CAUSE formed in 2016 as the School's advisory committee on equity matters. The Council Alisha Ali Associate Professor of Applied Psychology alisha.ali@nyu.edu Audrey A. Trainor Professor of Special Education; Content Director, Programs in Special Education aat8@nyu.edu Carlos Chirinos-Espin Assistant Professor, Director of NYU Music and Social Change Lab Charlton McIlwain Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development; Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication cdm1@nyu.edu Ericka N Merriwether Associate Professor em3766@nyu.edu Fabienne Doucet Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; Professor of Education fd30@nyu.edu Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng 程華宇 Professor of International Education cherng@nyu.edu Linda Sormin Professor of Studio Art linda.sormin@nyu.edu Janet Njelesani Associate Professor janet.njelesani@nyu.edu Lisa M. Stulberg Associate Professor of Sociology of Education lisa.stulberg@nyu.edu Mara Mills Associate Professor and PhD Director of Media, Culture, and Communication; Director, NYU Center for Disability Studies; Director, Disability Studies Minor mmills@nyu.edu Maria Williamson Senior Director of Office of Community and Culture María Rosa Brea Clinical Professor mrb17@nyu.edu Michael Funk Program Director of Higher and Postsecondary Education; Clinical Associate Professor, Department Chair: Administration, Leadership, and Technology mike.funk@nyu.edu Nija Monet Leocadio Assistant Director, Graduate and Inclusive Engagement and Services nija.leocadio@nyu.edu Noël S. Anderson Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Offiong Aqua Clinical Professor offiong.aqua@nyu.edu Shondel Nero Professor of Language Education shondel.nero@nyu.edu Ying Lu Associate Professor ying.lu@nyu.edu