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Sarah Barnes, Ph.D

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Curator, Sport and Leisure at Canadian Museum of History
📍 Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area, Canada

Sarah Barnes is the Curator of Sport and Leisure at the Canadian Museum of History, leveraging her Ph. D. from Queens University to explore sports connection to Canadian culture. She has deep expertise in athlete welfare and social issues in sport, combining her academic background with practical experience as a former professor and varsity athlete.

Her passion for sports extends beyond academia; she is a former varsity basketball player and coach. For five summers, she served as a team manager with the Canadian Women’s National Basketball Program, traveling internationally for competitions. This hands-on experience provides a unique perspective to her curatorial work, bridging theory and practice.

She gave a talk exploring the surprising intersection of sport history and climate change, using museum collections to spark dialogue on this urgent issue.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Curator, Sport and Leisure
Location
Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area, Canada
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Sports History
As a curator, she aims to show how sports are more than scores, but integral to the fabric of Canadian society, culture, and history.
Social Issues in Sport
Her work often focuses on telling the stories of marginalized communities, including women and Black and Indigenous groups, in their struggle for recognition and access in sport.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Curator, Sport and Leisure
Canadian Museum of History
9-2021 - 9-2023
Assistant Professor
Cape Breton University
12-2020 - 8-2021
Visiting Research Fellow
York University
8-2018 - 12-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology
5-2011 - 8-2015
Team Manager
Canada Basketball
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Education
2012 - 2018
Ph.D
Queen's University
2007 - 2010
Master of Arts - MA
Queen's University
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