Pamela Paxton

Pamela Paxton is Linda K. George and John Wilson Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin. She has intersecting research interests in nonprofits, politics, gender, and methodology. Her research has appeared in a variety of journals, including the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Legislative Studies Quarterly. With Melanie Hughes and Tiffany Barnes, she is the co-author of the 2025 book, Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective. She is also the author of Nonrecursive Models: Endogeneity, Reciprocal Relationships, and Feedback Loops (2011).