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
Melina Seabrook
Melina Seabrook, MA, is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at Harvard University. She is an NSF-GRFP Recipient interested in human-animal relationships and studying animal…
Tyrone Jesse Sgambati
Tyrone Jesse Sgambati is a PhD candidate in psychology at UC Berkeley. He completed his BS at the University of Michigan, where he studied…
Nirupika Sharma
Nirupika Sharma is a PhD candidate in social-personality psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Nirupika holds…
Alicia Sheares
Alicia Sheares is a doctoral student at UC Berkeley where her research centers on race and ethnicity, immigration, inequality, and work and organizations. Her…
Steven Sherwood
Steven (Hank) Sherwood is a fourth-year, part-time doctoral candidate in the Sociology of Education program at NYU Steinhardt. He works full-time as the Associate…
Maurice Shirley
Maurice Shirley is a PhD candidate studying Higher and Postsecondary Education at New York University. His research interests include college access and equity, college…
Nicolas Daniel Silva
Nicolas Daniel Silva, LMSW, MS, “Nico” is a Society for Neuroscience “NSP” Scholar, social worker, artist, scientist, musician, curator, theatre maker, performance studies researcher,…
Isaiah Simmons
Isaiah Simmons (he/him) is a current Associate Policy Researcher at RAND studying issues of (in)equity in higher education policy for historically marginalized populations. He…
Michaela Simmons
Michaela Simmons is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She attended UC San Diego for her…
Michael Singh
Michael V. Singh is an assistant professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis. He received his PhD from the Berkeley School…
Gina Sissoko
Gina Sissoko, PhD is a NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellow and clinical psychologist focused on improving the health and developmental trajectories of Black girls globally.…
JP Sloan
John P. Sloan is currently a PhD candidate in the Literatures in English Department at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and holds a Master of Divinity…