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
Kaozong Mouavangsou
Kaozong N. Mouavangsou is a PhD Candidate in the School of Education with an emphasis on Language, Literacy and Culture, and a designated emphasis…
Julissa O. Muñiz
Julissa O. Muñiz, PhD is an assistant professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Broadly,…
Kavitha Murthi
PhD Student in the Department of Occupational Therapy at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Kavitha Murthi is pursuing her doctoral…
Andrew Nalani
Andrew Nalani is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in applied psychology, psychology and social intervention, at NYU Steinhardt. He takes an interdisciplinary approach to understand…
Michael Alvarez Navarro
PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez I grew up in Colombia, in a small town called Ocaña.…
Imara Mohamed Nazar
Imara Mohamed Nazar is currently pursuing her PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering at the State University of New York at Albany. She…
Brenda Nicolas
Brenda Nicolas is Zapotec from San Jerónimo Zoochina, Oaxaca, Mexico. Brenda is a PhD Candidate in Chicana/o Studies at UCLA, where she works on…
Masoud Nobahar
Postdoctoral Researcher at Louisiana State University When I received word that I had been accepted into Tandon’s Faculty First-Look program, I was very excited…
Mayra Nuñez Martinez
Mayra Nuñez Martinez is a fourth-year PhD student in the School Organization and Education policy emphasis at the University of California, Davis. She immigrated…
Eugene Ofosu
Eugene K. Ofosu is a Vanier scholar of social psychology at McGill University. He holds a M.Sc. in psychology from McGill. An active community…
Gold Okafor
Gold Okafor is a fifth-year PhD candidate in social and personality psychology at UC Berkeley. She investigates social issues such as racism and sexism…
Kerem Oktar
Kerem Oktar is a fifth-year PhD candidate at Princeton University. He studies the psychology of disagreement—from climate change to abortions, gun laws to vaccinations—using…