Faculty First-Look (FFL) is an NYU initiative created to provide talented scholars, especially those underrepresented in the academy, with insight into what it takes to prepare for a future faculty career. Gifted scholars completing their PhD, EdD, or other relevant terminal degrees are invited to apply for programming at the following NYU Colleges and Schools: Arts & Science, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Stern School of Business. and Tandon School of Engineering.
Faculty First-Look Scholar Alumni

Ramy Abbady
Ramy Abbady (he/him) is a Research Associate in the Higher Learning program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He is also a doctoral candidate…

Awad Abdelhalim
Awad Abdelhalim received the B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Khartoum, Sudan in 2014 and is currently a PhD Candidate in…

Alexander Adames
Alexander Adames (pronounced uh-dahm-ehz) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he is pursuing a…

Aishah AlFadhalah
Aishah Alfadhalah (CCC-SLP, ED) is a trilingual (Arabic, Spanish, English) speech-language pathologist with a commitment to serving multilingual and autistic populations. She earned her…

Brandon Alston
Brandon Alston is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University with graduate certificates in African American Studies and Teaching and…

Sonia Alves
Sonia Alves is a fifth year doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a concentration in human development and education. Her…

Americo Amorim
Americo Amorim is interested in how instructional content such as apps and games can be developed and deployed to facilitate teachers’ work and enhance…

Alisha Anaya
PhD candidate in the Evolutionary Anthropology Department at Duke University Alisha Anaya earned her bachelors of science in Biological Anthropology from the George Washington…

Leslie Anderson
Leslie A. Anderson a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Georgia. She attended Tougaloo College…

Ray Ankrum Sr.
Superintendent of Schools at Riverhead Charter School Dr. Ray Ankrum Sr. exemplifies visionary leadership in education. As the superintendent of a prominent urban charter…

Luana de Brito Anton
PhD Candidate in Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU Tandon I spent my childhood in the Amazon region of Brazil, and when you grow…

Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo received her PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Michigan under the supervision of Drs. Ioulia Kovelman and Susan Gelman and…