Matthew Judd, a lifelong New Haven resident, attended Citizens Thinkers Writers at Yale University in the summer of 2022. He graduated from Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in 2023 and will be attending the University of Washington, Seattle, where he plans to major in gender sexuality studies. Outside of academics, Matthew is a choral music enthusiast and professional performer and has sung with several prestigious choirs in the Yale and New Haven communities. He also loves roller skating and Donna Summer.