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
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…
Monica Hernandez
Monica Hernandez is a fourth-year doctoral student and fellow in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis on Higher Education at the University…
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…
Xiaomeng Huang
Xiaomeng Huang is a PhD candidate in Educational Communication and Technology at New York University. She holds an EdM in Technology, Innovation, and Education…
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…