Soren Aldaco is a Master's student and graduate researcher at the University of Texas at Austin. Soren’s interests revolve around the question of how we define “normal” — and how we use that definition to understand ourselves and relate to other people, particularly in the context of the internet. This approach is informed by Soren’s background in Neurodiversity and Disability reform, experience with collaborative education, and study of Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and more.

Outside the classroom, Soren is an active bridge builder and proud advocate for the development of a more holistic, mindfulness-based approach to sex-related distress and cultural nonconformity. Soren regularly participates in non-partisan roundtable discussions on pressing social and economic issues with organizations like BridgeUSA, and Soren has extensively spoken to individuals, groups, and communities across the political spectrum about her experience with transition, detransition, and mental wellbeing.