A.J. Lowik

Dr. A.J. Lowik (they/them) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lowik uses qualitative and arts-based methods to explore trans people's reproductive lives and health, including their experiences accessing and navigating reproductive health care. On the topics of menstruation, abortion, lactation, perinatal care, and forced sterilization, Dr. Lowik has written journal articles, book chapters and clinical guidance manuals, has delivered dozens of trainings with clinicians, and has been featured on podcasts, radio shows and in news articles. They are a sought-after expert in the area of research methodologies, providing guidance to researchers on how to design and conduct research that is accurate, precise and inclusive when it comes to the concepts of gender and sex. With the CGSHE, they are leading the development of a research equity toolkit project entitled Gender & Sex in Methods and Measurement. Dr. Lowik has been working with the Birth Place Lab since 2020, on the RESPCCT Study's LGBTQ+ Analysis Working Group, as a member of the Centre for Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services Research Cluster, and as a member of the Birth Includes Us Steering Committee.