Sneha Roy works as a researcher and consultant with various non-profit, non-state, governmental and intergovernmental organizations. Her work pertains to the interreligious violence in Myanmar and the manners in which it can be negotiated and mitigated. She particularly focuses on the role of (women) religious leaders in enabling and combating violence. Her work has been published in high-ranking journals and academic books. She is an anthropologist by her academic training; a former Commonwealth scholar, a fellow of KAICIID International Dialogue Centre, a fellow of Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute, and a youth advocate with UNESCO. She got her doctorate from University of Wales Trinity Saint David, specializing in women's participation in religious movements, leadership, conflict management, and interreligious dialogue in Myanmar.