The Convergence Lab
Dr. Kassandra Ford (she/her)
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Curator of Fishes & Mollusks
The Bell Museum
Saint Paul, MN
To any students interested in joining The Convergence Lab:
Undergraduates can use this Google Form to express interest in undergrad research experiences or the possibility of paid fish identification work.
Please note: I am not recruiting graduate students or postdocs at this time.
For those interested in biology graduate research programs, plan to reach out to prospective advisors during Summer/Fall of a given year if you are interested in applying for the following academic year (ex. reach out in Summer/Fall 2024 for a Fall 2025 start).
At this time, I will not be bringing on any new students to the lab. In the future, I will be making decisions about bringing on new students based on best research fit and funding opportunities. When opportunities arise, I will set up a Google Form you can use to get in touch with me. I will not respond to unsolicited emails from prospective graduate students, except to say that I am not taking anyone on at this time.
Additional details about applying for UMN graduate programs can be found on their websites.
Thank you for your patience! Please see the “Interested in Joining” page for additional information.
I am an evolutionary morphologist who is broadly interested in convergence and ecomorphology. My work examines skull shape evolution in teleost fishes using 3D examinations of shape, statistical tests of convergence, and phylogenetic comparative methods.
