Jessica M. Finlay

Jessica Finlay, PhD is a University of Colorado Boulder assistant professor who specializes in environmental gerontology and health geography. With degrees from Queen’s University and the University of Minnesota, she has won awards for her work and authored publications in leading health, geography, and gerontology journals.


The Whole-Body Microbiome
How to Harness Microbes—Inside and Out—for Lifelong Health
by B. Brett Finlay, Jessica M. Finlay
Hardcover | $24.95 US

Modern-day science has allowed us to prolong and improve life in astonishing ways, often by fending off germs and other invisible foes. But there’s no “immunity” to the inevitable signs of aging . . . or is there? In The … Continue reading

The Whole-Body Microbiome, Second Edition
How to Harness Microbes—Inside and Out—for Lifelong Health
by B. Brett Finlay, Jessica M. Finlay
Paperback | $21.95 US / $28.95 CAN

Hand sanitizer. Social distancing. Antibiotics. Fending off germs has long been considered one of the cornerstones of good health. But what if better health and more graceful aging actually went hand-in-hand with embracing the invisible microbes living on, in, and … Continue reading