Sander completed his master of science from Purdue University in 2017 and has been published in scientific journals and a speaker for Ignite Talks and is a published poet. Wanting to see more of himself in fiction, his works feature LGBT characters and characters of color. He lives in South Florida with his partner, his best friend, and their many pets. As a Colorado native, he spends too much time telling Floridians how great the mountains are.