Alexandria (Alex) Fulton joined the Siler Lab in the summer of 2021 as a MS student. She is interested in the conservation of reptiles and amphibians and research with direct implications to help further that goal. Her MS research focuses on Texas horned lizards in Western Oklahoma. Alex is from a small town in Iowa where she grew up spending most of her time outdoors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a BS in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology – Wildlife Specialization in 2013 where she discovered her passion for herp research.

During her time as an undergraduate, Alex gained wildlife research experience with a variety of critters including hawksbill sea turtles, Gunnison’s and black-tailed prairie dogs, Mexican spotted owls, white-tailed deer, a variety of Minnesota native herps, and more. After her undergraduate degree, Alex worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation in the Ozarks on a long-term herp monitoring project and then on a wild turkey research project. In 2015, Alex moved to California to work for the U.S. Geological Survey, where she remained until 2021. She started as a technician, then transitioned to a crew leader, and finally ended as a project manager for the giant gartersnake and western pond turtle projects, the latter she initiated.