Dr. Marcelo Paixao

Biography

Marcelo Jorge de Paula Paixão is an Associate Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in race relations and inequalities in Brazil and Latin America, examining public policy issues and socioeconomic development models. His research also investigates labor market dynamics and employs statistical analysis to address issues of race, ethnicity, and gender inequality. Paixão is in the process of writing his ninth book, titled 'Quinientos años de soledad: estudios sobre las desigualdades raciales en Brasil,' published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas Rio de Janeiro (IUPERJ) in Brazil, awarded in 2005, an M.S. in Production Engineering from Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) earned in 1994, and a B.A. in Economic Sciences from UFRJ completed in 1989. He is active in scholarly communities, having served as a member of the Brazil Center Committee at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and held various advisory roles for prestigious organizations, including the Bryce Wood Book Award Committee and the Editorial Board for Núcleo de Estudos Indigenas e Afrobrasileiros. His contributions to the Brazilian Human Development Report, a project of the United Nations Development Program, underscore his engagement with humanitarian and social policy issues.

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