Dr. Daniel T. Ksepka

Museums are my passion and birds are my research focus. I am broadly interested in presenting compelling topics in exhibitions, building natural history collections, and attracting new visitors to discover museums through outreach and programs. My research centers on the evolution of birds, with particular interests in incorporating fossils into phylogenies and the reconstruction the transition to wing-propelled diving in penguins. 

Education

• PhD, Columbia University (2007)

• MS, Columbia University (2005)

• BS, Rutgers University (2002)

Primary Affiliation

• Curator, Bruce Museum

Appointments

• Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History

• Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History

• Assistant Research Scientist, University of Connecticut