About Kavin

Kavin Senapathy (they/she) is an award-winning science journalist and author of The Progressive Parent: Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids (HarperCollins/Hanover Square). Senapathy’s writing appears in SciShow, Slate, Scientific American, SELF, The Daily Beast, Salon, Forbes, and more. A member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, their work delves into a slew of seemingly disparate but connected beats, from biological essentialism and racism to diseases and their treatment to the researchers, doctors, and activists fighting for truth and justice.

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Senapathy is an elder millennial, a parent of two humans, and a guardian of two dogs. They enjoy watching music videos, picking brains, and working out. After the upheaval of Twitter, Senapathy's social media homes are largely Facebook @ksenapathy and Instagram @kavinsenapathy.