Sandra Lynn Barnes (born June 23, 1964) is an American educator, author, ordained Baptist minister, and documentary filmmaker.
[1][2][3][4] Barnes is an urban sociologist with a focus on the sociology of religion, inequality, social justice, and youth education.
[7] Barnes earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics in 1986 from Fisk University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
She served as assistant professor in the department of sociology & anthropology and the African American Studies Research Center at Purdue University from 2000 to 2007.
[10] From 2010 to 2012, Barnes served as the president of the Association of Black Sociologists, a national organization of social scientists, community activists, and students.