She is the author of American Democracy Now (McGraw-Hill Publishers, now in its fourth edition), one of the leading introductory political science textbooks in the United States.
She is also the author of A More Perfect Union (McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2010), Power and Society (Cengage, now in its 14th edition) and Women in American Politics (Wadsworth, 2003), as well as various peer-refereed journal articles.
A frequent commentator in print and electronic media on U.S. politics, Harrison provides regular political analysis to ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, and their local affiliates, to CBS News radio, and to various NPR radio programs.
She has described her interest in politics developing as part of discussions her father would have with the family about his elected service in Runnemede.
Her research interests include Congress and the Presidency, campaigns and elections, and American public opinion.
[1] Harrison regularly provides political commentary to numerous print media outlets, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, the Star Ledger, and Gannett News Service.