[2] She traveled to the University of Cambridge on a Churchill Scholarship for the Mathematical Tripos, and earned a master's degree there.
[2] Traschen's research has included work with Robert Geroch critiquing certain approximations used in string theory[3] and defining a "maximally reasonable" class of Pseudo-Riemannian manifolds called the Geroch–Traschen metrics.
[4] In black hole cosmology, Traschen is known for her work with David Kastor on multi-black-hole solutions to the equations of general relativity.
[9][10] The unfortunate timing of her remarks, the day before the September 11 attacks, and the inflammatory wording of her statement, led her to become a national "target of harassment and hate".
[10] Traschen has also worked to encourage more women to enter theoretical physics, by organizing workshops aimed at greater inclusiveness[11] and decrying the phenomenon in which some contributors to joint research are seen as invisible or negligible and excluded from recognition.