Lexi Bolger
Ph.D. student, Interdisciplinary Ecology
TESI Springs Outreach Coordinator
Fall 2022 – Present
Lexi Bolger is a graduate student pursuing her doctoral degree in interdisciplinary ecology. She started out as an environmental communicator two years ago with TESI and transitioned to a new position as the graduate coordinator for the second cohort of the Environmental Leaders Fellowship program. Lexi also helps out with TESI’s communications, including blog posts, social media posts, and press releases.
From Fall 2024 to Spring 2025, she also worked as the outreach coordinator for TESI’s “The Swamp for the Springs” campaign to educate the UF community about Florida’s springs and inform them of the ways they can act to protect springs resources. Lexi currently works as a program assistant to the Scientist in Every Florida School program, providing logistical support for the SEFS summer teacher professional workshops.
For her dissertation, Lexi plans to develop, implement, and assess a multicultural community bioblitz.
Outside of TESI, she volunteers with the Natural Resources Diversity Initiative and enjoys reading science fiction novels, hiking at Sweetwater, and baking with her stand mixer.
Read articles by Lexi:
Florida’s Environment: 10 Stories to Watch for May
Dozens of Eastern indigo snakes have been released in Florida as part of the Nature Conservancy’s program to reintroduce the…
Big Awesome Time at Little Awesome Spring
What could be a better way to relieve stress before finals week than connecting with nature and collaborating with fellow students to clean up a local...
From Communicator to Coordinator
When the TESI team approached me with the opportunity to be the graduate student coordinator for the second cohort of…
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