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
Kaelin Rapport
PhD in cultural anthropology Kaelin Rapport received his PhD in cultural anthropology in 2024. His research broadly examines how carceral expansion through criminal justice…
Khadejah Ray
Khadejah (Ka-dee-juh) Ray is a first-generation doctoral student from Altadena, California. She credits college bridge programs for her success in higher education. Khadejah is…
Emily Rehbein
Emily Rehbein is a third-year student in the social and health psychology doctoral program at Stony Brook University. She holds a BA in psychology…
Diego Reinero
Diego Reinero is a doctoral student in social psychology at NYU and a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow. He received his BA from…
Bianca Rivera
Bianca D. Rivera is a current candidate for a Doctorate in Public Health in Epidemiology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She received a…
Cyrell Roberson
Cyrell is a doctoral candidate in School Psychology at UC Berkeley where his research focuses on the psychosocial development of underserved gifted students. His…
Nikia Smith Robert
Rev. Nikia Smith Robert earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Finance from Fairfield University (Connecticut). She also earned a Master…
Stephanie Robillard
Stephanie Robillard (she/her) is a proud graduate of Chabot Community College and a fourth year PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Education, studying…
Chazz Robinson
Chazz is a PhD candidate, Arthur A Schomburg/Julian Park Fellow, and Teaching Assistant at the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education. He holds…
Aireale Rodgers
Aireale J. Rodgers is a PhD candidate in the Urban Education Policy program and serves as a research assistant in the Pullias Center for…
Keri Rodgers
Keri L. Rodgers earned her BA in Spanish from Cornell University and began her career as a New York City Teaching Fellow in the…
Silvia Rodriguez-Vega
Silvia Rodriguez-Vega is a Ford Foundation Scholar and Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles where she is a PhD…