Author: Rose DF

Rose D. Ferreira is an astronomer and communicator, born and raised in the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. She is currently studying Astronomy and Planetary Sciences with Arizona State University and has recently been invited to work with NASA en Español. When she’s not chasing space, she likes to focus her attention on education access and equity, as well as activism for survivors of domestic, sexual abuse, and homelessness, which are all circumstances she had to overcome herself.

A photo from the hips down of a person holding a backpack and wearing sneakers. They're standing on a concrete sidewalk with a brick walk behind them.

Community College, Beyond the Bias

My path was hardly the “traditional” college student’s story.