Dr. Michele Lamont, PhD

Michèle Lamont is a distinguished Canadian sociologist and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, where she also holds professorships in Sociology and African American Studies. Her research spans culture, inequality, racism, anti-racism, the sociology of morality, evaluation, higher education, and cultural and social change. Lamont is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Gutenberg Award and the Erasmus Award for her devoted contribution to social science research on the relationship between knowledge, power, and diversity. Her academic excellence has been recognized with honorary degrees from five countries, and she has been elected to the British Academy, the Royal Society of Canada, and the Sociological Research Association. She also served as president of the American Sociological Association from 2016 to 2017, further solidifying her status as a leading figure in the field of sociology.