Allison Fitzgerald

PhD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY

Allison Fitzgerald is an Assistant Professor at New Jersey City University. Since 2012 she has worked on restoration projects at the Soundview Oyster Reef, in partnership with NY/NJ Baykeeper, a local non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Dr. Fitzgerald founded the popular citizen science program EcoVolunteers, which provides opportunities for adult volunteers to have hands-on experiences with oyster restoration. She received her PhD from the City University of New York and also does research on benthic invertebrates and microplastic pollution in the estuary.