Allison Blyler

Allison Blyler is a Senior Lecturer at Boston University, teaching courses such as WR 120/152 'Public Gardens and Urban Wilds: Boston’s Natural History' and WR120/150 'American Homestead.' She co-directs the Boston Now curricular initiative with Holly Schaaf and teaches 'The World in a Pond,' a Mediated Integration course focusing on local/global connections to urban nature. Since 2009, she has served as a Writing Associate at Sargent College.

Her education includes a B.A. in English from Princeton University (1988) and an M.A. in English from the University of Virginia (1990). Her research and teaching interests center on urban ecology, environmental narratives, and place-based learning. She has authored children’s books and is working on a psychogeographical poetry collection inspired by urban wild spaces.

Blyler has taught at BU since 1999. Beyond academia, she enjoys long-distance hiking and exploring the Charles River. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided information.