Dr. Aomawa Shields Featured in Good Morning America Article

Dr. Aomawa Shields is featured in Good Morning America’s article, “19 July books to dive into this summer”, for her memoir, Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding my Place in the Universe.

Excerpt from article, credit to Zibby Owens of Good Morning America:

“This is both literal and figurative; a memoir about the cosmos and about ourselves. Aomawa Shields, like many kids, fantasized about becoming an astronaut. But she soon realized that she actually wanted to be one. However, when in her astrophysics Ph.D. program (smart, much?!) she grew discouraged — one white male professor in particular felt this Black woman just didn’t belong. And she dropped out, becoming an actor (what can’t she do?!). But like a true calling, the stars didn’t leave her alone and 10 years later she went back to the program. Now she’s an astrobiologist and an astronomer who we all can’t help but cheer for in this stunning reflection on everything universal, even the truth.“