Levin is a prominent historian who has also published on literary topics. Levin has written multiple books including The Heart and Stomach of a King, Shakespeare\'s Foreign Worlds: National and Transnational Identities in the Elizabethan Age, Dreaming the English Renaissance: Politics and Desire in Court and Culture, and The Reign of Elizabeth I. She has also written numerous articles in top tier academic journals. Levin also co-edits the \"Queenship and Power\" series through Palgrave.

In addition, Levin was a senior consultant on the Elizabeth I exhibit at the Newberry Library in 2003. She has also worked with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. She and Alan Stewart co-instructed “Researching the Archives,” a seminar for dissertation-level students (2012-2013 and 2018-2019). She also served as curator for a Folger Exhibit entitled “To Sleep Perchance to Dream” (on display February – May 2009).