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
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 Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her primary research interests include 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
Dr. Francena F. L. Turner is a member of the second cohort of NPS Mellon Humanities Fellows serving as the Black Land Use and…
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…
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…