curriculumvitae
Curriculum Vitae April 1, 2024
Heather K. Evans
Education
2009 Ph.D., Political Science; Indiana University, Bloomington IN
(Fields: American Politics, Research Methods)
2006 M.A., Political Science; Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2004 B.A., Political Science and Mathematics; Berea College, Berea KY
Academic Appointments
2019- John Morton Beaty Professor of Political Science
University of Virginia's College at Wise
2015- 2019 Associate Professor of Political Science
Sam Houston State University
2009-2015 Assistant Professor of Political Science
Sam Houston State University
Administrative Appointments
Coordinator for the Experiential Learning HUB “Beyond Wise,” University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2021-Present)
Co-Director of UVA Wise CONNECTS, University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2020-Present)
Director of the Political Science MA Program, Sam Houston State University (2014-2015)
Books (3)
Evans, Heather K., Editor, (2018) Community Engagement Best Practices across the Disciplines: Applying Course Content to Community Needs. Rowman & Littlefield.
Evans, Heather K., Editor, (2017) Community Engagement Findings across the Disciplines: Applying Course Content to Community Needs. Rowman & Littlefield.
Evans, Heather K. (2014) Competitive Elections and Democracy in America: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Routledge.
Peer Reviewed Articles (25)
Evans, Heather K. and Katelynn Parton (2024, forthcoming) "A Tale of Two Elections: Changes in Candidates' Tweets During the 2022 Midterm Elections in Virginia" Journal of Political Marketing.
Evans, Heather K. and Jennifer Hayes Clark. (2023) “Gender and Attention to and Framing of COVID-19 in Congressional Tweets.” Social Science Quarterly. 104(3): 248-257.
Evans, Heather K. (2022) “Marketing Female Candidates as “Women”: Gender and Partisanship’s Influence on Issue Discussion on Twitter in 2020.” Journal of Political Marketing. 21:3-4, 235-246.
Russell, Annelise, Heather Evans, and Bryan Gervais (2022) "Good and Pissed: Gendered Emotional Appeals on Twitter." Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
McKee, Seth C., Heather K. Evans, and Jennifer Hayes Clark (2022) “The “PERFECT” Call: Congressional Representation by Tweet in the Midst of the Ukraine Whistleblower Scandal.” American Politics Research. 50(1): 30-44.
Bucy, Erik P. and Heather K. Evans (2021) “Media-centric and Politics-centric Views of Media and Democracy: A Longitudinal Analysis of Political Communication and the International Journal of Press/Politics.” Political Communication.
Wright, Jamie M., Jennifer Hayes Clark, and Heather K. Evans. (2022) "“They were laughing”: Congressional Framing of the Blasey Ford Sexual Assault Allegations on Twitter" Political Research Quarterly. 75(1), 147-159
Gervais, Bryan, Heather K. Evans, and Annelise Russell. (2020) "Tweeting for Hearts and Minds? Measuring Candidates’ Use of Anxiety in Tweets During the 2018 Midterm Elections" PS: Political Science and Politics.
Clark, Jennifer Hayes and Heather K. Evans (2020) “Let’s Talk About Sex: Examining the Factors Influencing Congressional Response to #MeToo on Twitter.” PS: Political Science and Politics 53(1): 51-56.
Evans, Heather K., Jessica Habib, Danielle Litzen, Bryan San Jose, and Ashlee Ziegenbein. (2019) “Awkward Independents: What are Third Party Candidates Doing on Twitter?” PS: Political Science and Politics 52(1): 1-6.
Evans, Heather K., Kayla Brown, and Tiffany Wimberly. (2018) ““Delete Your Account”: The 2016 Presidential Race on Twitter.” Social Science Computer Review 36(4): 500-508.
Evans, Heather K., Sean Smith, Alexis Gonzales, and Kayla Strouse (2017) "Mudslinging on Twitter during the 2014 Election." Social Media + Society April-June: 1-9.
Evans, Heather K. (2016) “Do Women Only Talk About “Female Issues”? Gender and Issue Discussion on Twitter.” Online Information Review 40(5): 660-672.
Evans, Heather K. and Jennifer Hayes Clark (2016) “‘You Tweet Like a Girl!’: How Female Candidates Campaign on Twitter.” American Politics Research 44(2): 326-352.
Evans, Heather K., Stephen Green, and Joycelyn Ovalle. (2016) “Rockin’ Robins: Do Congresswomen Rule the Roost of the Twittersphere.” Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 67(2):268-275.
Evans, Heather K. and Victoria Cordova (2015) “Lecture Videos in Online Courses: A Follow-Up” Journal of Political Science Education 11(4): 472-482.
Evans, Heather K. (2015) “Service-learning and Political Engagement, Efficacy, and Apathy: A Case Study at Sam Houston State University.” Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice. 10(2).
Evans, Heather K., Edward G. Carmines, and Michael Ensley. (2014) “The Enduring Effects of Competitive Elections.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. 24(4): 455-472.
Evans, Heather K., Victoria Cordova, and Savannah Sipole. (2014) “Twitter-Style: An Analysis of How House Candidates Used Twitter in their 2012 Campaigns” PS: Political Science and Politics 47(2): 454-462.
Evans, Heather K. (2014) “An Experimental Investigation of Videotaped Lectures in Online Courses” Tech Trends. 58(3): 63-70.
Evans, Heather K. (2013) "The Lasting Effect of Competitive Elections on Congressional Approval: Evidence from the 2010 and 2011 Cooperative Congressional Election Study." Electoral Studies 32(4): 779-782.
Evans, Heather K. and Stacy Ulbig. (2012) “Virtual Social Butterflies and Politics: Exploring the Link between Sociability and Online Political Participation.” Journal of Information Technology and Politics. 9(4): 402-414.
Evans, Heather K. (2012) “Making Politics “Click”: The Costs and Benefits of Using Clickers in an Introductory Political Science Course.” Journal of Political Science Education 8(1): 85-93.
Evans, Heather K. and Ashley Moulder. (2011) “Reflecting on a Decade of Women’s Publications in Four Top Political Science Journals.” PS: Political Science and Politics 44(4):793-798.
Evans, Heather K. and Erik Bucy. (2010) “The Representation of Women in Publication: A Content Analysis of the Journals Political Communication and Press/Politics.” PS: Political Science and Politics 43: 295-301.
Book Chapters (10)
Evans, Heather K. (2022) "A Woman's Place is in the (U.S.) House: The Role of Twitter in Female Candidates' Congressional Campaigns" in The New Digital Battlefield: Social Media and Elections in Comparative Perspective edited by David Taras and Richard Davis. University of Michigan Press.
Heather K. Evans, Michaela Woodard, Miranda Estrada, and Jackson Jannell. (2022) “All Aboard the #TrumpTrain: How House Candidates Discussed Trump on Twitter in 2016, 2018, and 2020” in The Internet and 2020 Campaign edited by Terri Towner and Jody Baumgartner, Lexington Books.
Heather K. Evans, Bryan Gervais, and Annelise Russell. (2022) “Getting Good and Mad: Exploring the Use of Anger on Twitter by Female Candidates in 2020.” in The Roads to Congress 2020 edited by Sean D Foreman, Marcia L. Godwin, and Walter Clark Wilson, Palgrave Macmillan.
Gervais, Bryan T., Heather K. Evans, and Annelise Russell. (2020) "Fear and Loathing on Twitter: Exploring Negative Rhetoric in Tweets During the 2018 Midterm Election." in The Roads to Congress 2018 edited by Sean D Foreman, Marcia L. Godwin, and Walter Clark Wilson, Palgrave Macmillan.
Evans, Heather K. (2018) “Attitudes Towards Torture: Analyzing the Effect of the Show 24” in The Hollywood Connection edited by Heather Yates and Tim Hill, Lexington.
Evans, Heather K., Kayla Brown, and Tiffany Wimberly. (2017) "Gender and Presidential Elections: How the 2016 Candidates Played the “Woman Card” on Twitter" in The Internet and the 2016 Presidential Campaign edited by Jody Baumgartner and Terri Towner, Lexington.
Evans, Heather K. (2017) “Community Engagement Effects Across the Disciplines: Impacts on Political Efficacy, Engagement, and Apathy” in Community Engagement Findings across the Disciplines: Applying Course Content to Community Needs edited by Heather K. Evans, Rowman & Littlefield.
Evans, Heather K. and Savannah Sipole. (2016) “From Home-Style to Twitter-Style: How Personal, District, and Campaign Characteristics affect House Candidates’ Twitter-Style.” in Social Media and Politics: A New Way to Participate in the Political Process, edited by Glenn W. Richardson, Jr. Praeger.
Evans, Heather K. (2016) “Communication with Constituents in 140 Characters: How Members of Congress used Twitter to Get Out the Vote in 2014.” in Twitter and Elections Around the World: Campaigning in 140 Characters or Less, edited by Richard Davis, Christina Holtz-Bacha, and Marion Just, Routledge.
Evans, Heather K. (2015) “Encouraging Civic Participation through Twitter during (and after) the 2012 Election” in Civic Education in the 21st Century: A Multidimensional Inquiry, edited by Michael T. Rogers and Donald M. Gooch, Lexington Books.
Book Reviews (2)
Tweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics. (2014) by Jason Gainous and Kevin Wagner. Journal of Politics 76(3).
Politics, Hollywood Style: American Politics in Film from Mr. Smith to Selma. (2018) by John Heyrman. Voegelin View. Available here: https://voegelinview.com/politics-hollywood-style-american-politics-in-film-from-mr-smith-to-selma/
Grants and Awards (21)
University of Virginia Thrive Grant, 2023, Amount: $1,400
SLSV Campus Takeover Mini-Grant, 2022, Amount: $300
Outstanding Service Award, University of Virginia’s College at Wise, 2021
Up to Us/Project Pericles Senior Fellow, 2021, Amount: $1,500
SLSV Campus Takeover Mini-Grant, 2021, Amount: $500
Up to Us/Project Pericles Deliberative Dialogues Mini-Grant, 2021, Amount: $500
Students Learn Students Vote Subgrant, 2020, Amount: $8,250
Periclean Voter Engagement Fellow, 2020, Amount: $250
P4 Grant, American Political Science Association, 2019, Amount: $4,500
FAST Grant, Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), Sam Houston State University 2019, Amount: $8,000
Outstanding Faculty Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education – 2018 Research Award, Gulf South Summit.
FAST Grant, Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), Sam Houston State University 2018, Amount: $10,000
FAST Grant, Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), Sam Houston State University 2017, Amount: $10,000
FAST Grant, Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), Sam Houston State University 2016, Amount: $8,000
FAST Grant, Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), Sam Houston State University 2015, Amount: $10,000
Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the Best Paper presented at the 2013 Southwestern Political Science Association Meeting (with Victoria Cordova and Savannah Sipole).
Outstanding Research/Scholarship Award, Sam Houston State University for 2012-2013.
Outstanding On-line Teaching Award, Sam Houston State University for 2011-2012.
Outstanding Engaged Scholar Award, Sam Houston State University for 2011-2012.
Evans, Heather K. "Do Lecture Videos Enhance Online Education?" Sam Houston State University Online Innovation Research Grant, Spring 2011, Amount: $2,400
Evans, Heather K. “College Experiences and Political Engagement,” Sam Houston State University Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2010, Amount: $5,000
Academic Presentations
"Is Abortion Really a "Women's Issue"? Examining How Abortion was Addressed in Tweets During the 2022 Midterm Election." University of Houston, Mini Conference on the Politics of Gender, Diversity, and Representation.
"A Tale of Two Elections: Changes in Candidates' Tweets During the 2022 Midterm Elections in Virginia" with Katelynn Parton, 2023 Research Day - UVA Wise.
"Chicks Who Tweet: Gender and Patterns of Issue Attention on Twitter " with Jennifer Hayes Clark, 2023 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
“Do Black Lives Matter to Congressional Candidates?” with Rian Moore, 2022 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
“Women Belong in the (U.S.) House: The Influence of Gender on Issue Discussion on Twitter.” Syracuse University, The Center for Computational and Data Sciences, October 22, 2021.
“Gender and Partisanship’s Influence on Issue Discussion on Twitter in 2020.” Sambalpur University, September 24, 2021.
“What we have here is a Failure to Communicate: An Analysis of the Tweets from Losers in the 2018 Midterm Elections.” With Bryan T. Gevais and Annelise Russell. 2019 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
“#NotMyPresident: Congressional Candidates' Tweets about Trump in 2016 and 2018.” With Michaela Woodard. 2019 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
“Let’s Talk about Sex: Examining the Factors Influencing Congressional Response to #MeToo” with Jennifer Clark. 2018 Southwestern Social Science Association Conference.
“Did Love Trump Hate? The 2016 Congressional Elections on Twitter.” With Marlisa Ensley and Janay Rogers-Southwell. 2018 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“Awkward Independents: What are Third Party Candidates Doing on Twitter?” With Bryan San Jose, Jessica Habib, Ashlee Ziegenbein, and Danielle Litzen. 2018 Southern Political Science Association Meeting
“Media-Centric and Politics-Centric Views of Media and Democracy: A Content Analysis.” (with Erik Bucy) 2017 International Communication Association Normative Theory Preconference.
“#RaceInTheRace: The Role of Race and Ethnicity in the Twitter Behavior of Congressional Candidates.” (with Emily Farris) 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
"Gender and Presidential Elections: How the 2016 Candidates Played the “Woman Card” on Twitter." (with Kayla Brown and Tiffany Wimberly) 2017 Southern Political Science Association Conference.
“#Mudslinging on Twitter: When Twitter Fingers Become Trigger Fingers” (with Kayla Strouse, Sean Smith, and Alexis Gonzalez) 2016 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
“Do Women Only Talk About “Female Issues”? The Gender Gap in Issue Discussion on Twitter” 2016 Southern Political Science Conference.
“How Members of Congress Used Twitter to Get Out the Vote in 2014.” 2015 APSA Political Communication Preconference
“Gender and Campaign Communication on Twitter.” (with Jennifer Hayes Clark) 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“To Tweet or Not to Tweet? How District and Race Characteristics affect House Representatives’ Twitter-Style.” (with Savannah Sipole) 2015 Southern Political Science Association Conference
“Encouraging Civic Participation on Twitter during the 2012 Election” 2014 American Political Science Association Conference
“Rockin’ Robins: Do Congresswomen Rule the Roost of the Twittersphere” (with Joycelyn Ovalle) 2014 Southern Political Science Association Conference
“Competitive Elections and Evaluations of Congress” 2013 Midwest Political Science Conference
“Twitter-style: An Analysis of how House Candidates used Twitter in their 2012 Elections.” 2013 Midwest Political Science Conference.
“Analyzing Twitter #2012HouseElections” (with Victoria Cordova and Savannah Sipole) 2013 Southwestern Political Science Association Conference.
"Do Lecture Videos Enhance Online Courses? Results from Two Experiments" 2012 International Conference on the Social Sciences
"Girl Power? An Experimental Analysis of Feminist Messages on Prime-Time Television" (with Tim Hill) 2012 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
"Examining Fenno's Paradox: Do Competitive Elections Shape Attitudes Toward Congress?" 2012 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
"Do Lecture Videos Enhance Online Education" 2012 Southern Political Science Association Conference.
"Attitudes Towards Torture: Analyzing the Effect of the Show 24" 2011 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“Reflecting on a Decade of Women’s Publications in Four Top Political Science Journals.” (with Ashley Moulder) 2011 Western Political Science Association Conference
"Making Politics "Click": The Costs and Benefits of Using Clickers in an Introductory Political Science Course," 2011 Southern Political Science Association Conference
“Competitive Elections in American Politics,” CHSS First Annual Research Conference, April 9, 2010
“The Political Socialization of College and Non-College Youth.” 2010 Southwestern Social Science Association Conference
“The Long Term Consequences of Competitive House Campaigns on Attitudes Toward Congress.” 2010 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“Social Butterflies and Politics: Exploring the Link Between Sociability and Political Participation.” (with Stacy Ulbig) 2010 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“Competitive Elections and Attitudes Toward Congress.” 2010 American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference
“The Long-term Consequences of Competitive House Campaigns,” (with Michael Ensley and Edward G. Carmines) 2009 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“The Life Cycle Theory of Political Participation and the 2008 Election: The Impact of Marriage, Parenthood, and Home Ownership on College and Non-College Youth,” 2009 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“The Representation of Women in Publication: A Content Analysis of the Journals Political Communication and Press/Politics,” (with Erik Bucy) 2008 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
“Vote Choice in the 2004 Presidential Election: The Impact of Issue Preference and Salience,” 2007 American Political Science Association Conference
“Media Centric and Politics Centric Views of Media and Democracy: A Content Analysis of the Journals Political Communication and Press/Politics,” (with Erik Bucy) 2007 American Political Science Association Conference
Other Media Outreach
Radio Show Host, “Red, White, and Confused” on 90.7 WEHC (Emory & Henry College) – airs weekly (August 2021- Present)
“Learning from the Suffragists” – interview on the “With Good Reason” podcast about my work on Twitter and gender: https://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/the-suffragist-playbook/
Evans, Heather K. and Rian F. Moore. (2020) "Did the Economy, COVID-19, or Black Lives Matter to the Senate Candidates in 2020?" US Election Analysis 2020 available here: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/president2020/section-5-social-media/did-the-economy-covid-19-or-black-lives-matter-to-the-senate-candidates-in-2020/
"With Presidential Election still Undecided, UVA-Wise Political Scientist says 'Give it a Few Days'" Kingsport Times-News. November 7, 2020. Available at: https://www.timesnews.net/news/with-presidential-election-still-undecided-uva-wise-political-scientist-says-give-it-a-few-days/article_af5f3640-2090-11eb-8f25-37dfda34dec8.html
"Political Science Professors Explain Delay in Presidential Election Results." WJHL November 5, 2020. Available at: https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/political-science-professors-explain-delay-in-presidential-election-results/
"What to Expect on Election Night, or Month" Kingsport Times-News. November 1, 2020. Available at: https://www.timesnews.net/news/what-to-expect-during-election-night-or-month/article_d3991f5a-1bac-11eb-9a8e-db4999f61530.html
"High School Debates Function Way Better than what America Witnessed Tuesday Night." Fortune Magazine. October 1, 2021. Available at https://fortune.com/2020/10/01/presidential-debate-commission-rules-changes/
"Dozens Peacefully Rally in Norton, Virginia in Response to George Floyd's Death." WCYB June 1, 2020. Available at: https://wcyb.com/news/local/dozens-rally-in-norton-virginia-in-response-to-george-floyds-death
"Controversial Satire 'The Hunt' Tackles Partisan Divide." The Hill. March 13, 2020. Available at: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/487317-controversial-satire-the-hunt-tackles-partisan-divide
"Wise County Sheriff-Elect Backs Second Amendment Sanctuary Effort." Kingsport Times-News. November 25, 2019. Available at: https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/wise-county-sheriff-elect-backs-second-amendment-sanctuary-effort/article_423c1de5-717a-5e45-845b-7e1d5942717f.html
"Lee Co. Officials Worry about Newly-Proposed Gun Laws, Say they will Defend Second Amendment." WCYB November 20, 2019. Available at: https://wcyb.com/news/local/lee-co-officials-worry-about-newly-proposed-gun-laws-say-theyll-defend-2nd-amendment
"Southwest Virginia Voters React to Democratic Flip in General Assembly." WCYB November 6, 2019. Available at: https://wcyb.com/news/local/southwest-virginia-voters-react-to-democratic-flip-in-general-assembly
"Who Were the Best (And Worst) U.S. Presidents" Red, White, and Blue, Houston Public Media. December 11, 2018. Available here: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/red-white-blue/2018/12/11/315004/watch-who-were-the-best-and-worst-u-s-presidents/
"The Midterm Elections Feature 121 Candidates Aged 50 or Older who have Never Run for Office Before." Considerable. October 12, 2018. Available at: https://www.considerable.com/work/second-careers/first-time-candidates-over-50/
"In Texas, Beto O'Rourke is Staying Positive in his Bid to Unseat Senator Ted Cruz." USAPP London School of Economics. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2018/10/10/in-texas-beto-orourke-is-staying-positive-in-his-bid-to-unseat-senator-ted-cruz/
Interview with Red, White, and Blue, Houston Public Media, “Social Media and Politics.” March 5, 2018. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-LY2Yiz3ok
"Election 2016: Who's Going to Win and What's Going to Happen?" The Huntsville Item. November 7, 2016. Available at: https://www.itemonline.com/news/election-2016-whos-going-to-win-and-whats-going-to-happen/article_3ba99067-60c7-527c-8d5b-19c120e8d834.html
“#Election2016: Sam Houston State professor analyzes candidate’s Twitter use.” KBTX. November 2, 2016. Available at: http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Election2016-Sam-Houston-State-professor-analyzes-at-candidates-Twitter-use-399703711.html
“Sam Houston conducts study on use of Twitter among presidential candidates.” ABC13. October 25, 2016. Available at: http://abc13.com/technology/what-the-candidates-style-on-twitter-says/1572741/
“On Twitter, Donald Trump paying little lip service to issues important to women,” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, October 10, 2016, http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2016/10/10/on-twitter-donald-trump-has-been-paying-little-lip-service-to-issues-important-to-women/
“Clinton sends tweets about voting and registration while Trump asks people to “join him.”” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, September 13, 2016. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2016/09/13/clinton-sends-tweets-about-voting-and-registration-while-trump-asks-people-to-come-out-and-join-him/
Quoted by James Russell, “Voter registration numbers up across Texas,” Quorum Report. August 12, 2016.
“Campaign Twitter update: Trump ignores the issues while Clinton continues to out tweet him.” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, August 9, 2016. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2016/08/09/campaign-twitter-update-trump-ignores-the-issues-as-clinton-continues-to-out-tweet-him/
“Clinton Outguns Trump in the War of Words on Twitter.” Newsweek. July 16, 2016. http://www.newsweek.com/clinton-outguns-trump-war-words-twitter-479756
“Hillary Clinton is tweeting more than Donald Trump and attacks him more often than he does her.” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, July 9, 2016. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2016/07/09/hillary-clinton-is-tweeting-more-than-donald-trump-and-attacks-him-more-often-than-he-does-her/
Interviewed in “SHSU professors weigh in on presidential race.” Huntsville Item. June 12, 2016. http://www.itemonline.com/news/local_news/shsu-professors-weigh-in-on-presidential-election/article_d803360d-cb65-5e69-b1cc-a83294cddcb1.html
Interview with Red, White, and Blue, Houston’s Public Media. “Democratic Debate Review” February 15, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UesCViJye0o
Cited by Julia Azari in “What Does High Turnout Mean?” FiveThirtyEight. February 9, 2016. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/new-hampshire-primary-presidential-election-2016/
Cited by Julia Azari in “Five Studies: The Political Power of Going Negative.” The Pacific Standard. January 7, 2016. https://psmag.com/five-studies-the-political-power-of-going-negative-2390d71528af#.qjc9w74lu
Invited piece with Jennifer Clark, “Female candidates are more likely to use Twitter to discuss policy issues and to “go negative” in their campaign.” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, November 25, 2015. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2015/11/25/female-candidates-are-more-likely-to-use-twitter-to-discuss-policy-issues-and-to-go-negative-in-their-campaign/
“In Congressional elections, candidates use Twitter to help their campaigns, including ‘going negative’.” London School of Economics, American Politics and Policy Blog, June 25, 2014. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2014/06/25/in-congressional-elections-candidates-use-twitter-to-help-their-campaigns-including-going-negative/
Quoted in “SHSU students reluctant to reveal political lean, study finds.” The Houstonian, November 14, 2013. http://houstonianonline.com/2013/11/14/shsu-students-reluctant-to-reveal-political-lean-study-finds/
“What Do Members of Congress Tweet About?” Monkey Cage, March 20, 2013 http://themonkeycage.org/2013/03/what-do-members-of-congress-tweet-about/
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Graduate
Introduction to American Government Seminar in American Politics
Political Attitudes and Behavior American Political Behavior
Congress and the Legislatures Congress
Media & Politics Media & Politics
Research and Writing in Political Science Online Political Engagement
The Presidency American Political Institutions
Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections
The Politics of Game of Thrones
Service Activities
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Co-Chair, Liberal Arts CORE Committee 2023-
Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee 2021-
Member, Undergraduate Research Committee
Chair, Lecture Committee, 2020-2022
Member, Inclusion Excellence Committee, 2020-2021
Member, 2020 Election Taskforce
Member, Liberal Arts CORE Committee 2019-2022
Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha
Sam Houston State University
Chair, Sponsoring Promising Undergraduate Research Committee (SPUR), College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018-2019
Community Partner Coordinator, Center for Community Engagement, 2017-2019
Chair, Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, 2017-2019
Chair, Department EURECA Committee, 2017-2019
Member, EURECA – Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities Committee, 2016-2019
Faculty Advisor, Bearkat Democrats, 2016-2019
Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, 2015-2019
Member, Personnel Committee, 2015-2019
Member, MA Graduate Committee, 2014-2019
Chair, Service, Teaching, and Research Individual Performance Committee, 2016-2017
Member, Graduate Council, 2014-2016
Member, American Politics Search Committee, 2015
Chair, MA Graduate Committee, 2014-2015
Member, International Program Graduate Advisor Committee, 2014-2015
Chair, Textbook Adoption Committee – Political Science Department, 2009-2014
Member, American Democracy Project Committee, 2013-2014.
Faculty Advisor for Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Omega Chapter, 2009-2014.
Member, Dean Search Committee – College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-2014.
Member, Women’s Advisory Committee – Sam Houston State University, 2012-2014.
Member, Core Curriculum Committee – Political Science Department, 2011-2012.
Outside University Service
Board Member, Karsh Institute of Democracy 2022-
Board Member, Joyful Inspiration 2018-
Program Chair, Information Technology & Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2023
LEAD VA, Class of 2022
Member, Program Committee – Southern Political Science Association, 2022
Member, Program Committee- Midwest Political Science Association, 2019
Member, American Political Science Association Political Communication Pre-Conference Planning Committee, 2017
Member, Program Committee – Southern Political Science Association, 2015-2016
Member, Book Award Committee – American Political Science Association Political Communication Section, 2015
Chair, Midwest Political Science Association’s Best Paper Presented as a Poster Committee, 2015
Member, Program Committee – Southwestern Political Science Association, 2012-2013.
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