The Convergence Lab Members
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Dr. Kassandra Ford (PI)
Dr. Ford is a recent hire in the FWCB department at UMN and the curator of Fishes and Mollusks at the Bell Museum of Natural History. Her research has focused on the evolution of craniofacial shape in two groups of tropical electric fishes.
PC: Sarah Karnas
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Faith Kelly
Faith is the current Ichthyology Curatorial Assistant working with the lab. Her work examines the connection between the public and the scientific community, especially in regards to non-game fishes.
PC: Sarah Karnas
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RC Hoover
RC is a PhD student examining head, skull, and tooth shape in a group of elongate fishes from the Pacific Northwest. His work uses CT scans, geometric morphometrics, and diet to explore the evolution of morphology.
Fish Identification Collective
Aidan Tonidandel
Brady Broking
Brian Whelan
Cristian Hernandez
Ethan Haefner
Jacob Wilson
Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff
Owen Stephenson
Undergraduate Researchers
Sarah Adelson
Brian Whelan