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
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…
Khrysta A. Evans
PhD Candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Educational Policy Studies program with a Social Sciences concentration and a minor in Gender and…
Stephanie Fajardo
Steph Fajardo is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Michigan. She earned her BA in History, Anthropology, and Spanish from the…
Shaneeka Favors-Welch
Shaneeka Favors-Welch is a PhD candidate at Georgia State University in the department of Middle and Secondary Education (MSE). Her research interests include diversity…
Eric Felix
Eric R. Felix is the proud son of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants. Born and raised in Anaheim, California, I’m the product and beneficiary of…
Kim Fernandes
Kim Fernandes is a researcher, writer and educator interested in disability, data and technologies in the majority world. They are currently a postdoctoral fellow…
Ashley Finigan-James
Ashley J. Finigan-James is a third generation Brooklynite, educator, history and diversity, equity and belonging practitioner and mom. She is a doctoral candidate in…