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
Sulare Telford
Sulare Telford is a PhD candidate in communication sciences and disorders at Howard University. She is also an Ernest E. Just-Percy L. Julian Fellow.…
Carlos Tello Barreda
Mellon Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Research Associate in Global Indigenous Studies at Brown University Carlos Tello Barreda is a Mellon Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Research Associate…
Dominic Terrel Walker
PhD Candidate and Paul Lazarsfeld Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University Dominic is a PhD candidate and Paul Lazarsfeld Fellow in…
Tori Thomas
Tori Thomas is a PhD candidate in the dual- degree Sociology and Demography PhD program at Penn State University. She received her MA in…
Angie Torres-Beltran
Angie Torres-Beltran is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at Cornell University. Her research interests include the comparative study of gender, violence,…
Claudia Triana
Claudia M. Triana is a PhD Student in the Department of Education Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A scholar of comparative and…
Francena Turner
Francena Turner is a CLIR Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate for Data Curation in African American History and Culture for the University of Maryland Restorative…
Kia Turner
PhD Candidate in race, inequality, and language in education at Stanford Graduate School of Education Kia Turner is pursuing a PhD in race, inequality,…
Anthony Ureña
Anthony Ureña is a PhD candidate in sociology at Columbia University. A Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow, Anthony’s research interests lie at the intersections of…
Gabriela Valencia
My name is Gabriela Corona Valencia, and I am a PhD candidate in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. I am…
Alex Valentín
Al Valentín is a PhD Student in Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Their research focuses primarily on pop culture and…
Faye-Marie Vassel
STEM Education, Equity, and Inclusion Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University I’ve had a unique, interdisciplinary academic journey, and I think the Faculty First-Look program…