[2] She completed her PhD in 2000 at the University of Southampton, entitled Exploring Roman Identities : Case-studies from Spain and Britain in the Second century AD.
[3] Revell's research focuses on the inter linkages between identity, ideology and imperialism, and their expression through material culture.
Her 2009 monograph Roman Imperialism and Local Identities was described as "refreshing and theoretically informed perspective" and an "important step forward for studies of Romanisation",[5] and was widely reviewed.
She co-edited the 2016 Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain with Martin Millett and Alison Moore.
[10] Revell holds a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop.