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Dr. Caprice Phillips
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Sagan Fellow@UCSC 🍌🐌| brown dwarfs & exoplanets|👩🏾‍💻🔭@BlackInAstro VP | |plan(e)t mom 🪴/🪐| she/her/hers
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 16, 2025
    I successfully defended my thesis and am now Dr. Caprice Phillips. So thankful for my advisors and mentors including Jackie Faherty and Ji Wang and friends who were here to support me. Im the 2nd Black women to get a PhD from my department. Full of joy.
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 25, 2020
    I woke up and saw that my first paper was officially published in The Astrophysical Journal.😭#BlackandSTEM #BlackInAstro
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jul 28, 2020
    Late night thoughts/thread: Being in graduate school as a first-gen and from a family who lived under the poverty line is very interesting. As a grad student I make more money than my mom ever did. To my family it seems like I have already “made it”.
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Mar 7, 2022
    Today I accomplished something.....I passed my qualifying exam and am officially a PhD Candidate! 4 years ago, I was told at my previous institution that I couldn't continue on to the doctoral program after my quals there and I had to leave with a Master's. (1/n)
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Mar 7, 2022
    Today is the day. Please send any good vibes you can. Lawd!
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Nov 21, 2020
    I know this is super small but I got my first citation. 😭😭😭 #CiteBlackWomen #citeasista
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jan 20, 2021
    As graduate school admission decisions are coming in soon, just remember that you only need ONE school to say yes. Mini thread.
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 8, 2020
    I bought cotton scented air fresheners for the undergrad physics lounge and they were thrown away by my peers, and I was told one said “why do I picture Caprice picking cotton when I smell this air freshener?” #BlackintheIvory
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 12, 2020
    Long overdue but... my name is Caprice (she/her), I am a current PhD student in Astronomy @OSUAstro, I have a M.A. in Astronomy from @UTAustin , and a B.S in Physics from @UALR where I was a McNair Scholar 👩🏾‍🏫 @UALRMcNair
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 5, 2020
    I often think about how many Black students are academic casualties to professors as they “learn” to do better. It’s not fair.
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Sep 25, 2021
    This. This is the one! Screamed!
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Aug 17, 2022
    Finally got my M.S in Astronomy in the mail today. I’m like high-key emotional about it because of how hard this was for me to get here. But I’m super proud of myself and next stop is Ph.D. in about 3 years time! #BlackInAstro
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Jun 7, 2020
    Being #BlackintheIvory means listening to a professor tell you that '...maybe they didn't know how much you didn't know when they admitted you'---Implying my admittance was a mistake. 😒
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Sep 8, 2020
    For those that don't understand why we are celebrating folxs (e.g @That_Astro_Chic @ravenscimaven @hood_naturalist @astronaia @sciencewithtyus) becoming verified on Twitter...let me explain. It is more than and goes beyond social clout. (Thread)
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    Dr. Caprice Phillips
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    Apr 14, 2021
    I’m at a point in academia where I’m not going to hide or pretend that there isn’t problems in my life that come from me being a BW or from a poor background. These things affect my ‘productivity’ and I’m not gonna pretend it’s not happening because it makes folks uncomfortable.