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Cheryl de la Rey

South African academic

Summary

South African academic

Field	Value
name	Cheryl Merle de la Rey
image	Cheryl de la Rey.jpg
caption	de la Rey in 2012
office1	8th Vice-Chancellor University of Canterbury
term_start1	1 February 2019
predecessor1	Rod Carr
office2	12th Vice-Chancellor University of Pretoria
term_start2	1 November 2009
term_end2	31 December 2018
predecessor2	Calie Pistorius
successor2	Tawana Kupe
birth_place	Durban, South Africa
nationality	South African
spouse	Eldridge Johnson
alma_mater	University of Natal
University of Cape Town<ref>{{cite web	url	http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/14027	title=Cheryl de la Rey Vice-Chancellor and Principal Collection (2009 - 2018)	website=repository.up.ac.za	hdl= 2263/14027	access-date=21 January 2016}}

University of Cape Town

Professor Cheryl Merle de la Rey is a South African academic who, since 2019, has been vice-chancellor of University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She was formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Early life and education

Professor Cheryl de la Rey attended the University of Natal, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1983, Bachelor of Arts Honours in 1984 and Master of Arts in 1986, all cum laude. She is a qualified psychologist.

Research and career

Professor De la Rey's research focused on race and gender, especially the construction of gender and gender-based violence.

A registered psychologist [by the Health Professions Council of South Africa], Professor De la Rey is a fellow of the Psychological Association of South Africa, a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa and of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

Professor De la Rey spent time as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town before being named Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria in November 2009, replacing Calie Pistorius.

In October 2020, De la Rey was the subject of a letter critical of an attempt by the University of Canterbury to review the work of Anne-Marie Brady concerning Chinese Communist Party influence in New Zealand.

References

"Cheryl de la Rey Vice-Chancellor and Principal Collection (2009 - 2018)".
"University of Canterbury appoints new Vice-Chancellor".
(2006). "Peacebuilding as a Gendered Process". Journal of Social Issues.
(2004-09-01). "Woman Abuse: The Construction of Gender in Women and Men's Narratives of Violence". South African Journal of Psychology.
(9 October 2020). "'Dismayed' academics rally behind Anne-Marie Brady over China research paper". [[Stuff.co.nz]].
(October 19, 2020). "China Scholars Hit Out at New Zealand University Over Probe of Professor". [[Radio Free Asia]].

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