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
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Sakaria Auelua-Toomey
Sakaria (Sai) Auelua-Toomey is a doctoral student in the Psychology PhD program at Stanford University. He received his AA in Liberal Arts from the…
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Alexandra Aylward
Dr. Alexandra Aylward is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Montana State University, Bozeman. In May of 2018, she completed a…
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Anneleise Azua
Anneleise Azua is a PhD candidate in the American Studies department, as well as a graduate portfolio student in the Latino Studies Department at…
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Cassandra Baldwin
Cassandra Baldwin is a doctoral student in social psychology in the department of psychological and brain sciences at Texas A&M University. She earned bachelor’s…
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Fabian Barch
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Andwatta Barnes
Andwatta Barnes is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan’s School of Education, Educational Studies program specializing in Teaching and Teaching Education. Andwatta…
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Rhonda Baylor-Celey
Rhonda Erica Baylor-Celey is an educational psychology PhD candidate at Howard University and an education research analyst with an expertise in testing and assessments.…
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María Elizabeth Rodríguez Beltrán
María Elizabeth Rodríguez Beltrán is a PhD candidate in the Program in Comparative Literature at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Her research focuses on definitions…
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Donte Bernard
Donte Bernard is a second year NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center at the Medical University of…
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Bryant Best
Bryant O. Best is a third-year doctoral student in the Justice & Diversity in Education program at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Prior to…
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Haider Ali Bhatti
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Jalil Bishop
Jalil Mustaffa Bishop is a PhD candidate in higher education and organizational change at University of California, Los Angeles in the school of education.…