Tell us about your personal and professional journey.

Martin works as a Regulatory Consultant helping Pharmaceutical Companie navigate the global Health Authorities in getting their Clinical Trials moving and their products approved. He graduated from Rider University in 2001 with a Bachelors in Political Science, and while there began working political campaigns, including two Congressional Campaigns, a Senatorial Campaign, and a Presidential Campaign. After College, he went on to Widener Law School.

Tell us about your personal and professional journey.

After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Illinois Springfield with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and induction into Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, I continued my work as a traveling dental hygienist serving residents in nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout Illinois. 

University of Illinois Springfield students earned the Outstanding Large Delegation award at the Model Illinois Government (MIG) simulation, held March 5-8 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. It marks the seventh time in the past 13 years that UIS has received the honor.

Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL

Current Location: Washington DC

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Current Location: Chatham, IL

Learning how to best study for exams is a trial-and-error task. Some people just take notes and are good to go for whenever the exam is and others, like me, have to constantly work to find a study method that works. 

Mackenzi Matthews graduated with her BA in political science and public policy in 2021. Since then, she obtained an MA in political science and government from American University. She spent 3 years at the National Governors Association as a policy coordinator and legislative associate. In September, she started working at the US House of Representatives as a Legislative Assistant. Her legislative portfolio includes: agriculture, arts, childcare, cryptocurrency, education, financial services, housing, small business, tax.

Amanda Temir-Young

MA: Political Science, 2024

BA: Political Science, 2022

Jason Pierceson, professor of political science in the School of Politics and International Affairs at the University of Illinois Springfield, has published a new article analyzing how the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, is influencing federal judges’ approaches to transgender rights.