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
![Paris Wicker](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-wicker-paris-768x768.jpg)
Paris Wicker
Paris is a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with a doctoral minor in Sociology at the University of…
![Melissa Williams](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-williams-melissa.jpg)
Melissa Williams
Melissa Rojas Williams is a first-generation doctoral candidate and motherscholar in the Social Studies Program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The…
![Tanishia Williams](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-williams-tanishia.jpg)
Tanishia Williams
Specializing in urban politics at the intersection of race, gender, and class, Tanishia Lavette Williams is currently obtaining a PhD from the Public and…
![Henry Willis](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-willis-henry-768x768.jpg)
Henry Willis
Henry Willis is a PhD candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is originally from…
![Greg Wilson](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-wilson-greg.jpg)
Greg Wilson
Greg Wilson, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is a fourth-year PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is…
![Jordan Wylie](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-wylie-jordan.jpg)
Jordan Wylie
Jordan Wylie is a doctoral student in psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University where she double…
![Cheryl Yin](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-yin-cheryl.jpg)
Cheryl Yin
Cheryl Yin is a linguistic anthropologist with expertise in Cambodia and the Khmer language. She is currently a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department…
![Zhou, Xiang](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-zhou-xiang-768x768.jpg)
Xiang Zhou
Dr. Xiang Zhou is an assistant professor of Counseling Psychology in the College of Education at Purdue University. He is interested in understanding how…
![Peitao Zhu](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-zhu-peitao-768x768.jpg)
Peitao Zhu
Peitao Zhu is a doctoral candidate in Counseling and Counselor Education at Syracuse University. An international student originally from Shanghai, China, Peitao came to…
![Sinenhlanhla Zungu](https://facultyadvance.org/wp-content/uploads/ffl-zungu-sinenhlanhla-768x768.jpg)
Sinenhlanhla Zungu
Sinenhlanhla (Sine) Zungu is a 5th year Social Psychology PhD student at Lehigh University. She holds masters degrees in Clinical Psychology and Community Counseling…