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
Diego Reinero
Diego Reinero is a MindCORE Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He investigates how people’s moral and political views change through conversations…
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
The Reverend Doctor Nikia Smith Robert is a nationally and internationally recognized thought-leader and speaker on the topics of mass punishment, abolition, religion, and…
Stephanie Robillard
Dr. Stephanie M. Robillard is a lifetime Bay Area resident. She returns to Saint Mary’s as an Assistant Professor in the department of Justice,…
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 an interdisciplinary scholar and assistant professor at UCSB’s Department of Chicana/o Studies. She is a community engaged writer, artist, and…
Michael Reyes Salas
Michael Reyes Salas is a PhD Candidate in the Program in Comparative Literature, with a portfolio in African Diaspora Studies, at the University of…
Dialika Sall
Dialika Sall is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Lehman College-CUNY. Her research in the areas of immigration and race explore racialization processes through…
Rose Salseda
Dr. Rose Salseda is an assistant professor in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University and a founding co-director of the…