Pamela Paxton is professor of sociology and public affairs and the Christine and Stanley E. Adams, Jr. Centennial Professor in the Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. She has consulted for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Academies. She has intersecting research interests in pro-social behavior, politics, gender, and methodology. She is the author of articles and books on social capital, women in politics, and quantitative methodology. Her research has appeared in a variety of journals, including American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Legislative Studies Quarterly. With Melanie Hughes, she is the co-author of the 2016 book, "Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective." She is also an author of "Nonrecursive Models: Endogeneity, Reciprocal Relationships, and Feedback Loops" (2011).
Ph.D.
in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998
M.A.
in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994
B.A.
in Economics and Sociology, University of Michigan, 1992
Women in politics; pro-social behavior, politics, gender, and methodology.
Chair,
Jessie Bernard Award Selection Committee, American Sociological Association (2015)
Chair,
Best Paper Award Committee, ASA Global and Transnational Section (2015)
Member,
Editorial Board, Socius (2015 - Present)
Member,
Editorial Board, Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy (2014 - 2017)
Member,
Editorial Board, Sociological Forum (2013 - 2015)
Member,
Global and Transnational Section Council, American Sociological Association (2012 - 2015)
Chair,
Best Dissertation Award Committee, APSA Women and Politics Section (2012)
Member,
Editorial Board, Social Forces (2011 - 2013)
Member,
Scientific Advisory Board, Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (2009 - Present)
Member,
Editorial Board, Journal of Trust Research (2009 - 2011)
Member,
Scientific Advisory Board, Making Electoral Democracy Work (2008 - Present)
Women, Politics and Power: A Global Perspective (2007); Nonrecurisve Models: Endogeneity, Reciprocal Relationships, and Feedback Loops
Christine and Stanley E. Adams, Jr. Centennial Professorship in the Liberal Arts
- University of Texas at Austin (2010)
2006 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women in Politics
- The Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics (2007)
Research Grant
- National Science Foundation (2006)
