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
Juan Carlos Vega-Vila
Juan Carlos Vega-Vila was born in Humacao, and grew up in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. Besides Juan Carlos’ passion for science, mathematics, and education…
Darsella Vigil
Darsella Vigil is a PhD student in the Higher Education program at the University of Denver, where she currently works in the Office of…
Karen Villegas
PhD Candidate in the Berkeley School of Education at UC Berkeley Karen Villegas is a doctoral candidate in the Berkeley School of Education at…
Jose Viramontes
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Ashleigh Wade
Ashleigh Greene Wade is a PhD candidate in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Situated…
Josh Wallace
PhD Candidate in the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a minor in Gender and Women Studies Josh…
Guanjin Wang
Guanjin Wang is currently a postdoc of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. She received her BS (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) from Harbin…
Qun Wang
Qun Wang is a doctoral candidate in Media Studies in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. She received her master’s degree…
LaShawn Washington
LaShawn Faith Washington is a fourth-year PhD Candidate in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, with a minor in Afro-American Studies. A…
Edward Watson
Edward Watson is a Ph.D .candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California–Irvine. Originally from the Midwest, his research interests lie…
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…
Kimberly Williams
PhD Candidate in the English Department at the University of Florida Kimberly Williams is a doctoral candidate in the English Department at the University…