She continues to work as an actor, notably as Sarah Bernhardt in John Murrell’s Memoir (Chicago, 2011) and as Vivian Woolsey in Ghost-Writer (Creede, 2012). Her dissertation, “(Re)Thinking Affective Memory: Background, Method, and Challenge for Contemporary Actor Training” examined the concept and technique of affective memory (also known as “emotional recall”) in light of neuropsychological research on trauma.