Omar Lizardo

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Omar Lizardo (born 7 September 1974) is an American sociologist who is LeRoy Neiman Term Chair Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was previously professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame (2006-2018), and co-editor of the American Sociological Review.^[1] In 2020, Lizardo became a member of the board of reviewing editors of the journal Science. He has also served on the editorial board of the journals Social Forces, Sociological Forum, Poetics, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Theory and Society, Sociological Theory, and Journal of World-Systems Research.

The website academic influence ranks Lizardo as the most influential sociologist from the period 2010–2020.^[2] According to one commentator, he "has a history of grappling with important ideas in an innovative and insightful fashion".^[3] Lizardo is a widely published and cited author in numerous sub-fields of sociology.^[4] He is known for his work at the intersection of cognitive science and sociology of culture,^[5] social networks, organizational studies, and sociological theory.