Herpetology, the study of amphibians, has been a lifelong love for Kristin Bakkegard, a professor of natural sciences at Samford University. 'Ever since I was a kid, I've been out bird watching, catching lizards, salamanders and snakes in the yard,' Bakkegard said. 'It's just one of these things that I've really loved ever since I was little.' That love led Bakkegard to receiving the Fulbright Scholar Award, an award funded through an international, U.S. government-led program that gives people from different countries the opportunity to travel abroad to teach and conduct research and professional projects.

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