Rebcca qualified with a first-class degree in Law with French Law from the University of Oxford, receiving a prize for submitting the best paper in Criminology. Following this, she was awarded a scholarship to remain at Oxford and complete the BCL, and subsequently accepted a full scholarship to complete a further research masters and a PhD in Law at Exeter.

Her PhD research focuses on the operation of the ECHR in the prison context, and she currently undertakes teaching in Criminal Law.