Jeffrey Omari
- Former affiliation: Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Jeffrey Omari is a legal anthropologist and Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University School of Law. His research ––which merges ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological theory with doctrinal analysis–– sits at the intersection of law, technology, and social science. In addition to his work on internet governance in Brazil, Omari’s research also explores digital rights in our current age of misinformation.
Omari sits on the Board of Trustees for the Law and Society Association (Class of 2023) and the editorial board of Political and Legal Anthropology Review (POLAR). Among other outlets, his writing has appeared in Law and Social Inquiry, POLAR, Michigan Law Review, Saint Louis University Law Journal, and Colorado Technology Law Journal.
Omari was the inaugural Visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for Civil and Human Rights at Gonzaga University School of Law. He was also a Law and Social Science Doctoral Fellow at the American Bar Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College. Before pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a licensing consultant in the music legal affairs department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.