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Jennifer Roy

Associate Department Chair | Graduate Faculty Director, MS Accounting | Senior Lecturer

Accounting
Jennifer E. Roy, CPA, JD, is the associate chair of the Department of Accounting and the graduate faculty director for the Master of Science in Accounting program. In these roles, Roy oversees departm

Jennifer E. Roy, CPA, JD, is the associate chair of the Department of Accounting and the graduate faculty director for the Master of Science in Accounting program. In these roles, Roy oversees department operations, the undergraduate student experience, while guiding curriculum and strategy for the MSA program. A member of the Isenberg faculty since 2016, Roy teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in taxation and business law and chairs the department's Curriculum Committee. Deeply committed to student success, Roy is an advisor for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for the community, co-founded the Alliance for Women in Accounting, and has coached UMass teams to multiple first-place finishes in the Deloitte FanTAXtic regional case competition. Roy is a licensed CPA and attorney in Massachusetts.

Education

J.D., Western New England University School of Law
B.S. Business Administration, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
CPA

Academic Appointments

Lecturer of Taxation, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, 8/2018-Present
Associate Chair, Department of Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, 2024-present
Graduate Faculty Director, MS in Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, 2024-present

Recent Honors / Awards

Business West 40 Under Forty, 2012

Research Interests

Corporate, Partnership and Individual Taxation

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Corporate Law
  • CPA Law
Masters
  • Taxes and Business Decisions
  • State and Local Taxation

Selected Publications

"A Numbers Game." Business West - July 13, 2013

"Traps on Expense Reports." Business West - September 12, 2011

"To Buy or Not to Buy that Company Car." Business West - March 16, 2009