Jessica Ritter

STEM Educator | MA in Astronomy @ UT Austin | BS. Physics w/ Minors in Astronomy and Math @ University of Redlands | Dog Mom | She/Her

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

My sweet made me this from our garden
He’s so sweet
I was just flipping around doing yoga in my swim spa while he made our home prettier 💕

[gully @gully_]

Hey! Check out my brand new paper!
We discover a huge leading tail of Helium in HAT-P-67 b, an inflated hot Saturn, with up to 10% transit depth, and actively undergoing *runaway inflation*.

https://t.co/iILOOw6tDm

[gully @gully_]

There's so much more in the paper, so give it a read. It's submitted to AJ, so we welcome comments or any citations I missed. A major thank you to the whole @HPFspectrograph Exosphere team: @AstroCaroline, @iamcloudib, @astrozjzhang, @SuvrathM, @amvanderburg and ++more!!

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@CapricePhillips Congrats @CapricePhillips!

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

“We need disability awareness.”

Are you kidding me?
Disabled people are 25% of the population.
Disabled people are in 1 out of 3 households.

We need ableism awareness and action to dismantle it.

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

Another day another therapy workbook for neurodivergent people!
Liking it so far, especially its note that skills developed by neurotypical people for neurotypical people won’t always work for me #ADHD @sonnyjaneishere

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@aussiastronomer My coach used to tell me
It’s not about racing other swimmers it’s about racing your past times

[Dr. Divya (offline - click 🔔) @Divya_M_P]

show me a non-abusive astronomy department in academia

[DisabledInSTEM @DisabledStem]

It’s okay not to be okay 💜

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@DisabledStem I bonded with a person I got into a fight with on a bus during our actual suspension
I recall his mom wanted me expelled
I was just protecting my sister and I
Honestly in house suspension was less boring than non suspended days 😂

[DisabledInSTEM @DisabledStem]

Remembering that time in high school when I was getting bullied and told the principal about it.

My favorite part was when she said I was “wasting her time” and if I reported it again, I would be suspended. 😂

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@DisabledStem Reminds me of when people say but your so young to have that neurological disease!
Me: 🙄
Same people: wait your disabled? You don’t look disabled
Our body keeps the score and for me my score is chronic pain
I’m so sorry you are having to deal with this.

[DisabledInSTEM @DisabledStem]

I really hate when medical professionals won't let you bring in a person for support during an appointment.

They keep telling me I'm "too old" to have the support of a family member during a crucial period.

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@ExoplanetPete Peter I left academia so I wouldn’t have
To think about this…
I started looking it up and midway I realize I no longer need to know this
Line lists and modeling 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@Rose_D_Luna Congratulations @Rose_D_Luna
You deserve this and you earned it 💕

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@Of_FallingStars me too. thanks for the reminder to make said list :)

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@yupes_ Yes. I realized the first year there was no way around therapy.
Glad I did it, it’s improved my quality of life

[Dr Meming @Dr_Meming]

Them: Googling shit doesn’t make you a doctor

PhD students:

@OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@TheStrugglingS4 Anything by @iamcardib

[Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astro_jaz]

that feeling when I tell people that I study space and they say that’s so cool 🥹🥹

[Jessica Ritter @iamcloudib]

@astro_daniella @AmherstCollege Congratulations @astro_daniella!