Her research considers soft matter and the realisation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells.

Her doctoral research involved investigating the behaviour of nematic liquid crystals in electromagnetic fields.

[citation needed] Frisken joined the faculty of Simon Fraser University in 1992, where she studies soft matter, and looks to uncover structure-property relationships in molecular systems.

[citation needed] Frisken worked on novel polymeric materials for using in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells.

[citation needed] She has held various positions in the Canadian Association of Physicists, including overseeing their Condensed Matter Physics division, the committee to Encourage Women in Physics and Committee on Academic Affairs.