In 1994 she defended her doctorate on the symphonies of the 19th century German composer Robert Schumann and their influence on Russian music.
[7] In her biography, Frolova-Walker writes that she began teaching at 19, and adds that she has given more than 100 lectures before concerts in locations ranging from Carnegie Hall to factories in Kazakhstan.
[13] Links to her radio broadcasts, filmed lectures, and selected articles can be found on Frolova-Walker's website.
[15][16] Andrew Wachtel, although pointing out several errors and shortcomings, wrote that it "will be important for all scholars interested in manifestations of Russian nationalist thinking and/or in the process of cultural nation-building.
"[17] In 2011-13 she held a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust, which allowed her to pursue extensive archival research in Russia, leading to the publication of Stalin's Music Prize: Soviet Culture and Politics (Yale University Press, 2016).