I am Samantha J. Martin, a writer, researcher, and first-year Ph.D. student in the Political Science program at Syracuse University. Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, I attended public school before making my way to Gettysburg College, a small liberal arts college with a rich tradition of interdisciplinary study, in Fall 2020. During my time at Gettysburg, I spent a semester in Washington, D.C., and interned with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC), two organizations that helped to foster my passion for gender studies in politics and championed research for the public good. I earned my Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg in Spring 2024, completing majors in Political Science, Public Policy, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, as well as a minor in Peace and Justice Studies, during my time there. I primarily study the intersections of gender, public opinion, and voting behavior in American politics, with a particular focus on ideologies and organization amongst socially conservative women. My research pulls from history, sociology, and public policy analysis, as well as political science theories and methods, to approach these topics from a well-rounded, interdisciplinary standpoint.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Higher Education · Syracuse University

  Jan 2024 – Present

• Research Intern

  Non-Profit Organization Management · Public Religion Research Institute

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Political Planning and Action Intern

  Non-Profit Organization Management · National Women's Political Caucus

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Majority Inspector of Elections, Precinct Carlisle-5

  Government Administration · Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Bureau of Elections

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2024

• Student Assistant & Ambassador, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  Higher Education · Gettysburg College

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2024

• Politics

• Graduate Student

  Syracuse University · History and Political Science

  2024 – Present

  Research topic:

  The role of the pro-life movement in shaping American conservatism

• Research Intern

  Public Religion Research Institute · Political Science and Government

  2023 – 2023

  Research topic:

  White Christian Nationalism

• Sole Author

  Gettysburg College · Public Policy Analysis

  2020 – 2023

  Research topic:

  Child Care Works (PA childcare subsidy program)

• Majority Inspector of Elections

  Public Service (Politics) · Cumberland County Board of Elections

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Protect the integrity of elections in Carlisle's Fifth Voter Precinct