Bio: Jacob Brockhouse is a member of the 2019 cohort. He currently serves as a Risk Management Specialist with the Risk Management Agency in Springfield, Illinois. Jacob has worked in public service for the past ten years, and has experience in legislative analysis and administrative law. His research interests include veteran’s advocacy, policy implementation and effectiveness, and the historical relationship between segregation and government policy.

Degrees: M.A. in Political Science, University of Illinois at Springfield; B.A in Legal Studies and Political Science, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Email: jbroc4@uis.edu