Sandra Lynn Barnes

Sandra Lynn Barnes (born June 23, 1964) is an American educator, author, ordained Baptist minister, and documentary filmmaker. She is the C.V. Starr Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Sociology at Brown University. From 2008-2021, she was a joint-appointed Professor of Sociology in the Department of Human and Organizational Development in Peabody College of Education and Human Development and the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University.

Barnes is an urban sociologist with a focus on the sociology of religion, inequality, social justice, and youth education. She served as the assistant vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Vanderbilt University from 2016 to 2018. She was honored as a Vanderbilt Pioneer in 2017. Provided by Wikipedia