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
Cierra Presberry
Cierra Presberry is a doctoral student in Michigan State University’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education program where she is also a King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty…
Christine Quince
Christine Quince, PhD is a proud Detroiter, scholar, and teacher educator. Her research focuses on the cultural capital and experiences Black elementary students have…
Sophia Rahming
Sophia Rahming is currently a Doctoral Candidate in the Higher Education program in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at Florida State University…
Javier Ramírez Franco
Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellow Javier Ramírez Franco is a PhD in Spanish Literature candidate in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University…
Blanca Ramirez
Blanca A. Ramirez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at The University of Texas at Austin. Her primary goal as a…
Jairo Ramos
Jairo Ramos is a doctoral student in social psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder. He moved from Colombia to Miami at the age…
Nicole Rangel
Nicole Rangel is an educator and PhD candidate in the Social and Cultural Studies of Education program at University of California, Berkeley. Nicole’s research…
Kaelin Rapport
Kaelin Rapport received his PhD in cultural anthropology in 2024. His research broadly examines how carceral expansion through criminal justice reform, Black men’s experiences…
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 fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Social and Health Psychology Doctoral Program at Stony Brook University. She holds a BA in…
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…