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
René Espinoza Kissell
René Espinoza Kissell is a PhD candidate in education policy at the University of California Berkeley specializing in the political economy of urban education,…
Anindya Kundu
Anindya Kundu is a doctoral degree candidate in sociology of education. Anindya studies the potential of human agency in helping students overcome obstacles and…
Hee Eun Kwon
Hee Eun Kwon is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of California San Diego and a Graduate Teaching Consultant at…
Judith Landeros
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Aja Lans is a doctoral candidate in historical archaeology with a focus on bioarchaeology at Syracuse University. She holds a BS in anthropology from…
Rocio Leon
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Parker Lewis is a PhD candidate in the Pinkerton Research Group at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He received his BSE in Chemical and…
Dan Li
Dan Li is a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, expected to graduate in…
Xia Li
Xia Li is a PhD candidate in Public and Urban Policy at The New School. Her research focuses on educational inequality and the role…
Keisha Lindsay
Keisha T. Lindsay is a third year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Howard University. A proud New York…
Tashiana Lipscomb
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Jessica López-Espino recently defended her dissertation in anthropology at New York University. Her dissertation, “‘Crawling over Broken Glass’: The Legal Experience of Child Reunification…