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Debra Soh
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Soh on Reason TV in 2020
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Ryerson University (BSc) York University (MSc, PhD) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Keith Schneider |
Debra W. Soh is a Canadian columnist and author.
Soh received her Ph.D. from York University in Toronto. Soh has written articles for various publications, and she once hosted Quillette's Wrongspeak podcast with Jonathan Kay. She identifies as a former feminist who became disillusioned with the term.
Soh has criticized childhood gender transitions, arguing for waiting until a child reaches cognitive maturity. She has also written against anti-conversion therapy laws that include gender identity.
Education and research
Soh holds a Ph.D. degree in psychology from York University in Toronto. During her graduate studies, Soh received the Michael Smith Foreign Research Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and York's Provost Dissertation Scholarship.
Career
Soh has written articles for Quillette, The Globe and Mail, New York magazine, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. She began hosting Quillette's Wrongspeak podcast with Jonathan Kay in May 2018. Soh describes herself as a former feminist who later became disillusioned with the term.
In 2021, Soh started her own podcast, "The Dr. Debra Soh Podcast".
Personal life
Soh is of Malaysian-Chinese descent.
See also
In Spanish: Debra Soh para niños
