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Sandra L. Barnes (born 1964) is an American educator, author, ordained Baptist minister, and documentary maker. She is a joint appointed Professor of Sociology in the Department of Human and Organizational Development in Peabody College and the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University. Barnes is an urban sociologist whose research interests include Sociology of Religion, urban studies, inequality, statistics, and African American studies. Moreover, her mixed-methodological, multi-disciplinary research focuses on race and religiosity, in general, and the Black Church, in particular, as well as social justice, community empowerment, and youth education. Barnes 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 the first African American faculty member appointed as an Assistant Vice Chancellor in the history of the institution and was subsequently honored as a Vanderbilt Pioneer in 2017.