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 is currently a third-year PhD candidate in the Sociology of Education program at New York University, where he is also a fellow…
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 is a doctorate candidate at the education department at John Hopkins University. She earned a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Speech-Language Pathology…
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…
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…
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…
Jonet Artis
Jonet Artis is a PhD candidate in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).…
Victoria Asbury
Victoria Asbury is a PhD candidate in sociology at Harvard University. She is a cultural sociologist who engages innovative methods to provide empirical knowledge…
Rachel Brooks Atkins
Rachel Marie Brooks Atkins is a doctoral candidate at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy. As a Teaching…