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 Del Toro
My name is Juan Del Toro and I am currently a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of Pittsburgh. I received my PhD in…
Vanessa Delgado
Vanessa Delgado is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington State University. Broadly, her work explores the incorporation pathways of low-income Latino/a immigrant families.…
Michelle Desir
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Estela Diaz
Estela B. Diaz is a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology(Link is external), and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Education Research…
V. Gina Diaz
V. Gina Diaz is A PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico as an interdisciplinary scholar, she…
Nicole Dickerson
PhD Candidate in Psychology, specializing in Brain, Behavior, and Quantitative Science at the University of Kansas. Nicole Dickerson is in the final stages of…
Virginia R. Downing
PhD Candidate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies with a doctoral minor in Qualitative Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Downing is…
Camilo Duarte-Cordon
I am an engineer and researcher working in the field of computational mechanics. Currently, I work as a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Kristin Myers’s…
Kayla Elliott
Kayla C. Elliott, PhD is Director of Workforce Policy at The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank. She leads…
Catalina Enestrom
Catalina Enestrom is a PhD candidate in experimental psychology at McGill University, where she researches shared reality and meaning in close relationships. Prior to…
Jesse Enriquez
PhD Candidate in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego Jesse Enriquez is a PhD Candidate in the Department…
Cynthia Estrada
Dr. Cynthia Estrada is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). As a first-generation college graduate…