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
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…
Cassandra Baldwin
Cassandra L. Baldwin, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches courses on physiological psychology, research methods, and…
Maricela Bañuelos
Maricela Bañuelos is a Sociology PhD candidate at the University of California (UC) Irvine with an emphasis in Chicano Latino studies. She received her…
Fabian Barch
Fabian is a first year postdoctoral research associate in the University at Buffalo’s Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology in the Graduate School…
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…
Elise Barnett
Elise Barnett is a scholar and curator, who imagines the expressive and material art forms of literature and embroidery as modes to rethink the…
Kevin Barry
Kevin M. Barry is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Northwestern University. His research focuses on the experiences of young people who participate in…
Jahir Antonio Batista Andrade
I was born and raised in Santiago, Panama and I majored in Chemistry at the University of Panama, becoming the first college graduate in…
Rhonda Baylor
Rhonda Erica Baylor, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Educational Leadership Program at Morgan State University. Dr. Baylor has over 15 years…
María Elizabeth Rodríguez Beltrán
María Elizabeth Rodríguez Beltrán is a qualitative Senior UX researcher for the Data and Insights team at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her PhD is Comparative…
Deaweh Benson
PhD Candidate in the Developmental Psychology program at the University of Michigan Deaweh Benson is currently a doctoral student in the Developmental Psychology program…
Janella D. Benson
PhD Candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Janella D. Benson is a PhD student in…