Kelsey M. Finn is a geneticist, bioethicist and professor with a PhD in Human Genetics from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and postdoctoral training in Bioethics at Mayo Clinic. Finn’s research into communicating with children about genetic conditions, along with her passion for embracing human diversity, led to a series of books, including Having Cystic Fibrosis Is a Lot Like Being a Superhero. She works and writes from Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and two children.

Featured title: Having Cystic Fibrosis Is a Lot Like Being a Superhero

Website: https://www.beautifullyunique.online/

KELSEY’S EVENTS:

• Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 11:00 a.m. – Superheroes Among Us: Are You One of Them? – Washington Pavilion, Stage Science, Sioux Falls
• Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 1:30 p.m. – Superheroes Among Us: Are You One of Them? – Washington Pavilion, Stage Science, Sioux Falls
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 11:00 a.m. – Superheroes Among Us: Are You One of Them? – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 1:30 p.m. – Superheroes Among Us: Are You One of Them? – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 10:15 a.m. – Beautifully Unique: Embracing the Uniqueness of the Human Condition – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 12:45 p.m. – Shining a Light in Children’s Books: How Hardship & History Build Empathy & Resilience – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings

View the full schedule here!