Her primary research interests are political engagement, competitive congressional elections, female representation in the discipline, social media (Twitter) and the effect of entertainment media on political attitudes. She is currently writing many articles about the influence of competitive elections on political attitudes, as well as articles regarding how members of Congress use Twitter. Heather K. Evans is the author of Competitive Elections and Democracy in America: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, published in 2014 by Routledge. She has also published a variety of manuscripts in journals including American Politics Research, the Journal of Political Science Education, the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, Electoral Studies, the Journal of Information, Technology, and Politics, and PS: Political Science and Politics.