My name is A.J. Lowik (they/them/theirs). I was born in Brampton, Ontario on the land of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ , Attiwonderonk (Neutral), Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee. I am privileged to now live, work and love in Lethbridge, Alberta, on Blackfoot Confederacy Territory.

I am a nonbinary, agender, trans person, a queer liberationist, an unapologetic feminist, a lover of cats, a practitioner of yoga, a knitter of objects, a beach lounger, a mountain hiker, an excellent cook and a green thumbed, plant lover. I also love genealogy, and have been researching my family’s history for about 20 years. You can check out my website dedicated to my family here.

Here’s a peak into what I’m currently working on…

  • I’m an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Lethbridge, where I teach things like Trans Studies, Sociology of Youth, Body and Society, and Queering Feminisms.

  • I’m an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Transgender Health.

  • With Drs. Devon Greyson and Jerilynn Prior, I am running a Michael Smith C2-funded research agenda setting project, aiming to better understand the menopause, andropause and aging-related hormone changes for trans people.

  • With Drs. Kate Shannon, Charlotte Loppie and Carmen Logie, I’m the co-Principal Investigator on a CIHR-funded project entitled “Towards Equitable Sexual Health Care in Canada: Centering the voices of youth in policy and practice.” Data collection is underway as of January 2025!

  • With REAFFIRM Collaborative, I’m working on the UnACoRN study, which aims to understand the range of settings where youth have their sexual and gender identities supported or undermined.

  • I’m a member of the Birth Place Lab and Centre for Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services at UBC. I’m currently involved with the RESPCCT Study (Research Examining the Stories of Pregnancy and Childbearing in Canada Today), and on the Steering Council for Birth Includes Us, looking at the pregnancy and childbirth experiences of queer and trans people from across Canada and the United States.

  • I’m the President of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, which is Canada’s only national pro-choice advocacy group.