From Evanston, Il., AJ graduated with a B.A. from Lawrence University and is a student at the University of Montana's Master's program in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism, with a Certificate in Natural Resource Conflict Resolution. Now, they are a freelance multimedia journalist working in Missoula, Montana covering stories on disability, environment, and their intersections. AJ has three kidneys, two of them the size of dried apricots.