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
Micaela Harris
Micaela Y. Harris aka “Meeks” is a fourth-year PhD student in the Mathematics and Science Education specialization in the Learning, Teaching and Diversity program…
Theodore Harrison
Theodore Harrison III is a 5th-year Media Studies PhD student in the School Journalism and Communication (SoJC) at the University of Oregon. His academic…
Vanessa Hatton
Vanessa Hatton is a Social Psychology graduate student at Rutgers University—New Brunswick, and previously attended the University of Delaware, earning a degree of distinction…
Endia Hayes
Endia Hayes is the Thurgood Marshall Postdoctorate fellow in the Department of African and African American Studies at Dartmouth College. Her work investigates the…
Tim Herd
Tim Herd is a PhD Candidate and Wasserman Fellow in the Higher Education & Organizational Change (HEOC) program at the University of California, Los…
Anna Hidalgo
Anna Hidalgo is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University. Her research specializations include culture, gender, sexuality, race, and transnational…
Gerald Higginbotham
Gerald (he/him) is currently a doctoral candidate in Psychology (Social area) at the University of California, Los Angeles. Born and raised in St. Louis,…
Alexis Holloway
Alexis Ligon Holloway is a Cultural Anthropology PhD candidate and Dean’s Graduate Fellow at Duke University. She earned her undergraduate degree from Amherst College,…
Darrell Hooker
Darrell Hooker is a PhD student in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Houston; he holds a BA in political…
Nia Hulse
Nia E. Hulse is an EdD candidate in the Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University. She is also a 2018-2020…
Farha Najah Hussain
Farha Najah Hussain (she/her), MSc(A), SLP, is a Rehabilitation Sciences PhD candidate. Prior to beginning full-time studies at NYU, Farha was a clinician in…
Liane Hypolite
Liane I. Hypolite is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She earned a BA in Sociology and Psychology…