Arthur Wallis

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Wildland Resources

Arthur Wallis grew up in Preston, Idaho and hated it so much that he decided to move all the way to Logan for college (he actually loved it). As a young teenager he got to spend several summers with herpetologists in Yuma, Arizona chasing lizards. . . and has never stopped chasing them.

He is currently a senior majoring in Conservation and Restoration Ecology, in the Quinney College of Natural Resources. He got involved in undergraduate research in the fall of 2013 when he started volunteering in Professor Karen Beard’s research laboratory. So far he’s helped with projects investigating morphological features of both invasive and threatened reptile species and a diet study investigating the foraging patterns and prey composition of the invasive Puerto Rican Coqui Frog–on the island of Hawaii.

He enjoys his studies and loves being involved in student life at USU. Although he has taken many classes, and worked several jobs while a student at USU, he believes that getting involved in undergraduate research is the single most informative and beneficial thing that he’s done as a student.

Upon graduation he will take a quick break from school to gain some work experience then, later plans on attending graduate school.