Omar Lizardo

Omar Lizardo is a sociologist, LeRoy Neiman Term Chair Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, formerly Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame (2006-2018), and the former co-editor (2016-2020), with Rory M. McVeigh and Sarah Mustillo, of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal for the American Sociological Association. Starting in 2020, Lizardo became a member of the board of reviewing editors of the journal Science. The website academic influence ranks Lizardo as the most influential sociologist from the period 2010–2020. According to one commentator, he "has a history of grappling with important ideas in an innovative and insightful fashion" and is a widely cited author in numerous sub-fields of sociology. He is specifically known for his work at the intersection of cognitive science and sociology of culture, but also social networks, organizational studies, and sociological theory. He is a former contributor to the popular sociology group blog, orgtheory.net. and one of the co-founders of the group blog culturecog.