Micayla Clark

PhD candidate @GSUPolisci where I study progressive ambition and gender. I am married to my best friend and we have 2 sassy pups, and one sassy baby.(she/her)

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

I successfully defended my dissertation today! The last 6 years would not have been possible without my amazing committee!! @jlazarus001 @DrSteigerwalt @pcpeay

@Momademia #PhD #phdchat #PhDone #phdlife

My child is clearly not as into this topic as I am 😂

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@mpfix1 Why do you think for a solid year Benjamin packed me extra food to bring to campus? 😂 because you never would bring food! A hangry Mike is not someone we wanted to be around for 8830

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@emmakstapp @jlazarus001 @DrSteigerwalt @pcpeay @Momademia My husband was there to help. He just wanted to sit on my lap during questions. My committee is also wonderful and loves my kid

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

I successfully defended my dissertation today! The last 6 years would not have been possible without my amazing committee!! @jlazarus001 @DrSteigerwalt @pcpeay

@Momademia #PhD #phdchat #PhDone #phdlife

My child is clearly not as into this topic as I am 😂

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@JZPhilosophy My toddler agrees with yours. It’s their world, we are just living in it.

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

Starting today, my kiddo will be with my parents 3 days a week so I can finish my dissertation.

Grateful for my parents, but many tears were still shed. Does this get easier?

#phdmom #gradschool #momlife #covidbaby

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

I would like to personally thank @OfficialBlueyTV for making it possible for me to get work done on my dissertation.

Fight against the mom guilt, fight against the mom guilt… 🙃

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@jlazarus001 I can’t register for courses because even though it says my VPN is connected, it still won’t let me in. No idea why and no response from IT about it thus far

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@PolisciMonica @W_inLS @DrSteigerwalt @PoliticsGenderJ Thank you, Monica! I had the idea in my first year of grad school,and my incredible advisors made it come together!It’s an amazing feeling to see it completed now that I’m nearing the end of grad school! I’m grateful to be in a department that values publishing with grad students

[Women in Legislative Studies @W_inLS]

How does gender influence House members’ careers? @DrSteigerwalt, @MrsClark715, and co-authors find that women have significantly shorter careers because they have a later entry to and an earlier exit from the House than men. Read in @PoliticsGenderJ: https://t.co/CfLadE4Dpc

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

I managed to convince my toddler to let me dress him in a bow tie and suspenders. Enjoy.

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@kkwarpinski David is your biggest fan!

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

So proud of my AMAZING friend for absolutely crushing her prospectus defense today!!

[Kristian Kastner Warpinski, PhD @kkwarpinski]

I’m breaking my months long Twitter hiatus to say that I passed my prospectus defense and am now a PhD Candidate. 🎉

Many thanks to my amazing committee: @suboticjelena, @daltman_IR, @mpfix1, and my chair, the twitterless Dr. Carrie Manning!

#phdchat

[Kristian Kastner Warpinski, PhD @kkwarpinski]

I’m breaking my months long Twitter hiatus to say that I passed my prospectus defense and am now a PhD Candidate. 🎉

Many thanks to my amazing committee: @suboticjelena, @daltman_IR, @mpfix1, and my chair, the twitterless Dr. Carrie Manning!

#phdchat

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@jlazarus001 @GSUPoliSci Thank you :-)

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

Second to childbirth, slamming my finger in my car door, and then pulling it out instead of just opening the door, may be the worst pain I’ve ever experienced 🤦‍♀️

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@mpfix1 @C_Wolbrecht @brainlairbooks He has the Congress and Democracy one so far!

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@jlazarus001 Not a pet pick, but little man says, "feel better, Uncle Jeff."

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@jlazarus001 @pcpeay

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

@jlazarus001 They are in Virginia 🤷‍♀️ David has had a bad cough for awhile, so I wonder if he has been fighting it too. No fever though.

[Micayla Clark @MrsClark715]

Update: husband also has COVID. His symptoms are significantly worse than mine. 2022 better be an incredible year. We need a break!