Allison Roy

Allison Roy serves as a Research Associate Professor within the Department of Environmental Conservation at the School of Earth and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her academic office is located in Holdsworth Hall 314 at 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D., The University of Georgia
• M.S., The University of Georgia
• B.S., Allegheny College

Dr. Roy's research program centers on characterizing human impacts on aquatic ecosystems and developing conservation strategies for watershed protection. She investigates how urbanization-induced stressors—including altered hydrology, temperature fluctuations, habitat degradation, water pollution, and disrupted food resources—affect stream and lake biota, with specialized focus on threatened fish and mussel populations. Her work evaluates management interventions such as forested riparian buffers, green infrastructure implementation, and dam removal for ecosystem restoration.

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