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
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…
Christian Keeve
Christian Keeve is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Kentucky and a Woodson Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Virginia. They…
Tiffani Kelly
Tiffani Kelly (she/her/hers) is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a PhD candidate in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program…
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
Kiana Knight received her bachelor’s degree with honors in history from North Carolina Central University and a master’s degree in history from the University…
Anindya Kundu
Anindya Kundu is sociologist of education whose research is broadly accessible in order to promote equitable systems of opportunity. Anindya researches how exceptional people…
Hee Eun Kwon
Hee Eun Kwon is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo. She is a qualitative researcher and a sociologist interested in…
Dylan Lackey
Dylan Lackey is an instructor and PhD candidate in Virginia Commonwealth University’s transdisciplinary Media, Art, and Text program. Their research addresses the space between…
Sharon Lai-LaGrotteria
Dr. Sharon Lai-LaGrotteria is an international scholar from Hong Kong and Singapore. She began her academic journey at the University of Hong Kong as…