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
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly V. Jones is a graduate candidate at Rice University. Her research focuses on histories of the Afro-Atlantic world, the gendered identities of Black…
Renata Jones
Renata Love Jones is a PhD candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College specializing in language, literacy,…
Haripriya Kannan
Hello There! I am Haripriya (Hari), currently a 5 th year PhD candidate in Hybrid Nanomaterials Lab at NYU Tandon. I work on quantum…
Jacquelin Kataneksza
Jacquelin Kataneksza is a Zimbabwean doctoral candidate in Public and Urban Policy at the New School in New York. Her research focuses broadly on…
Hayejin Kim
PhD Candidate in Research in Occupational Therapy at New York University Hayejin Kim is a PhD candidate in Research in Occupational Therapy at New…
René Espinoza Kissell
René Espinoza Kissell is a PhD candidate in education policy at the University of California Berkeley specializing in the political economy of urban education,…
Kiana Knight
PhD Candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University Kiana Knight is a PhD Candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Her dissertation, “Translating Black…
Anindya Kundu
Anindya Kundu is a doctoral degree candidate in sociology of education. Anindya studies the potential of human agency in helping students overcome obstacles and…
Hee Eun Kwon
Hee Eun Kwon is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of California San Diego and a Graduate Teaching Consultant at…
Sharon Lai-LaGrotteria
PhD Candidate in the Educational Foundations Department at Montclair State University Sharon Lai-LaGrotteria is an international scholar from Hong Kong and Singapore. She began…
Judith Landeros
READ MOREJudith Landeros
Aja Lans
Aja Lans is a doctoral candidate in historical archaeology with a focus on bioarchaeology at Syracuse University. She holds a BS in anthropology from…