Rev. Dr. Stacey Michelle Floyd-Thomas is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and interim chair of the African American and diaspora studies department at Vanderbilt University. Her research explores the intersections of Christian social ethics, race, gender, and class, with a focus on justice, moral agency, and religious pluralism. She is cofounder and executive director of the Black Religious Scholars Group and a cofounder of the Society for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion, and previously served as executive director of the Society of Christian Ethics. Floyd-Thomas has authored or edited numerous books, including Mining the Motherlode, Deeper Shades of Purple, U.S. Liberation Theologies, and When the Good Life Goes Bad (2026). In addition to her academic work, she serves as theologian-in-residence at Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, where she contributes to faith-based conversations on social justice and community life.