative paths to abolishing the death penalty in the United States. Her research explores the contingent nature of the death penalty, its entrenchment and interpretation under the Eighth Amendment, and its localization to the American South, where she plans to practice law. She has worked throughout the judiciary in Florida, including at the state supreme court and federal trial court, and recently completed a visiting fellowship at Northeastern Law School’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

Aimee holds an MPhil in Criminology and Criminal Justice (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and history (with Highest Honors) from the University of Florida. Her research in philosophy and history, which earned multiple awards, centred on racial discrimination in jury selection and barriers to proving actual innocence.