In the 2000s, she transitioned to a career primarily as a director, and has directed numerous episodes of television series including Star Trek: Enterprise, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Heroes, The Closer, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mercy Street, The Deuce and Foundation and Dark Matter.

After the show was canceled, Eric's company cast her in guest roles on Matlock and Jake and the Fat Man.

Her other television credits include appearances on The Hat Squad, Baywatch, The Closer, Matlock, The Untouchables, Any Day Now, Without a Trace, The Lyon's Den, The Division, the U.S. version of Coupling and the science fiction television series Seven Days.

While working on Voyager, Dawson made her directorial debut on the episode "Riddles", which aired in September 1999.

In 2002, she provided the voice of the repair station computer in one of the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes she directed.

[6] Dawson has also directed episodes of Charmed, The O.C., Close to Home, Lost, Heroes, Hawthorne, The Closer, Cold Case, Caprica, The Mentalist and Treme.

He later became a recurring cast member of the sister series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the Cardassian Damar.